The Cannonball Run
Published April 15, 2023
Film info
- Title The Cannonball Run
- Director Hal Needham
- Year 1981
- Run time 1hr 35m
- Genres Action, Comedy
- Tagline You'll root for them all... but you'll never guess who wins
A classic comedy with big name stars and lots of cool cars! Based on a true race event, Burt Reynolds leads an all star cast in this ultimate quest to win The Cannonball Run. A bunch of people in souped-up cars, some disguised, vie for the title of 'winner' and they'll do anything to get it.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 5:29 | “Hamsters are a big responsibility.” |
| 10:02 | Landing the plane in the street is a new one! |
| 11:04 | This Roger Moore bit is a too meta for my liking. |
| 21:04 | I feel like it would take longer than that to get a car out of a pool, let alone running again. |
| 27:25 | Burt Reynolds is reminding me so much of Pedro Pascal. |
| 37:49 | I love it when the phonetic alphabet is more confusing than just saying the letters. |
| 41:27 | I like the ones who are taking it seriously. |
Thoughts
I had heard good things about this but couldn’t get to the end of it! It’s a good cast but was there a joke in there at all? Not sure. ‘Classic comedy’ says the description and I was still waiting for that to start halfway through. Talking of which, for a movie about a race, there’s a lot of talking and not a lot of racing. Boo!
Rating: Unrated