The Cannonball Run is a 1981 American action-comedy film directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th ...
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A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win ...
The Cannonball Run
PG · 1981 ‧ Comedy/Action ‧ 1h 35m
Contestants in a cross-country car race from Connecticut to California include a speed-loving racing driver disguised as an ambulance driver and his dimwitted sidekick, a pair of Ferrari-driving priests, and a James Bond-type character kitted out...
Release date: June 19, 1981 (USA)
Director: Hal Needham
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Universal Pictures, and more
Creator: journalist Brock Yates
Box office: US$160 million
Languages: English; Cantonese
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Is The Cannonball Run movie based on a true story?
The film is based on the 1979 running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an actual cross-country outlaw road race held four times in the 1970s, starting at the Red Ball Garage on 31st Street in New York City (later the Lock, Stock and Barrel Restaurant in Darien, Connecticut) and ending at ...
What is the fastest Cannonball Run in history?
As of October 2021, the overall record is 25 hours 39 minutes, with an average speed of 113 miles per hour (182 km/h), driven by Arne Toman and Doug Tabbutt. The average speeds achieved in reported runs are far in excess of speed limits anywhere in the United States.
What is Cannonball Run about?
Synopsis. All across the United States, lovers of high speed driving are making plans to participate in a nationwide cross-country race called the Cannonball Run. Racers will meet at a starting point in New England and race to Los Angeles. Their goal is to make the distance in the shortest amount of time.
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A daredevil (Burt Reynolds) and other characters (Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett) get in their cars and take off on a cross-country race.
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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 ...
A Cannonball Run is an unsanctioned speed record for driving across the United States, typically accepted to run from New York City's Red Ball Garage to the ...
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Posted: Jun 19, 2020
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28 Metascore; 1981; 1 hr 35 mins; Comedy, Action & Adventure; PG. Watchlist. Farce about a cross-country auto race. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, ...
A classic comedy with big name stars and lots of cool cars! Based on a true race event, Burt Reynolds leads an all star cast in this ultimate quest to win ...
Jul 12, 2023 · The Cannonball Run (1981) is one of the funniest and coolest movies of the 80's The cast is loaded with great comedic talent, and the race ...
Oct 12, 2023 · The cannonball run. I wish the boys would try the cannonball. New York to L.A. Cheap car or awesome car, it wouldn't matter. It would be epic.