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Cannonball

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Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It tries for the greatest realism in its obligatory shots of gas tanks exploding, and yet includes such absurdities as a local news helicopter that tracks all of the competitors all the way from LA to New York. Rated: 1/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ... the bloodshed sits uneasily with the silly comedy, and the idea of a road race in which dozens of people die is a conundrum the film’s lightweight resolution fails to address. ... Rated: 2/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 12, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jason A So bad. Even for a seventies movie. Acting, wardrobe, music, storyline and ridiculous exploding cars are laughable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review william d I liked this movie when it first came out. It was perfect drive-in movie fare. Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but I still enjoyed it. Yes, the dialogue is cheesy, the soundtrack is dated, and you can tell from the landscape that they filmed this "cross country" race without leaving California (save for some street shots of Manhattan). I like these old car movies from the 70s though, and Bill McKinney, one of cinema's great bad guys, chews up the scenery here. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Need more of these movies made today. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Cannonball! is the low-budget 70s entertainment that fueled the inspiration of Quentin Tarantino. Sadly, this type of film just feels cheap and uninspiring to me. Weird characters, mediocre acting, and just destruction to be destructive. Not my cup of adrenaline. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member If you like low budget 70's style car movies Cannonball is for you. a low budget movie which tries. The real star is the classic cars. A few name actors, and a Stallone cameo! The cheesier humor makes this b minus film. The over pass stunt is a must see. 2 stars. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review camille l Un an après Death Race 2000, Paul Bartel et David Carradine remettent le couvert avec un nouveau film de destruction automobile, Cannonball. Cependant, comparé à son aîné, le film se veut beaucoup plus grand public. Malheureusement, tout l'humour ajouté y est beaucoup moins efficace que le cynisme de Death Race 2000 et le trop plein d'acteur finit par fatiguer, surtout avec le charisme d'huître de David Carradine. Cannonball manque de rythme, d'intérêt et de fun (et ce, malgré une scène avec Paul Bartel himself, Martin Scorsese et Sylvester Stallone en mafieux). Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
Director
Paul Bartel
Producer
Samuel W. Gelfman
Screenwriter
Paul Bartel, Don Simpson
Distributor
New World Pictures
Production Co
Cross Country Productions, Harbor Productions, Shaw Brothers
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 6, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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