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The Cannonball Run

starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Terry Bradshaw, Jackie Chan, Bert Convy, Sammy Davis Jr.

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783116969
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0783116969
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2001
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 1787
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 19, 1981



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Editorial Review:

Description:
A wide variety of characters participate in an illegal cross-country road race. It's a hilarious comedic chase as the eccentric participants are willing to do anything to win.

Amazon.com:
Like The Gumball Rally (1976) before it, former stuntman Hal Needham's The Cannonball Run was inspired by the same real-life cross-country road race. If The Gumball Rally was the critical favorite, The Cannonball Run was the box-office favorite (spawning the almost-as-successful sequel, Cannonball Run II, a few years later). Aside from top-billed stars Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise (stars of Needham's Smokey and the Bandit series) plus Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. (as horny priests), the movie features many of the same actors (Bert Convy, Jamie Farr) that could be found on a typical '80s episode of The Love Boat (along with the same caliber of writing). But as the tagline notes, 'You'll never guess who wins'--and it's true. As in most road-race movies, it's the journey that counts, not the destination. This particular journey includes cool cars (like Adrienne Barbeau's black Lamborghini), crazed bikers (led by Peter 'Easy Rider' Fonda), hot martial arts action (from Jackie Chan as a Japanese racecar driver), a conspicuously braless Farrah Fawcett (recipient of a Golden Raspberry nomination for her performance), and possibly the most egregious use of product placement featured in a movie up until that time (one vehicle has 'GMC Trucks' noted prominently along the top of the windshield, another has 'Hawaiian Tropic' painted on the hood). As with many of the films Jackie Chan has made for Golden Harvest, the Hong Kong-based production company behind The Cannonball Run, wacky outtakes are included during the closing credits. --Kathleen C. Fennessy



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Cannonball Run
I received this product quickly and it was just as promised. I like the movie, I have seen it before. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Cannon Ball Run - Review
Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Peter Fonda, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jackie Chan ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - The Cannonball Run
I hadn't seen this movie in years. I had forgotten just how dumb it really is. I still had a few laughs, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - great movie
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - CANNON BALL RUN
Its a classic, brought back old memories. very funny..
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