Adrienne Barbeau, Bert Convy, Burt Reynolds

A group of oddballs compete in a wild and illegal cross-country car race.

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15,563 ratings

PG, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Hal Needham

Release Date: June 19, 1981

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001

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  • September 29, 2009
    Not as good as I remembered it but it?s still a childhood favourite. The cast is fantastic too!
  • January 1, 2009
    A screwball car chase. Smokey & the Bandit on steroids.
  • July 16, 2008
    Saw 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!
  • April 12, 2008
    Fun movie about a cross-country car race.
  • October 6, 2007
    Guilty pleasure from my youth.
  • November 6, 2009
    Classic comedy with some of the best comedians of their time.
  • October 18, 2009
    An 80's road movie with some amusing moments such as Roger Moore being himself, and a young Jackie Chan driving for the orientals.
  • September 28, 2009
    One of Burt Reynolds BEST movies
  • September 9, 2009
    A classic from the 80's. This is a fun silly film. Has a huge cast. Even Jackie Chan is in this film. Which was odd. But it worked. I think Burt Reynolds charm carries the film. Dom DeLuise was funny in this. The movie is just a fun comedy to watch.
  • September 4, 2009
    1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400S. A beautiful machine.

    "God is our co-pilot? Remember our car? Two seats. Where's he gonna sit? Where?

    I miss Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. I really did enjoy Roger Moore playing Seymour Goldfarb playing Roger Moore as James Bond.

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