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Cannonball

Cannonball

The annual Trans-American outlaw road race - A cross country demolition derby without rules!

19765.51h 33m

Overview

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.

Directed by Paul Bartel
Written by Paul Bartel, Don Simpson
Produced by Samuel W. Gelfman, Roger Corman
Box OfficeBudget: $780KRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

David Carradine

David Carradine

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Cade Redman

Veronica Hamel

Veronica Hamel

Linda Maxwell

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Perman Waters

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Jim Crandell

Belinda Balaski

Belinda Balaski

Maryann

Judy Canova

Judy Canova

Sharma Capri

Archie Hahn

Archie Hahn

Zippo

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb

Terry McMillan

Mary Woronov

Mary Woronov

Sandy Harris

Themes & Keywords

on the roadroad moviedrivingcar racing

About Cannonball

Cannonball is a action, comedy film released in 1976 exploring themes of on the road, road movie, driving, car racing. Directed by Paul Bartel, it stars David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel. Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.

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