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6.0/10   1,316 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Charles Bail (story) and
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Release Date:
28 July 1976 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's a hilarious coast-to-coast, 180 mile-an-hour, go-for-broke, outrageous road race with the world's most expensive cars. And it's all just for glory and a gumball machine.
Plot:
A disparate group of drivers take part in a secret and illegal cross country road race. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Sarrazin ... Michael Bannon - Cobra Team
Norman Burton ... Lieutenant Roscoe (as Normann Burton)

Gary Busey ... Gibson - Camaro Team
John Durren ... Ace Preston / Mr. Guts - Camaro Team
Susan Flannery ... Alice - Porsche Team

Harvey Jason ... Lapchick the Mad Hungarian - Kawasaki
Steven Keats ... Kandinsky - Dodge Team
Tim McIntire ... Steve 'Smitty' Smith - Ferrari Team
Joanne Nail ... Jane - Porsche Team
J. Pat O'Malley ... Barney Donahue - Mercedes Team
Tricia O'Neil ... Angie - Rolls Royce
Lázaro Pérez ... Jose - Rolls Royce
Nicholas Pryor ... Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team
Vaughn Taylor ... Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
Wally Taylor ... Avila - Dodge Team
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Cobras used in the filming (main car and a backup) were serial numbers CSX3255 and CSX3243 more
Goofs:
Continuity: As a car begins to ride on two side wheels down a Los Angeles freeway, the driver suddenly sports a crash helmet. more
Quotes:
Roscoe: One day, Bannon... you *and* Smith! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mischief 3000 (2002) (V) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Internal Combustion Orgy, 6 October 2001
10/10
Author: Ray from USA

If you are a true gearhead, then this movie is for you! Although the plot doesn't leave much to write about, the fantasy of ramming through the gears of a high performance car across the country in an illegal race is more than enough to make you sit through the campy '70's look and feel of this movie. The Cobra's 427 and the down-shifting of the Tremec 5-speed transmission is music to my ears and the Ferrari's 365 V-12 complete throaty growl of these two beasts duking it out for the last few miles of the race. Don't forget the supporting arsenal which includes a Porsche 911, a Z-28, the two fogies in a Mercedes, the fake cops in a souped-up Dodge police cruiser, and the maniacal Hungarian on a Kawasaki! Not many real laughs or substance, but the engines and cars are priceless. I hope this comes out on DVD soon.

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