{"id":60101,"date":"2020-12-27T22:32:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60101"},"modified":"2021-03-13T14:54:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T21:54:36","slug":"cannonball-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60101","title":{"rendered":"Cannonball! (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I knew you couldn&#8217;t pass up this damn race.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-60103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Poster.png 751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ex-con named Cannonball (John Carradine) &#8212; whose unscrupulous brother (Dick Miller) has placed a huge bet on him with a menacing bookie (Paul Bartel) &#8212; is accompanied by his girlfriend (Veronica Hamel) on an underground cross-country race, competing against his best friend Zippo (Archie Hahn), a van of three gutsy waitresses (Mary Woronov, Glynn Rubin, and Diane Lee Hart), a Black man (Stanley Bennett Clay) driving a car on behalf of a middle-aged white couple, an arrogant German (James Keach), a duplicitous man (Terry McMillan) traveling with his mistress (Louisa Moritz), a sweet young couple (Robert Carradine and Belinda Balaski), and Cannonball&#8217;s arch-rival (Bill McKinney), who is riding along with an annoying country-western star (Gerrit Graham) and his hovering mother (Judy Canova).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Car Racing<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>David Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Dick Miller Films<\/li>\n<li>Ensemble Cast<\/li>\n<li>Rivalry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPaul Bartel directed this precursor to star-filled <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2589\"><em>Cannonball Run<\/em> (1981)<\/a>, both based on an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cannonball_Run_challenge\">actual unsanctioned cross-country race still in existence<\/a>. It&#8217;s well made and colorfully filmed, with plenty (plenty) of chases, pile-ups, fights, and fiery crashes to enjoy (if that&#8217;s your thing), as well as some some get-back-at-the-cops action. For better or for worse, there&#8217;s a pretty clear line drawn in this film between the good guys, the bad and\/or troubled folks, and the in-between guys (and gals) &#8212; and it&#8217;s fairly satisfying seeing the outcomes fall neatly in line, especially for the most sympathetic protagonists, who &#8220;do the right thing&#8221; time and again. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-Balaski.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a fun overview of many of the cars in this film, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190414020012\/http:\/\/imcdb.org\/movie_74279-Cannonball.html\">click here<\/a> [archived web page].  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A well-crafted car racing adventure<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Carradine.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Cannonball-Cinematography.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course it&#8217;s recommended if you enjoy this type of fare. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0074279\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/cannonball\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=792&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/12383\/cannonball\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/23981\/cannonball#articles-reviews?articleId=83715\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I knew you couldn&#8217;t pass up this damn race.&#8221; Synopsis: An ex-con named Cannonball (John Carradine) &#8212; whose unscrupulous brother (Dick Miller) has placed a huge bet on him with a menacing bookie (Paul Bartel) &#8212; is accompanied by his girlfriend (Veronica Hamel) on an underground cross-country race, competing against his best friend Zippo (Archie Hahn), a van of three gutsy waitresses (Mary Woronov, Glynn Rubin, and Diane Lee Hart), a Black man (Stanley Bennett Clay) driving a car on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=60101\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60101"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70479,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60101\/revisions\/70479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}