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Cannonball Run II (1984) 4.7
The original characters from the first Cannonball movie race across the country once more in various cars and trucks. Director:Hal Needham |
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Our racers are back for a second cannonball run - the illegal race that takes place all over the country... Almost every star of the first film is here, along with new ones. Will J.J. McClure finally be the winner this time? Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
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The popcorn is in the lobby. The nuts are on the screen. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 June 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Auf dem Highway ist wieder die Hölle los See more »Box Office
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$28,100,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Captain Chaos: The Cannonball Run is a race from Connecticut to your ass.
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Frank Sinatra receives second top billing (after Burt Reynolds in this movie's closing credits list even though he only has a small cameo role and appears only in two sequences in the movie. See more »Goofs
The "chimp" is actually an orangutan. See more »Quotes
[From the blooper reel at the end of the film]Captain Chaos: The Cannonball Run is a race from Connecticut to your ass.
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This movie is a perfect example of guilty pleasure. Sure, it is not well written (or is it?). It isn't well acted (or was it?). My point, this movie was a literal "winkathon". In other words, it was meant to be corny, goofy, silly, and down right fun to watch. That being said, go back and watch it again and you will see my point. Where did a (current) 4.X rating come from? All I can figure that is comes from votes from clueless suburbans, or maybe teens that don't realize how iconic this movie is, or how this movie was one of the last blasts of the drive-in culture of America. Sure, it's not Citizen Kane...but should merit an easy 6 on cast names alone.
That said, what really makes this movie great is the talent in it! It may be the best collection of screen legends and icon ever assembled. The point in time when this movie was made allowed this phenomenon to be possible. In 1984, most of these actors were slightly past their peak, but still in the acting game...so this may explain the ability to cast all of them (without a billion dollar budget). Try to replicate this today with an equivalent assortment of actors, and it would not be possible.
What makes this A-list super-fest even more golden is the fact that nearly every major player in this picture is now gone, or well up in years. Think of this movie as a video history of screen legends, or even a vague record of the car culture of the 70's and the phenomenon the actual Brock Yates cross country races were.
But if you are too young to know who these actors are, know nothing about the real Cannonball races, and don't appreciate drive-in type cinema/comedy, skip this one (rather than give it an unfair vote). Do that for me, and I won't give movies like Twilight or Lord of the Rings a 2.