Cannonball Run ( Lamborghini Countach LP 400S ) 1980
The Cannonball Run
The Cannonball Run is a 1981 comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, and an all-star supporting cast. It was directed by Hal Needham, distributed by 20th Century Fox. One of 1981’s most successful films at the box office, it was followed by Cannonball Run II (1984), and Speed Zone (1989). This and the 1984 sequel were the final film appearances of actor Dean Martin.
Theme Tune
What do you say when you write with no words?
(feeling)
Feel a song that’s never been heard?
(sing it)
How do know if you did it all?
(answer)
What do you do when you’ve done it all?
(ball)
[Bridge]Cannonball (cannonball)
Cannonball (cannonball)
Cannonball
[Chorus]It’s not what you do
It’s how you do it.
Be anything you want to be
It’s not what you got
It’s how you use it
You be you
And I’ll be me
It’s just a matter of style
You can fake it
Mile after mile
Feeling free
If you got the soul
you can make it
Move-em out (move ’em out)
Let ’em roll (let ’em roll)
From sea to shining sea
Ball (ball)
Cannonball (cannonball)
What do you do if a mountain is there?
(move it)
How do you answer to a challenge in today?
(take it)
When your back’s against the wall?
(fake it)
What do you do when you’ve done it all?
(ball)
Cannonball! (cannonball-cannonball)
Cast
Burt Reynolds … J. J. McClure
Roger Moore … Seymour
Farrah Fawcett … Pamela
Dom DeLuise … Victor Prinzim
Dean Martin … Jamie Blake
Sammy Davis Jr. … Fenderbaum
Jack Elam … Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing
Adrienne Barbeau … Marcie
Terry Bradshaw … Terry
Jackie Chan … Subaru Driver #1
Trivia
This movie was originally planned as an action movie starring Steve McQueen. After McQueen’s death, the lead went to Burt Reynolds, and the movie became a comedy.
Trivia
Roger Moore has a different girlfriend every time we see him in this movie and they are all voiced by June Foray
The Lamborghini Countach is a mid-engined supercar that was produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1974 to 1990. Its design both pioneered and popularized the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high-performance sports cars. The ‘cabin-forward’ design concept, which pushes the passenger compartment forward in order to accommodate a larger engine, was also popularized by the Countach.
Jackie Chan as simply ‘Mitsubishi Driver #1’ although he is introduced by the talk show host (Johnny Yune) as ‘Jackie Chan,’ the driver of the Japanese entry (despite Chan being Chinese). The entry is actually a Subaru GL (not a Mitsubishi) filled with gadgets. Michael Hui plays the Japanese engineer and navigator.
Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman as Marcie Thatcher and Jill Rivers, satin-Spandex-clad ‘hotties’ in a black Lamborghini Countach. The same Lamborghini was used in the movie’s opening credits as it was being pursued by a Nevada Highway Patrol car. Valerie Perrine has an uncredited cameo as a state trooper. (Their character names are not mentioned during the story, but appear in the end credits. Their names return in the sequel, though the parts were re-cast.)
Trivia
There are numerous James Bond references throughout the film, resulting in a rumor that Albert R. Broccoli had Roger Moore sign a contract which forbid him to spoof or make references to the James Bond character in any other non-Bond film.
Quote
Fenderbaum: [Fenderbaum and Blake’s Ferrari drives alongside J.J.’s ambulance]
Pull over! We want to give you our blessing!
Victor Prinsi: J.J., there are two priests in that car. They want us to pull over.
J.J. McClure: Victor, that’s two priests driving a Ferrari. When’s the last time you saw two priests drive a Ferrari? What are they doing, taking home the bingo money?
Victor Prinsi: No, they’re doing the work of the Lord. In a Ferrari, they can just do it faster.
California Highway Patrolman: Headquarters, we are still in pursuit of the black Lamborghini.
Dispatcher: Car 42, you’ve been in pursuit for two hours. Another five minutes and you’ll be in Arizona.
California Highway Patrolman: Yeah, and we’re going to stay in pursuit until we catch them.
Dispatcher: It didn’t take us THAT long to catch Dillinger.
Trivia
An animated car drives around the 20th Century Fox logo, hiding out in the zero. It is chased by a police car, which crashes into one of the searchlights. The sequence ends with Burt Reynold’s trademark laugh
Info
| Cinematography | Michael Butler |
|---|---|
| Edited by | Donn Cambern William D. Gordean |
| Music by | Al Capps |
|
Production
company |
Golden Harvest
|
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
|
June 19, 1981 |
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Running time
|
95 minutes |
| Countries | United States Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$16–18 million |
| Box office | US$160 million |
Trivia
Jackie Chan makes one of his first US film appearances. Inspired by Hal Needham’s notion of including bloopers during the closing credits, Chan begins a tradition of doing the same in most of his movies from this point onward.ds.
QUIZ 1
What are the Names of the two attractive women who start the race in a black Lamborghini Countach.
A. Pamela and Bonnie
B. Nancy and Vicky
C. Jill and Marcie
D. Sandi and Denice
Press for Answer
C. Jill and Marcie
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QUIZ 2
Jackie Chan made one of his first U.S. movie appearances in The Cannonball Run. What was he known as in the Film Credits ?
A. High Kicker
B. Subaru Driver #1
C. Suzuki Driver #1
D. Silver Shadow
Press for Answer
B. Subaru Driver #1
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QUIZ 1
What are the Names of the two attractive women who start the race in a black Lamborghini Countach.
A. Pamela and Bonnie
B. Nancy and Vicky
C. Jill and Marcie
D. Sandi and Denice
Jill and Marcie use sex appeal as their weapon, unzipping their race suits to display copious amounts of cleavage during traffic stops. (However, this fails to work on a busty female traffic officer played in a cameo appearance by actress Valerie Perrine.)
QUIZ 2
Jackie Chan made one of his first U.S. movie appearances in The Cannonball Run. What was he known as in the Film Credits ?
A. High Kicker
B. Subaru Driver #1
C. Suzuki Driver #1
D. Silver Shadow
Jackie Chan made one of his first U.S. movie appearances. Inspired by Director Hal Needham’s notion of including bloopers during the closing credits, Chan began a tradition of doing the same in most of his movies, from this point onward.
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