The Cannonball Run (1981)
You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.
95 min
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.
- Release date
- June 19, 1981
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $72,179,579
Trailer
Cast
- Burt Reynolds as J. J. McClure
- Roger Moore as Seymour
- Farrah Fawcett as Pamela
- Dom DeLuise as Victor Prinzim
- Dean Martin as Jamie Blake
- Sammy Davis Jr. as Fenderbaum
- Jack Elam as Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing
- Adrienne Barbeau as Marcie
- Terry Bradshaw as Terry
- Jackie Chan as Subaru Driver #1
Crew
- Hal Needham · Director
- Brock Yates · Writer
- Albert S. Ruddy · Producer
- Michael C. Butler · Cinematographer
- Donn Cambern · Editor
- William D. Gordean · Editor
- Dee Voigt · Casting director