Cannonball Run II (1984)

5.1PG108 minDirector: Hal Needham

1983 film by Hal Needham

Cannonball Run II is a 1983 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. Pictures and Golden Harvest. The film is the second installment of the Cannonball Run trilogy and a sequel to The Cannonball Run (1981). Like the first film, it is set around an illegal cross-country race, inspired by the real life Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash.

This marked the final feature film appearances of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Their appearances, coupled with those of Sammy Davis Jr. marked the final on-screen appearance of the Rat Pack team. The film also marked the final film appearance of Jim Nabors before his death in November 2017. The film was followed by a sequel, Speed Zone, in 1989.

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Cannonball Run II (1984) — The Sheik who competed at the last Cannonball Run, is berated by his father for not winning it. So he tells him to go and win. Problem is that there is no Cannonball Run. So his father tells him to make one of his own. He puts up a million dollars as the prize. So former Cannonba
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