Cannonball

Jul 6, 1976

1h 33m

★ 5.5

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

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Production Companies

New World Pictures

Cross Country

Harbor Productions

Shaw Brothers

Cannonball Trailers

Cast

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

David Carradine

Cade Redman

Bill McKinney

Linda Maxwell

Veronica Hamel

Perman Waters

Gerrit Graham

Jim Crandell

Robert Carradine

Maryann

Belinda Balaski

Sharma Capri

Judy Canova

Zippo

Archie Hahn

Terry McMillan

Carl Gottlieb

Sandy Harris

Mary Woronov

Wendy

Diane Lee Hart

Ginny

Glynn Rubin

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