The Cannonball Run [Blu-ray]

Director: Hal Needham Hal Needham

Overview

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 police are the least of the Cannonballers' worries as they push the pedal to the metal in a race from Connecticut to California. Reynolds stars as J.J. McClure, a speed-loving racer disguised as an ambulance driver to outsmart the police. He is paired up with Dom Deluise, who plays his dimwitted sidekick Victor and who, on occasion, dons the suit of Captain Chaos. Rat Packers Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. join the lineup as Ferrari-driving priests, while martial arts expert Jackie Chan takes on one of his first U.S. film roles driving a souped-up Subaru. Among the many other stars are Roger Moore doing a parody of his 007 character, complete with secret devices and weapons, Farrah Fawcett as Pamela, a woman McClure and Chaos pick up, and Jamie Farr as a deranged Islamic sheik. Jack Elam joins the cast as a crazed proctologist along for McClure's ambulance ride, and Needham makes a cameo as a patient. ~ Rachel Koetje

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2011
UPC:	0883929186327
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	PG
Source:	Hbo Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	2,452

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Director Hal Needham and Producer Albert S. Ruddy

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Burt Reynolds	J.J. McClure
Roger Moore	Seymour
Dom DeLuise	Victor
Farrah Fawcett	Pamela
Dean Martin	Jamie Blake
Sammy Davis Jr.	Fenderbaum
Jack Elam	Doctor
Adrienne Barbeau	Marcie
Terry Bradshaw	Terry
Jackie Chan	Subaru Driver No. 1
Bert Convy	Brad
Jamie Farr	Sheik
Peter Fonda	Chief Biker
George Furth	A.F. Foyt
Michael Hui	Subaru Driver No. 2
Bianca Jagger	Sheik's Sister
Molly Picon	Mom Goldfarb
Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder	`The Greek'
Mel Tillis	Mel
Rick Aviles	Mad Dog
Warren Berlinger	Shakey Finch
Tara Buckman	Jill
John Fiedler	Clerk
Norman Grabowski	Petoski
Joe Klecko	Racing Driver
Grayce Spence	Chairperson
Robert Tessier	Biker
Alfie Wise	Barman
Johnny Yune	TV Talk Show Host
Ben Rogers	Pennsylvania Cop
Jim Lewis	Missouri Cop
Fred Smith	California Cop
Bob Stenner	California Cop
Ken Squier	California Cop
Roy Tatum	Connecticut Cop
Dudley Remus	New Jersey Cop
Hal Carter	New Jersey Cop
Brock Yates	Organizer
Kathleen M. Shea	Starting Girl
Nancy Austin	Phone Booth Lady
Vickie Reigle	Car Hop
Samir Kamour	Bedouin
John Megna	Arthur
Linda McClure	Dour Lady
Laura Lizer Sommers	Lady in Distress
Richard Losee	Trans-Am Driver
Richie Burns Wright	Farm Boy
Joe KJecko	Racing Driver
Lois Areno	Seymour's Girl
Susan McDonald	Seymour's Girl
Jimmy Lewis	Missouri Patrolman 1
Lois Hamilton	Seymour's Girl (Spike)
Al Capps	Conductor,Composer
Sammy Davis	Actor

Technical Credits

Brock Yates

Hal Needham	Director
Albert S. Ruddy	Producer
Raymond Chow	Executive Producer,Producer
Brock Yates	Screenwriter
Jack Solomon	Sound/Sound Designer