Cannonball
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $1.5M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $780K budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Santa Monica
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Setting
Set in California
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Music
Music by David Axelrod
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Paul BartelScreenplay
- Don SimpsonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 6, 1976
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $780K
- Revenue
- $1.5M
- Countries
- United States of America, Hong Kong
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In the United States
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Cast
David CarradineCoy "Cannonball" Buckman
Bill McKinneyCade Redman
Veronica HamelLinda Maxwell
Gerrit GrahamPerman Waters
Robert CarradineJim Crandell
Belinda BalaskiMaryann
Judy CanovaSharma Capri
Archie HahnZippo
Carl GottliebTerry McMillan
Mary WoronovSandy Harris- Diane Lee HartWendy
- Glynn RubinGinny
James KeachWolfe Messer
Dick MillerBennie Buckman
Stanley Bennett ClayBeutell
David ArkinTV Producer / Anchorman
John HerzfeldSharpe
Louisa MoritzLouisa
Patrick WrightBrad Phillips
John AldermanTeam Manager
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