The Cannonball Run (1981)

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A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.

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Director

Hal Needham

Writers

Brock Yates

Stars

Burt Reynolds
J.J. McClure

Roger Moore
Seymour Goldfarb, Jr.

Farrah Fawcett
Pamela Glover

Dean Martin
Jamie Blake

Dom DeLuise
Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos

Sammy Davis Jr.
Morris Fenderbaum

Jack Elam
Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing

Terry Bradshaw
Terry

Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver

Bert Convy
Bradford Compton

Others...

Budget

18,000,000.00

Revenue

72,179,579.00

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Keywords

cross country race

Production

Eurasia Investments

Actor

Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Elam, Terry Bradshaw, Jackie Chan, Bert Convy, Jamie Farr, Peter Fonda, Michael Hui, Bianca Jagger, Molly Picon, Mel Tillis, Rick Aviles, Adrienne Barbeau, Tara Buckman, Robert Tessier, Johnny Yune, Norman Grabowski, Joe Klecko, George Furth, Jimmy Snyder, Warren Berlinger, Alfie Wise, John Fiedler, Laura Lizer Sommers, Richard Losee, Lois Hamilton, Kathleen M. Shea, Valerie Perrine

Creators

Albert S. Ruddy (Producer), Michael C. Butler (Director of Photography), Donn Cambern (Editor), William D. Gordean (Editor), Hal Needham (Director), Brock Yates (Screenplay), Al Capps (Original Music Composer)

Alternative titles

Cannonball Run 1 (US)

Release dates

19.12.1981 (AU)
14.08.1981 (GB)
19.06.1981 (US)
08.07.1981 (FR)
02.10.1981 (DE)
23.10.1981 (DK)
27.02.1986 (HU)