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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Are cannonball runs illegal?
By now everyone pretty much knows what the Cannonball Run is, an illegal, underground race across the country from New York to Los Angeles that started 50 years ago by Brock Yates of Car & Driver Magazine. 2800~ miles from the Red Ball Garage in Manhattan to The Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach CA.
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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.
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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.
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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(4,082) · $22.49 · 30-day returns
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 ...
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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 ...
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(4,079) · $18.25 · 30-day returns
You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins. In this movie Burt Reynolds is an adventurer who decides to participate in an illegal car race ...
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 · *I was way off. After looking it up they hit a max of 175, average moving speed was 112, average overall was 110.