February 6, 2011
Nonstop silliness and shenanigans, with an all star cast.
Burt Reynolds,
Roger Moore,
Farrah Fawcett,
Dom DeLuise,
Dean Martin
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Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham team up for the fourth time, this time bringing an all-star cast of characters on a cross-country car race in the vein of 1976 release The Gumball Rally. The pol... read more
Directed by: Hal Needham
Release Date: June 19, 1981
Keywords:
dean martin,
burt reynolds,
jackie chan,
roger moore,
Sammy Davis Jr,
Burt Reynolds ,
Jackie Chan ,
Roger Moore
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001
Stats: 1,302 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (1,302)
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January 10, 2011Another all star car chase movie. This one is fun but predictable as always, of course there are one or two really funny scenes, but overall it could be better.
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January 29, 2010fb733768972I was extremely average with only a few laughs!
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September 29, 2009Not as good as I remembered it but it?s still a childhood favourite. The cast is fantastic too!
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July 16, 2008Saw it again for nostalgic reasons. I thought it would be fun but it turned out to be mostly embarrasing. Ruined my childhood memories of a fun film but Dom DeLuise was fun to watch, as always. Go Captain Chaos!
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October 4, 2007I liked this movie because it was fun and you could tell that all the actors involved were having fun as well. Simple story and so many stars of the time in it you can't even name them all off the top of your head. Of course younger people watching it wouldn't know who any of t... read more
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July 14, 2007A guilty pleasure if ever there was one. An all-star cast of 70s stalwarts in a redneck comedy that's wall-to-wall gratuitous cleavage shots and fast cars. So completely plotless it's almost surreal, but it is occasionally very funny and worth watching just for Dom DeLuise's turn... read more
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July 7, 2007A huge event movie with many well-known celebrities in a wacky race. It was fun seeing Roger Moore as a James Bond type competing. I think they had a lot of fun making this frantic movie. It's a who's who of b-grade celebrities for the time.
Critic Reviews
May 5, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Cannonball Run is an abdication of artistic responsibility at the lowest possible level of ambition. In other words, they didn't even care enough to make a good lousy movie. Full Review
July 30, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Harmless entertainment at its most commercial and least artistic, offering some fun spotting the stars in cameos Full Review
May 5, 2008
Ian Nathan, Empire Magazine
Nonsense but fun nevertheless with a crazy ensemble cast of celebrities of the era. Full Review
January 9, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
This wholly derivative car-chase movie provides a flimsy excuse for good ol' boy Burt Reynolds to cavort on-screen with a cast that's chock-full of familiar faces. Full Review
February 18, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Amiable, lightweight fun. Captain Chaos saves the day.
February 9, 2006
Time Out
The last five minutes, when they show out-takes of flubbed lines, etc, are hysterical. The rest is strictly for those willing to pay for a series of TV chat show performances. Full Review
August 14, 2005
Gregory Weinkauf, ÜberCiné
My review at the time of release heralded this as, 'Wow! Whatta movie!' -- I am now officially amending that to: 'Wow! Amusing junk!'
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat
It doesn't get any better or BIGGER than this
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