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Cannonball Run II is a film that was released in 1984. Like the original Cannonball Run (film), this film is a comedy set around an illegal cross-country race. The cast included Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Catherine Bach, Susan Anton, Jackie Chan, Shirley MacLaine, Sid Caesar, Foster Brooks, Telly Savalas, Jamie Farr, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Ricardo Montalban, Jack Elam, Richard Kiel, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Jim Nabors, Louis Nye, Molly Picon, Charles Nelson Reilly, Abe Vigoda, Alex Rocco, Henry Silva, Mel Tillis, Arte Johnson, Chris Lemmon, Marty Allen, Avery Schreiber, Joe Theismann and Frank Sinatra. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cannonball Run was a campy, screwball comedy movie released in 1981 that starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Farrah Fawcett. ... Burt Reynolds in 2005 Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... 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Despite its cast, it is widely considered to be silly in terms of plot development. However, many still appreciate it for its kitsch value. The film received eight Golden Raspberry Award nominations in 1984, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Actress, but no wins. Kitsch is a German term that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... The Golden Raspberries or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... The 5th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 1985 at Vine Street Elementary School, California to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1984. ...

It was followed by Speed Zone! in 1989. Speed Zone!, released in 1989, is the third and (as of 2005) final installment of the Cannonball Run series of movies. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plot Details

Having lost the first Cannonball Run race, the Sheik (Jamie Farr) convinces his father (Ricardo Montalban) to bankroll $1 million for another race, one that he will surely win. To make sure he'll win, the Sheik hires Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing, who raced with JJ (Burt Reynolds) and Victor (Dom DeLuise) in the first race. Most of the rest of the participants from the first race are convinced to come back for the second race, including JJ and Victor, who have taken jobs working with a flying stunt crew. Jamie Farr, as Corporal Klinger Jamie Farr (born on July 1, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio), birth name Jameel Joseph Farah, is an American television and film actor of Lebanese descent. ... Ricardo Montalban (born November 25, 1920 in Mexico City) is a television and film actor. ... Burt Reynolds in 2005 Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... Dom DeLuise Dominick Dom DeLuise (born August 1, 1933) is an American actor of Italian extraction. ...

In a subplot, Jamie (Dean Martin) and Morriss (Sammy Davis Jr.) are in financial trouble with mob enforcer Hymie Kaplan (Telly Savalas). When the Sheik manages to bail out Jamie and Morriss by handing Hymie a stack of cash, Hymie comes to realize how much money the Sheik is worth. This also comes to the attention of Don Don Canneloni (Charles Nelson Reilly), who runs a bordello in the middle of the desert, and who has lost millions of dollars of the money of his father, Don Canneloni (also played by Dom DeLuise in a direct parody of The Godfather). In order to get the money he lost, Don Don has a couple of his men attempt to kidnap the Sheik during the middle of the race and ransom him off. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Savalas as Theo Kojak Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor. ... Charles Nelson Reilly (born January 13, 1931) is an American actor, director and drama teacher best known for his comedic roles in movies, childrens television, and animated cartoons. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... The Godfather is a 1972 film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando. ...

The race goes on without a hitch, with JJ and Victor dressed as a Marine general and his private driver (respectively). Just before the race, the two catch the attention of Betty (Marilu Henner) and Veronica (Shirley MacLaine), two women who are dressed as nuns for a musical, but who are willing to hitch a ride with JJ and Victor, when they think the two will become overnight millionaires. As the race progresses, Don Don's enforcers continue to blunder one plan after another (one plan, for example, called on them to use a helicopter with a giant magnet on the bottom to lift the Sheik's car off the road - but the helicopter wasn't strong enough to handle the weight, and the helicopter became demolished when they drove through a tunnel), until they finally come up with a plan (have a very scantily clad woman flash the Sheik as he passed by) that captures the Sheik. Marilu Denise Cecilia Henner, commonly known as Marilu Henner, (born April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actress and producer. ... Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actress well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ...

When the rest of the racers find out, they band together to invade Don Don's bordello (with JJ, Victor, Jamie and Morriss dressed as belly dancers in an attempt to sneak in, and finally with the rest of the racers barreling their way in with their cars) and rescue the Sheik - who at first doesn't want to be rescued (since he has his pick of women there). In the end, the Sheik bankrolls Don Don's bordello, and then declares that he's upping the stakes to $2 million for the winner of the race. The rest of the racers quickly jump in their vehicles and make a dash for the finish line. The Sheik, as it turns out, lost yet again (this time blaming the Doctor who rode with him for injecting him with an unknown substance), but convinces his father that he'll win the return trip race, having hired the winner of the last race. The Sheik's father introduces himself to the winner, who it turns out to be an orangutan (who 'drove' as a prop in the front of a limo, while two people drove the actual car from inside). Raqs Sharqi dancer Chryssanthi Sahar Scharf, Heidelberg. ... Type Species Simia pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 Orangutan distribution Species Pongo pygmaeus Pongo abelii The orangutans are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair native to Indonesia and Malaysia . ...

Trivia

Although many characters returned for this sequel, two of the characters were re-cast. Catherine Bach and Susan Anton were cast to fill the roles of the Spandex-wearing Countach-driving "Marcie" and "Jill", who were respectively portrayed in the first movie by Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Susan Anton (born on October 12, 1950 in Oak Glen, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Susan Williams in the various Stop Susan Williams!-related television series and television movies. ... The Lamborghini Countach was a supercar produced by Lamborghini in Italy. ... Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American television, film, and musical theater actress renowned for her enormous tits. ...

The film also sports an animated sequence, which Ralph Bakshi directed. Ralph Bakshi (October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. ...

This would be Dean Martin's final film appearance before his death.

Jackie Chan admittedly did the film to fulfill his contract with Warner Brothers.

Awards and nominations

• Golden Raspberry Awards

Nominated: Worst Picture

Nominated: Worst Screenplay

Nominated: Worst Actor (Burt Reynolds)

Nominated: Worst Actress (Shirley MacLaine)

Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor (Sammy Davis, Jr.)

Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress (Susan Anton)

Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress (Marilu Henner)

Nominated: Worst Director (Hal Needham)

Razzie Award The Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... The Razzie Award for Worst Picture is a dishonor given out at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst film of the past year. ... The Razzie Award for Worst Actor was an honor given out at the Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. ... Burt Reynolds in 2005 Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ... Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actress well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ... The Golden Raspberry Awards or Razzies were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to complement the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Susan Anton (born on October 12, 1950 in Oak Glen, California) is an American actress, best known for her role as Susan Williams in the various Stop Susan Williams!-related television series and television movies. ... Marilu Denise Cecilia Henner, commonly known as Marilu Henner, (born April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actress and producer. ... Hal Needham, stuntman, was born March 6, 1931 in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

External link

• Cannonball Run II at the Internet Movie Database