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The Cannonball Run (1981) [PG]

Release Date:
June 19, 1981

Original Title:
The Cannonball Run

Alternate Titles:
Los locos del Cannonball
キャノンボール：1981
炮弹飞车
캐논볼
캐논볼 1

Genres:
Action | Comedy | Family

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
ASR Productions
Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Production Countries:
Hong Kong | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  DE: 6  DK: A  ES: APTA  FR: TP|U  GB: PG  HU: 12  IE: PG  JP: G  KR: 15  SE: 15  US: PG 

Runtime: 95

You'll root for them all...but you'll never guess who wins.

Overview from TheMovieDB

A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.

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Production

Art Direction:
Carol Wenger

Assistant Editor:
Janice Parker
Steve Mirkovich
William J. Meshover

Assistant Property Master:
Gary F. Kieldrup

Assistant Sound Editor:
Scott Burrow

Associate Producer:
David Hamburger

Boom Operator:
Glen Lambert

Camera Operator:
Dick Colean

Costume Supervisor:
Norman Salling

Director:
Hal Needham

Director of Photography:
Michael C. Butler

Editor:
Donn Cambern
William D. Gordean

Executive Producer:
Raymond Chow

First Assistant Director:
Bill Coker

Gaffer:
Bud Schindler

Hairstylist:
Gabriel Borgo

Makeup Artist:
Tom Ellingwood
Edwin Butterworth

Music Editor:
Jim Henrikson

Music Supervisor:
Snuff Garrett

Original Music Composer:
Al Capps

Producer:
Albert S. Ruddy

Production Coordinator:
Maureen Osborne-Beall

Production Supervisor:
André E. Morgan

Property Master:
Jerry Graham

Screenplay:
Brock Yates

Script Supervisor:
Hope Williams

Second Assistant Director:
Frank Bueno

Set Decoration:
Rochelle Moser

Sound:
Jack Solomon

Sound Effects Editor:
Robert A. Reich
David M. Horton
Gordon Davidson
Jim Yant
Neil Burrow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Donald O. Mitchell
Bill Nicholson
Rick Kline

Special Effects:
Cliff Wenger

Special Props:
Gregg Bond

Still Photographer:
Richard R. Robinson

Stunt Coordinator:
Bobby Bass

Stunt Double:
Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunts:
Allan Graf
Jeannie Epper
Eurlyne Epper
Gilbert B. Combs

Supervising Sound Editor:
Milton C. Burrow

Transportation Captain:
Mike Doyle

Transportation Coordinator:
Howard A. Small

Unit Production Manager:
David Hamburger

Unit Publicist:
Stanley Brossette
Art Sarno

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