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Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Marilu Henner, Dean Martin ... see more see more... , Sammy Davis Jr. , Susan Anton , Catherine Bach , Ricardo Montalban , Jim Nabors , Charles Nelson Reilly , Telly Savalas , Jack Elam , Richard Kiel , Don Knotts , Henry Silva , Frank Sinatra , Sid Caesar , Foster Brooks , Jackie Chan , Louis Nye , Tim Conway , Alex Rocco , Joe Theismann , Doug McClure , Dub Taylor , Marty Allen , Pat Bolt , Tony Danza , Fred Dryer , Jamie Farr , Michael Vincente Gazzo , Sandy Hackett , Dale Ishimoto , Arte Johnson , Chris Lemmon , George Lindsey , Molly Picon , Avery Schreiber , Abe Vigoda , Shawn Weatherly , Alan R. Gibbs , Hal Needham , Mel Tillis , Jilly Rizzo , Jimmy Lewis , Kathleen M. Shea , Frank O. Hill , John A. Zee , Mario Roberts , Dom De Luise , Sammy Davis , Shirley Mac Laine

(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 fr... read more read more...om 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. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Hal Needham

Release Date: June 29, 1984

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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999

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  • Deano78
    July 29, 2007
    Deano78
    I think this is more fun than the original with even more over the top action, fights and lovely cars.
  • garyX
    March 14, 2007
    garyX
    Normally Hollywood sequels take a financially successful movie and make an inferior sequel. Here they just made a sequel that was EXACTLY the same as the original. Laziness does not begin to describe...
  • superclerk25
    February 12, 2007
    superclerk25
    This was just to see how many people they asked to appear in the movie would actually show up to the set.
  • deano
    December 4, 2006
    deano
    Another crazy car race around America, spacing out some good gags and some jokey lines from all-cast stars. Giant Richard Kiel and martial-artist Jackie Chan are cool and funny as partners of car race in the battle scenes.
  • burgerstar
    August 26, 2010
    burgerstar
    Who won the damn thing? Burts age is really starting to show in the hairline (or lack thereof)
  • moviefan1725
    October 1, 2010
    moviefan1725
    These movies were never about the race. They weren't about any semblance of a plot. They were about watching an insanely famous cast of actors getting together to have a good time, and inviting you to watch. There's the required number of stunts and action scenes in both movies, ... read moreand a healthy dose of flashy cars, but no one remembers these movies for any of that. If there ever really was a completed script for either of these movies, I'd be beyond shocked. You KNOW that most everything that happened in this movie was improvised on the spot. It's the freewheeling spirit that makes these movies so fun to watch to this day.
    In fact, there's BARELY a race in this movie at all. Some people may criticize that, but I look at it as the filmmakers took note of what people liked about the first movie, and gave them even more of it this time, so that leaves less room for actual racing. There's still a good number of auto stunts and crashes, and a big brawl scene so Jackie Chan can show of his fighting skills.
    The movie relies on the charm of its stars, and they all have more than enough of that to go around. Burt Reynolds made this the last of his "good ol' boy car chase" movies. Dom DeLuise seems to be having the most fun of the whole cast. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were effortless pros who obviously loved acting against each other. Jamie Far was obviously relishing playing someone other than Klinger. We also get a mob backstory that is loaded with actors who appeared in The Godfather movies, and they seemed to enjoy spoofing themselves. The weakest "perfromances" come from the women in the cast, who simply seemed to lack the knack for improvisation, which like I said, was key to the fun of these movies. Shirley MacLaine and Marilu Henner just kind of struggle through the movie. Susan Anton and Catherine Bach...well let's just say that they weren't hired for their acting skills.
    This is what I like to call a "so bad, it's great" movie, adn a nice way to reminice the 80's. Just empty your brain, sit back, and enjoy the fun that was being had while making the movie. Be sure to watch the credits.
  • leekyle1968
    July 25, 2008
    leekyle1968
    One of those sequels that is almost the same if not better then the original. Featuring alot of the same cast with a few new stars but hilarious all the same.
  • DrLappos
    October 11, 2007
    DrLappos
    The first is a legend but you cannot miss this despite the retro feel.
  • skekcol
    May 18, 2010
    skekcol
    Shameless sequel to the first shameless ensemble comedy. It's fun, but shallow. It's fun to watch some of these actors working outside their element, but otherwise I would avoid it.
  • RachelJezel
    September 26, 2009
    RachelJezel
    This whole film is so ridiculous, I could hardly enjoy it b/c I couldnt help but wonder how cool a race like this really would be, w/o all the stupid highjinx and foolishness.

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Chuck O'Leary
October 10, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

A lazy, sloppily made sequel that doesn't play quite as badly now as it did in 1984. Besides, it's hard to hate a movie that casts Jim Nabors as Homer Lyle.

Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Feels like home movie footage of a celebrity barbecue that you weren't invited to.

Steve Crum
October 16, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Out of gas, full of celebs.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 27, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

A sputtering comedy.

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 24, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Randy Shulman
July 22, 2005
Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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Austin O'Connor
May 27, 2004
Austin O'Connor, Lowell Sun

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Walter Chaw
July 8, 2003
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

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