Speed Zone! (1989)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Jim Drake

Writer (WGA):

Michael Short (written by)

Release Date:

21 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

Tagline:

A comedy that's over the limit and beyond the law!

Plot:

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Train | Racing | Car Chase | Driving Lesson

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

John Candy	...	Charlie Cronan
Donna Dixon	...	Tiffany
Matt Frewer	...	Alec Stewart
Joe Flaherty	...	Vic DeRubis
Tim Matheson	...	Jack O'Neill
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Heather Scott
Melody Anderson	...	Lea Roberts
Shari Belafonte	...	Margaret
Brian George	...	Valentino Rosatti
Art Hindle	...	Flash
Dick Smothers	...	Nelson van Sloan
Tom Smothers	...	Randolph van Sloan
Peter Boyle	...	Police Chief Spiro T. Edsel
Don Lake	...	Whitman
John Schneider	...	Donato

Also Known As:

Cannonball Fever (Australia)
Cannonball Run III (Canada: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:6 (f) | Norway:11 | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Lachute, Québec, Canada

Company:

Entcorp Communications

Trivia:

Considered to be a distant relative of the Cannonball Run films, and in fact it was at one point going to be called Cannonball Run III.

Goofs:

Continuity: The Jaguar is about to plunge into the ground nose-first, then lands with its nose in the air.

Quotes:

Flash: That tells you where movie stars live! Is that the best one they had?
Valentino Rosatti: It's alright. I find Santa Monica Pier.
Flash: So, how do we get there?
Valentino Rosatti: [checking the map] Ah! Ah! Turn right here at Sly Stallone's house. Then it's a left at Lucy Ball's.
Flash: [looking at the house] That's Stallone's house?

Movie Connections:

Follows Cannonball Run II (1984)

Classic!

This movie is one of my favorites. The Cannonball movies are great, and I think this one fits in with the first two just fine, if not better. As a youngster, I was obsessed with exotic cars and used to rent this movie all the time mostly for the cars. Now over 10 years later, I still love watching this movie. It has awesome cars, a good list of stars, and you gotta love the cheesy acting/plot. Obviously this movie isn't Oscar-worthy, and it wasn't intended to be, but really, the only movies worthy of awards and critics' attention are the boring and/or unheard of movies that would put you to sleep faster than Nyquil. Unless you're a movie critic (meaning: you have no personality, no humor, and are uptight about everything), you should get a kick out of this movie, if not at least a good amount of laughs.