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    Gumball Rally, The (1976)

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    In 1975, a Time magazine cover story introduced the world to the “Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash,” better known as the Cannonball Run, an illegal road race in which competitors sped across America to determine who could travel from New York to Los Angeles the fastest.

    Created by a pair of car enthusiasts rebelling against speed limits, the Cannonball Run inspired two low-budget movies released in 1976. First up was Cannonball, a black comedy with an accent on violence, and then came this lighthearted take on the subject.

    Michael Sarrazin stars as Michael Bannon, the idle-rich originator of a Cannonball-style road race. The drivers pull high-speed shenanigans like transferring passengers from one moving car to another, and they make sport of outsmarting cops across the country.

    Gary Busey plays another in his long line of crazy-redneck characters, hootin’ and hollerin’ to enjoyable effect, and Raul Julia steals the movie with his flamboyant turn as an Italian speedster with a weakness for the ladies.

    105 minutes of pleasant silliness.

    Michael Bannon – Cobra Team
    Michael Sarrazin
    Lieutenant Roscoe
    Norman Burton
    Gibson – Camaro Team
    Gary Busey
    Ace Preston / Mr Guts – Camaro Team
    John Durren
    Alice – Porsche Team
    Susan Flannery
    Lapchik the Mad Hungarian
    Harvey Jason
    Kandinsky – Dodge Team
    Steven Keats
    Steve ‘Smitty’ Smith – Ferrari Team
    Tim McIntire
    Jane – Porsche Team
    Joanne Nail
    Barney Donahue – Mercedes Team
    J. Pat O’Malley
    Angie – Rolls Royce
    Tricia O’Neil
    Jose – Rolls Royce
    Lázaro Pérez
    Prof. Samuel Graves – Cobra Team
    Nicholas Pryor
    Andy McAllister – Mercedes Team
    Vaughn Taylor
    Avila – Dodge Team
    Wally Taylor
    Chief Biker
    David Hinton
    Clancy
    Joe Tornatore
    Officer Williams
    Med Flory
    Franco
    Raul Julia R
    Rabbit
    Stephen Blood
    Daisy 
    Lauren Simon (as Lola Daydream)
    Mel – Van Team
    Eddy Donno
    Mrs Ontley
    Ann Doran
    Ms Reynolds
    Elizabeth Fleming
    Joe – Van Team
    Richard Karie
    Jake
    John Lawlor
    Oscar
    Jack Oliver

    Director
    Charles “Chuck” Bail

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