Cannonball Run II
1984 Directed by Hal Needham
Synopsis
The popcorn's in the lobby. The nuts are on the screen.
The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie complete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
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An even worse sequel to an already terrible film, CANNONBALL RUN II has the distinction of being the worst film made by an actor following their Oscar win (in this case, Shirley MacLaine). This means it's worse than JAWS IV and CATWOMAN, which is saying A LOT.
That said, the film is memorable for the scene where Frank Sinatra's body double is clearly being used in the shots the Chairman couldn't be bothered to appear in.
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The return of JJ McClure with his sidekick Captain Chaos as they once again race from coast to coast against such luminaries as Jamie Farr, Catherine Bach, Susan Anton, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Chan, Richard Kiel and many others
Also features a hilarious turn from Jack Elam as Dr Nikolas Van Helsing -
35mm, Southland Theater, North Miami, Florida. I saw this twice in a weekend. Fuck was wrong with me? Can you be that bored as a kid?
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More-of-the-same sequel manages to be even worse than the original.
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"Sir, I was eating my desert when I saw one of the cat people..."
http://wafufm.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/episode-15-delirious-dermimiums/
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The return of JJ McClure with his sidekick Captain Chaos as they once again race from coast to coast against such luminaries as Jamie Farr, Catherine Bach, Susan Anton, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Jackie Chan, Richard Kiel and many others
Also features a hilarious turn from Jack Elam as Dr Nikolas Van Helsing -
The gang is back for another race. I bought the Blu-ray of the first movie last November and I will probably get the second movie as well if it come's out even if it's not as good as the first one. Mostly these movies are just plain silly. They do show Jackie Chan in his North American debut even if most people believe that was Rumble In The Bronx 15 years later. Plot is simple, jokes are simple, just of bunch a cars, Hollywood stars and some previous stars who were as been by then. What can I say it just work for me
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35mm, Southland Theater, North Miami, Florida. I saw this twice in a weekend. Fuck was wrong with me? Can you be that bored as a kid?
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The Cannonball Run series is the 80′s version of Rat Race, that might be a film people can relate to. An all-star ensemble cast of big and small name stars get together to race from point A to point B for a lot of cash and when you put Burt Reynolds and Dom Delouise together, it is a recipe for master laughs and hijinx as each of the drivers are racing to the finish line. Some play clean, while others are just down right dirty… throw some hot sexy babes in and we all can get distracted. This is typical 80′s comedy at its finest and to top it all off, the theme song to this second Cannonball Run is sung by my favorite 80′s musical group, Menudo. Yaaay! I would say, “Who don’t love Menudo?” but I know there are lots that can say no. So…. its funny and a great addition to my collection.
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An even worse sequel to an already terrible film, CANNONBALL RUN II has the distinction of being the worst film made by an actor following their Oscar win (in this case, Shirley MacLaine). This means it's worse than JAWS IV and CATWOMAN, which is saying A LOT.
That said, the film is memorable for the scene where Frank Sinatra's body double is clearly being used in the shots the Chairman couldn't be bothered to appear in.