Posted: 10/16/2011 8:33:19 AM EDT
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One of my favorite movies. I finally found it on DVD last year in a two pack paired with, of all things, Cannonball Run 2.
And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving. [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car] What's-a behind me is not important. |
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Saw it first run in the theater. Much better than the Burt Reynolds rip-offs. IMO. Funny the Gumball rally MOVIE was based on the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash "CANNONBALL RUN" race. The Movie Cannonball Run was based on Hal Needham's experience racing with Brock Yates in the 1979 Cannonball run with a Dodge Van painted like and Ambulance... The most remarkable effort certainly was by American racing legend Dan Gurney (winner of the 1967 24 hours of Le Mans), who won the second run in a Ferrari Daytona. Dan himself put it best, saying: "At no time did we exceed 175 mph." With Brock Yates as co-driver, it took them 35 hours and 54 minutes to travel 2,863 miles (4,608 km) at an average of approximately 80 mph (130 km/h), while collecting one fine. Snow in the Rockies slowed them down considerably. The record for official Cannonballs is 32 hours and 51 minutes (about 87 mph), set in the final run by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in a Jaguar XJS in April 1979. |