At the command of his father, Sheik Abdul ben Falafel sets about staging a second Cannonball Run
race to make up for his failure to win the first race. Many of Falafel's former
competitors are lured back to participate in the replay, but this time Falafel is determined to win, at any cost. The honour of his family name is at stake...
Script: Hal Needham, Albert S. Ruddy, Harvey Miller, Brock Yates (characters)
Cinematographer: Nick McLean
Music: Al Capps
Cast:Burt Reynolds (J.J. McClure),
Dom DeLuise (Victor Prinzim),
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),
Foster Brooks (Fisherman),
Sid Caesar (Fisherman),
Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan),
Tim Conway (CHP Officer),
Tony Danza (Terry),
Jack Elam (Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing),
Michael V. Gazzo (Sonny),
Richard Kiel (Arnold),
Don Knotts (CHP Officer),
Ricardo Montalban (King)
Country: USA / Hong Kong
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 108 min
Aka:The Cannonball Run 2 ;
The Cannonball Run II
The very best of French film comedy
Thanks to comedy giants such as Louis de Funès, Fernandel, Bourvil and Pierre Richard, French cinema abounds with comedy classics of the first rank.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.