For other uses, see Cannonball Run (disambiguation).
The Cannonball Run
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by
Hal Needham
Written by
Brock Yates
Produced by
Albert S. Ruddy
Starring
Burt Reynolds
Roger Moore
Farrah Fawcett
Dom DeLuise
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis Jr.
Adrienne Barbeau
Jamie Farr
Terry Bradshaw
Mel Tillis
Jackie Chan
Michael Hui
Cinematography
Michael Butler
Edited by
Donn Cambern William D. Gordean
Music by
Al Capps
Production company
Golden Harvest
Distributed by
20th Century-Fox (United States)[a] Golden Harvest (Hong Kong)
Release date
June 19, 1981 (1981-06-19)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
United States[1] Hong Kong[2]
Languages
English Cantonese
Budget
US$16–18 million[3]
Box office
US$160 million[4]
The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action-comedy film[5] directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan, and Dean Martin. The film is based on the 1979 running of the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an actual cross-country outlaw road race beginning in Connecticut and ending in California.
It was one of 1981's most successful films at the box office. It was followed by Cannonball Run II (1984), which was far less successful at the box office and with critics. This film and its 1984 sequel were the final film appearances of actor Dean Martin. It also featured Jackie Chan in his second Hollywood role. Cannonball (1976), The Gumball Rally (1976) and Speed Zone (1989) were three other motion pictures based on the actual Cannonball Run outlaw road race. Jamie Farr reprised his Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II character "Sheik Abdul Ben Falafel" in a cameo in the latter film.
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