When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.

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Film Cast:

• J.J. McClure: Burt Reynolds
• Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni: Dom DeLuise
• Jamie Blake: Dean Martin
• Fenderbaum: Sammy Davis Jr.
• Sheik: Jamie Farr
• Betty: Marilu Henner
• Hymie: Telly Savalas
• Veronica: Shirley MacLaine
• Jill: Susan Anton
• Marcie: Catherine Bach
• Fisherman #1: Foster Brooks
• Fisherman #2: Sid Caesar
• Jackie: Jackie Chan
• CHP #1: Tim Conway
• Terry: Tony Danza
• Doc: Jack Elam
• Sonny: Michael V. Gazzo
• Arnold: Richard Kiel
• CHP #2: Don Knotts
• King: Ricardo Montalban
• Homer: Jim Nabors
• Fisherman #3: Louis Nye
• Mrs. Goldfarb: Molly Picon
• Don Don: Charles Nelson Reilly
• Tony: Alex Rocco
• Slim: Henry Silva
• Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra
• Mack: Joe Theismann
• Mel: Mel Tillis
• Caesar: Abe Vigoda
• CHP #3: Fred Dryer
• Pilot: Arte Johnson
• Beautiful Girl: Lydia Lei
• Young Cop: Chris Lemmon
• Cal: George Lindsey
• The Slapper: Doug McClure
• Jilly: Jilly Rizzo
• Announcer: Jack Smith
• Police Officer: Dub Taylor
• J.J.’s Girl: Patricia Bolt
• Nicky: Lee Kolima
• Blake’s Girl: Shawn Weatherly
• Bartender: John Worthington Stuart
• Sheik’s Girl: Debi Greco
• Sheldon: John A. Zee
• Policeman at Lake: Bob Sheldon
• Pilot: Fred S. Ronnow
• Japanese Executive: Kai J. Wong
• Official: Sandy Hackett
• Gas Station Attendant: Sean Alexander
• Special Vocal Effects (voice): Frank Welker
• Japanese Businessman (uncredited): Dale Ishimoto
• Tire Store Employee (uncredited): Cheech Marin
• Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited): Hal Needham
• Orangutan (uncredited): Manis
• Biker (uncredited): Branscombe Richmond
• Gas Station Attendant (uncredited): Sean Stanek

Film Crew:

