Cannonball Run II (1984)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Brock Yates (characters)
Hal Needham (written by) ...

Release Date:

29 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Fasten your seatbelts. Those crazy Cannonballers are at it again!

Plot:

The original characters from the first Cannonball movie race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Automobile Racing | Chase | Cult Comedy | Cult Favorite

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15	9:00 PM	CMTV
Wed. July 15	11:30 PM	CMTV

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	J.J. McClure
Dom DeLuise	...	Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni (as Dom De Luise)
Dean Martin	...	Jamie Blake
Sammy Davis Jr.	...	Morris Fenderbaum
Jamie Farr	...	The Sheik
Marilu Henner	...	Betty
Telly Savalas	...	Hymie Kaplan
Shirley MacLaine	...	Veronica
Susan Anton	...	Jill, Lamborghini Babe
Catherine Bach	...	Marcie, Lamborghini Babe
Foster Brooks	...	Fisherman
Sid Caesar	...	Fisherman
Jackie Chan	...	Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer
Tim Conway	...	CHP Officer
Tony Danza	...	Terry

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Spain:T | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Frank Sinatra's cameo was his final acting role in a theatrical film, though he would make one final appearance in the TV movie Young at Heart (1995) (TV). All his other appearances from here on would be in documentaries and retrospectives.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before the big fight scene near the end there is a scene on a long straight road showing all the cannon ballers coming to help. In this group of vehicles lead by the pickup truck is the yellow sports car that broke down on the two Lamborghini girls early on in the race.

Quotes:

Fenderbaum: It's General Patton and general admission.
[He and Blake laugh]
J.J. McClure: Heckle and Jeckle dressed as cops. They oughta arrest their minds for vagrancy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Otto - Der Außerfriesische (1989)

Soundtrack:

Like a Cannonball

Not funny at all

There's a word for a movie like this: cashing. Really, you'd have to be a huge fan on Burt Reynolds, if you'd actually think, that this movie is good or even remotely funny.

The "story" starts with sheik, who want's to be the fastest sheik in the world. So his son finances another Cannonball Run in order to show, that his family indeed is the fastest. And some hilarity ensues. Not.

The film is loaded with good actors, who make a comeback from the first film, but really nothing can safe this film from itself, as it lacks coherent plot and funny jokes. It is just poorly together knitted pile of jokes, which probably were rejected from the first film.

As I can't think of anything positive to say about this film, I'll just stop here. Condisder my point given.