While it will never be confused with Citizen Kane, Cannonball is a thrill-a-minute, cheese-filled good time.Death Race 2000 (1975) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. It's too bad that Bartel's movie isn't as well known as Nedham's. The difference, though, is that while Cannonball is often funny with some great action, Cannonball Run is often too over-the-top and unwatchable. Sound familiar? Hal Nedham ripped the guts out of Cannonball for his Cannonball Run made five years later.
Carradine is able to add a little authenticity to the movie by doing a lot of his own driving. He's a car driving, butt kicking machine. As far as acting goes, David Carradine naturally stands out. Bartel does a great job of mixing race action, comedy, fight scenes, and a little drama to create a well-balanced, enjoyable movie.
I can only assume that everyone was burned to a crisp. It bothered me that, as a viewer, I could only assume that there were people supposedly driving those cars that were bursting into flames and I didn't see any survivors. The problem is that it goes on for so long that it started to have a morbid feel to it. It gets off to a good start with cars plowing into each other followed by explosion after explosion. My biggest complaint with Cannonball involves the spectacular pile-up at the end of the movie.
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