• Screenplay: Hal Needham
• Editor: Carl Kress
• Executive Producer: Andre Morgan
• Editor: William D. Gordean
• Screenplay: Albert S. Ruddy
• Characters: Brock Yates
• Director of Photography: Nick McLean
• Art Direction: Thomas Azzari
• Makeup Artist: Tom Ellingwood
• Executive Producer: Raymond Chow
• Unit Production Manager: Bill Coker
• Set Decoration: Charles Graffeo
• Boom Operator: Donald A. Bolger
• Post Production Supervisor: Marlene Rubenstein
• Special Props: Gregg Bond
• Special Props: Linda Bond
• Assistant Editor: Maggie Ostroff
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Jerry Ketcham
• Costume Design: Kathy O’Rear
• Executive Producer’s Assistant: David Chan
• Music Editor: Kathleen Bennett
• Assistant Camera: Steve Smith
• Assistant Camera: Eric Engler
• Greensman: Michael Hunter
• Assistant Camera: Keith Peterman
• Location Manager: Jack N. Young
• Additional Casting: Charlene Goldman
• Stunts: Billy D. Lucas
• Animation: Ralph Bakshi
• Music Coordinator: Dave Pell
• Screenplay: Harvey Miller
• Stunt Double: Conrad E. Palmisano
• Stunts: Donna Keegan
• Stunts: Tommy J. Huff
• Stunts: Debbie Evans
• Stunts: Eurlyne Epper
• Stunts: Thomas Rosales Jr.
• Stunts: Ronnie Rondell Jr.
• Utility Stunts: Andy Gill
• Stunt Driver: Jack Gill
• Assistant Sound Editor: Carmen Hocson Baker
• Stunts: Gilbert B. Combs
• Original Music Composer: Al Capps
• Costume Design: Don Vargas
• Casting: Mike Fenton
• Casting: Jane Feinberg
• Special Effects: Phil Cory
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Bill Varney
• Production Coordinator: Judith Gill
• Script Supervisor: Hope Williams
• Still Photographer: Peter Sorel
• Sound Editor: Teri E. Dorman
• Music Editor: Nancy Fogarty
• Costume Supervisor: Norman Salling
• Music Supervisor: Snuff Garrett
• Property Master: William A. Petrotta
• Transportation Coordinator: Donald R. Casella
• Transportation Captain: Michael Brum
• Foley Artist: Ellen Heuer
• Foley Artist: Dan O’Connell
• ADR Editor: Jay Engel
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Landaker
• Camera Operator: Michael D. O’Shea
• Assistant Property Master: Gary F. Kieldrup
• Unit Publicist: Stanley Brossette
• Supervising Sound Editor: Don Hall
• Assistant Editor: Carol Ann DiGiuseppe
• Stunt Coordinator: Alan Gibbs
• Assistant Sound Editor: Laurey Condon
• Assistant Editor: Janice Parker
• Key Grip: Tim Ryan
• Best Boy Grip: Carl R. Gibson Jr.
• Sound Editor: Kay Rose
• Production Accountant: Robert Knoechel
• Sound Editor: Virginia Cook-McGowan
• Supervising Music Editor: Jim Henrikson
• Sound Editor: Jack Schrader
• Production Secretary: Susan Ekins
• Camera Operator: Michael Genne
• Sound Mixer: C. Darin Knight
• Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett
• Sound Editor: Joseph A. Ippolito
• Production Accountant: Blanche Bisbing
• Best Boy Electric: Randy Glass
• Assistant Property Master: Richard Baum
• First Assistant Director: Tom Connors
• Second Assistant Director: Peter Kousakis
• Second Assistant Director: Jan DeWitt
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Allen L. Stone
• Camera Operator: Ray De La Motte
• Hairstylist: Judith A. Cory
• Construction Coordinator: Larry Verne
• Gaffer: Richard Hart
• Transportation Captain: Bill Myers
• Stunts: Richard Epper
• Art Designer: Drew Struzan

Movie Reviews:

• Wuchak: Silly car chase flick with loads of stars and… Catherine Bach
• RELEASED IN 1983 and directed by Hal Needham, “Cannonball Run II” is a car chase comedy about a second Cannonball Run race from the West Coast to the East Coast. The teams include JJ & Victor (Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise), Blake and Fenderbaum (Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.) with other teams involving Jackie Chan & Richard Kiel in a submersible Mitsubishi Starion and Mel Tillis & Tony Danza accompanied by an orangutan. There are at least a dozen other notable co-stars in various roles: Jamie Farr, Telly Savalas, Sid Caesar, Tim Conway, Foster Brooks, Ricardo Montalban , Charles Nelson Reilly, Don Knotts, etc.
• This is a fun turn-off-your-brain flick with an incredible all-star cast that’s worth the price of admission. Unfortunately, the script needed a rewrite with better jokes but the producers obviously didn’t want to blow the money. As it is, too much of the humor falls flat, but “Cannonball Run II” is still leagues better than comparable junk like “Smokey and the Bandit Part 3” (1983). And there’s a worthwhile sequence where Dom does an amusing Brando impersonation.
• Moreover, the movie scores good marks on the female front with Catherine Bach jaw-dropping in form-fitting blue spandex during the first half, teamed with her Amazonian-ish partner Susan Anton (who’s no slouch in the beauty department). Bach looks like she was sculptured by God Himself. In addition, there’s Marilu Henner and Shirley MacLaine, who catch a ride with JJ & Victor, masquerading as nuns before revealing their real identities. MacLaine was 48 during shooting but still had a great figure.
• THE FILM RUNS 1 hour, 48 minutes and was shot in Nevada (Las Vegas, Henderson), Arizona (Tucson, Bisbee) and California (Redondo Beach).
• GRADE: C