“You are certainly the most distinguished group of highway scofflaws and degenerates ever gathered together in one place…”
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Synopsis:
An eccentric group of competitors — played by Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Jackie Chan, Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Jamie Farr, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and others — participate in an illegal cross-country car race known as the Cannonball Run.
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The Cannonball Run was the fifth highest grossing film of 1981, and remains a nostalgic favorite for those who remember watching it upon its release (either in theaters or on cable). The characterizations by an all-star cast are amusingly non-politically correct, and there’s some fun to be had in seeing the depths to which these fanatical competitors will go in order to win the race. This isn’t great filmmaking by any means (see, for instance, Roger Ebert’s panning review below), but The Cannonball Run remains an iconic piece of pop culture, and will probably be of passing interest to film fanatics for this reason alone.
Redeeming Qualities and Moments:
- An all-star cast having innocent screwball fun together
Must See?
Yes, simply for its status as a nostalgic favorite.
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Posted on March 19th, 2007 by admin
Filed under: Original Reviews
Hey pallies, like the Cannonball is such a cool and groovy little flick just for fun. How cool to find dudes like Dino playin’ it for the laughs. Cannonball I and II were the last flicks that Dino appeared in.