Cannonball Run II
When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.
Critics Sentiment
The orangutan chauffeur beats up California Highway Patrol officers
Don Don Canneloni faces financial trouble with mob enforcer Hymie Kaplan
The film drops sharply when the kidnapping subplot begins, falling from the all-star cast appeal to the poorly conceived ransom plot.
Critics found Cannonball Run II a lazy cash grab that squandered an incredible all-star cast on a recycled plot with inferior execution. While moments featuring the orangutan, Jackie Chan's stunts, and some cast chemistry earned praise, the majority felt the film lacked the magic of the original and suffered from poor pacing, unfunny jokes, and an unnecessary kidnapping subplot. The end credits outtakes were ironically considered the film's best part.
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Burt Reynolds
J.J. McClure
Dom DeLuise
Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni
Dean Martin
Jamie Blake
Sammy Davis Jr.
Fenderbaum
Jamie Farr
Sheik
Marilu Henner
Betty
Telly Savalas
Hymie
Shirley MacLaine
Veronica
Susan Anton
Jill
Catherine Bach
Marcie
Foster Brooks
Fisherman #1
Sid Caesar
Fisherman #2
Jackie Chan
Jackie
Tim Conway
CHP #1
Tony Danza
Terry
Jack Elam
Doc
Michael V. Gazzo
Sonny
Richard Kiel
Arnold
Don Knotts
CHP #2
Ricardo Montalban
King
Crew
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