The Cannonball Run (1981) DVD - Widescreen -
5.1 Retail
The Cannonball Run (1981) DVD - Widescreen - 5.1 Retail
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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!!
