Cannonball was a 1976 movie starring David Carradine. The film is one of two released in 1976 (the other being The Gumball Rally) that were based on a real illegal cross-continent road race that took place for a number of years in the United States. The same topic later became the basis for the films The Cannonball Run and Cannonball Run II. The movie was written and directed by Paul Bartel, who also directed Death Race 2000. See also: 1975 in film 1976 1977 in film 1970s in film years in film film Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... Carradine playing Bill in Kill Bill. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Cannonball Run was a campy, screwball comedy released in 1981 that starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Farrah Fawcett-Majors. ... Cannonball Run II is a film that was released in 1984. ... Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938-May 13, 2000) was born in Brooklyn, New York,he is an American actor,writer and director. ... Death Race 2000 is an action and self-described cult film directed by Paul Bartel in 1975; it is rated R. The movie takes place in a dystopian view of American society in the year 2000. ...

The name of the film and the plot were inspired by Erwin G. "Cannon Ball" Baker, (1882-1960), who travelled across the USA several times, and by the Cannonball Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an illegal cross-continent road race introduced by Brock Yates to protest against the 55 MPH speed limit. Brock Yates is executive editor of Car and Driver, an American automotive magazine. ...

The Trans-America Grand Prix is an illegal race held every year between Los Angeles, California and New York, New York. David Carradine plays a recently released convict, Cannonball Buckman, trying to restart his automobile racing career by entering the race. Buckman is still on parole and if he is caught in the illegal race he will go back to prison; his brother also enters the race with an identical car and an identical paint job to try and run cover for Buckman. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

The race degenerates into a violent demolition derby as contestants use any means at their disposal to try and eliminate the competition. It culminates in a multiple car pileup in New York. A Demolition Derby is a type of motorsport event popularised in the United States, in which drivers of old vehicles race against one another in an open arena - the objective of the game being to smash and destroy and ultimately immobilise the oppostition, until only one vehicle is left, which...

Martin Scorsese, Roger Corman, and Sylvester Stallone have cameo appearances. Martin Scorsese (pronounced as Scor-SAY-SEE) (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ... Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American producer and director of low-budget films; as such, he has apprenticed many now-famous directors, stressing the importance of budgeting and resourcefulness. ... Sylvester Stallone Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946 in New York City), usually known as Sylvester Stallone, is an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. ...