Cannonball Run II (1984)
Directed by Hal Needham / Ralph Bakshi
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Road Movie |
Release Date - Jun 29, 1984 (USA) |
Run Time - 108 min. |
Countries - Hong Kong, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
(Burt Reynolds) as J.J. McClure takes off across the country again in this rickety sequel to Cannonball Run. A sheik has offered $1,000,000 to the first driver to reach a destination in Connecticut from Redondo Beach, California, inspiring J.J. and others to go for the gold. With cameos from more name performers than any dozen films together, (Frank Sinatra and the rat pack, Telly Savalas, Susan Anton, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Chan, Sid Caesar, Marilu Henner, Catherine Bach, etc., etc., etc.), the movie becomes a pastiche and is executed as though no rehearsals were required, or ever happened. A disparate group of people racing to get a lot of money was first successfully exploited in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, a much better film, and with just as many cameos, in fact.
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car, auto-racing, competition, cross-country, on-the-road, racing, rival