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The Cannonball Run
You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.
Cast
Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin
#64 in the SIFS list
Watch history
May 23, 2022
Pre-screening hints
- This one reaches back to the roots of the movie club. Guilty pleasure. Childhood favorite. Dated.
- A sweet spot of cheesy movie and nostalgic timeframe for me = 1977-1985. This one falls into that range.
- A wacky film all in all – however, based on true events.
- A famous NFL football player has a bit part.
- Now, if that doesn’t spill the beans, I don’t know what will! See you guys in a few hours….
- The entire movie was filmed in 36 days
- Many of the actors only put in 2-3 days of work
- Steve McQueen was considered for original lead
- When the lead role changed, the film also changed from an action/drama to a comedy
- Oh, and in case you didn’t know, Norm from Cheers is Ted Lasso’s uncle in real life
- It sits below 30% on Rotten Tomatoes critic scoring
- It was nominated for a Razzie in the acting category
- Despite the sad facts above, there have been "sequels"