Cannonball (1976)
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42% of users liked it
(8,200 ratings)
Paul Bartel rips off his own Death Race 2000 in this mindless car-crash saga, containing more twisted metal than a bombed-out steel mill. The nominal storyline concerns an illegal auto race from Los Angeles to New York that promises the winner 100,000 dollars. David Carradine is Coy… More Paul Bartel rips off his own Death Race 2000 in this mindless car-crash saga, containing more twisted metal than a bombed-out steel mill. The nominal storyline concerns an illegal auto race from Los Angeles to New York that promises the winner 100,000 dollars. David Carradine is Coy "Cannonball" Buckman, the race leader who drags his girlfriend, Linda (Veronica Hamel), along for the ride. Cade Redman (Bill McKinney) tools around in a loud red Trans Am, while Cannonball's nemesis barrels along in a big, black Plymouth, trying to outsmart Cannonball at every turn and exit ramp. The pile-ups keep building, and the cameos (Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Sylvester Stallone, Joe Dante, Paul Bartel) keep coming, but Cannonball must make it to New York to collect his winnings. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Bartel
- Written By
- Paul Bartel, Donald C. Simpson
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1976 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Yee-Haw good ol' boys Carradine and Stallone inlow budget feature.
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Cast
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David Carradine
as Cannonball Buckman
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Bill McKinney
as Cade Redman
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Veronica Hamel
as Linda
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Gerrit Graham
as Perman Waters
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Robert Carradine
as Jim Crandell
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Belinda Balaski
as Maryann
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Judy Canova
as Sharma Capri
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Carl Gottlieb
as Terry McMillan
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Archie Hahn III
as Zippo Friedman
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Martin Scorsese
as Mafioso
- John Alderman
- David Arkin
- Allan Arkush
- Paul Bartel
- Stanley Clay
- Joe Dante
- Dianne Lee Hart
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Aron Kincaid
as David
- James Lashly
- Dick Miller
- Boyd 'Red' Morgan
- Read Morgan
- Louisa Moritz
- Mary-Robin Redd
- Joe Wong
- Roger Corman
- Miller Drake
- Samuel W. Gelfman
- John Herzfeld
- Jonathan Kaplan
- James Keach
- Saul J. Krugman
- Sylvester Stallone
- George Waggner
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Mary Woronov
as Sandy
- Patrick Wright
- Gary Austin
- Glynn Rubin
- Keith Michl
- Todd McCarthy
