Directed by:
Paul BartelCinematography:
Tak FujimotoCast:
David Carradine, Veronica Hamel, Bill McKinney, Archie Hahn, Gerrit Graham, Robert Carradine, Belinda Balaski, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel, Judy Canova (more)Plots(1)
David Carradine of stars as Coy 'Cannonball' Buckman, an ex-con and fallen stock car champ who puts pedal to the metal for one last shot at glory. But competition on the open road is a killer and Cannonball is the target! (official distributor synopsis)
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This is a typical New World Pictures B-movie about a nonsensical car race, in which you would need a magnifying glass to find some semblance of logic. However, the real way this movie differs is the slight nuances with the parts of the supporting actors - in addition to the usual actors Roger Corman's production company would normally use, Corman himself plays a District Attorney, the directing duo Allan Arkush and Joe Dante play two young car mechanics, and Jonathan Kaplan is an all-night gas station attendant. The biggest treat in store for audiences, however, is the scene where there is a short meeting, in which director Paul Bartel himself shares a bucket from KFC with Martin Scorsese and Sylvester Stallone playing mafiosos. This is an entertaining slapstick comedy, which although is not as good as Bartel's previous movie Death Race 2000, is still greatly entertaining.
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