Review of The Cannonball Run (1981) by Marcus W — 19 Jun 2007

I am Captain Chaos! And Burt Reynolds is my faithful servant Cato. Say hello Cato. Been a cop long?

This review of The Cannonball Run (1981) was written by Marcus W on 19 Jun 2007.

The Cannonball Run has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Charlie G (900) on 12 Mar 2013

Fast paced and funny with a star studded cast; in short Cannonball Run is like the Rat Race of the 80's…

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By Bill T (1,098) on 08 Apr 2014

This star-filled race extravaganza, is JUST ok. Seems to be one big in-joke party of all of Burt Reynolds' friends. Not really worth your time…

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