Cannonball
5.5
“The annual Trans-American outlaw road race - A cross country demolition derby without rules!”
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.
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Cast
52 people
David Carradine
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Big Stan
Bill McKinney
Cade Redman
Known for
First Blood
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Veronica Hamel
Linda Maxwell
Known for
Hill Street Blues
Taking Care of Business
Gerrit Graham
Perman Waters
Known for
Child's Play 2
The Critic
Robert Carradine
Jim Crandell
Known for
Revenge of the Nerds
Lizzie McGuire
Belinda Balaski
Maryann
Known for
Gremlins
The Howling
Judy Canova
Sharma Capri
Also in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sleepy Lagoon
Archie Hahn
Zippo
Known for
Misery
Phantom of the Paradise
Carl Gottlieb
Terry McMillan
Known for
Jaws
The Jerk
Mary Woronov
Sandy Harris
Known for
The House of the Devil
Death Race 2000
Diane Lee Hart
Wendy
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
The Pom Pom Girls
Glynn Rubin
Ginny
Known for
Blaze
The Nude Bomb
Paul Bartel Director · Don Simpson Screenplay David A. Axelrod Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $780K · United States release July 6, 1976
Box office
Budget
$780,000
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Cross Country
Production
Harbor Productions
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
United States · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · July 6, 1976
Theatrical
United States · July 6, 1976
Theatrical
Germany
January 21, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
November 20, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 15, 1976 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 21, 1977 · Theatrical
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