What happens when you get an All-Star lineup of stars in a movie about a Cross-Country road race? Non-stop silly fun. Burt and Company is right at home here with their silly madcap plot, stunts, hot babes and usual shenanigans. Brock Yates idea was ripped off by the moderately successful "The Gumball Rally" (1976), but they answered back with this 1981 hit which was successful enough to qualify itself a sequel. Someone here mentioned that the stars are embarrassing themselves in this comedy. But hey, that's part of the fun isn't it? From the opening 7 minutes with the Black Lamborghini Countach hauling around two gorgeous babes ditching the cops, we know we are in for a fun ride. Burt Reynolds didn't care if the story was based on the real life Canonball Run USA road race. He just wanted to have fun with this. And being that he was offered the highest salary of any actor in history at this point (5 Million USD), it's understandable why this had to happen. So sit back, have a cold beer or hot Latte and enjoy the silly fun.
Review of The Cannonball Run
