Cannonball

Cannonball

93 mins | Action | July 6, 1976

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) 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 (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.

Cannonball

93 mins | Action | July 6, 1976

Cannonball
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman (David Carradine) 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 (Bill McKinney), his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers New World Pictures, Harbor Productions, Shaw Brothers, Cross Country
Original title Cannonball
Directors Catherine McCabe, Jan R. Lloyd, Kathy Agron, Betty Goldberg, Katherine Wooten, Paul Bartel, Alan Gibbs
Writers Paul Bartel, Don Simpson

Cast

David Carradine

as Coy "Cannonball" Buckman

Bill McKinney

as Cade Redman

Veronica Hamel

as Linda Maxwell

Gerrit Graham

as Perman Waters

Robert Carradine

as Jim Crandell

Belinda Balaski

as Maryann

Judy Canova

as Sharma Capri

Archie Hahn

as Zippo

Carl Gottlieb

as Terry McMillan

Mary Woronov

as Sandy Harris

Diane Lee Hart

as Wendy

Glynn Rubin

as Ginny

James Keach

as Wolfe Messer

Dick Miller

as Bennie Buckman

David Arkin

as TV Producer / Anchorman

John Herzfeld

as Sharpe

Louisa Moritz

as Louisa

Patrick Wright

as Brad Phillips

John Alderman

as Team Manager

Deirdre Ardell

as Terry's Daughter

Gretchen Ardell

as Terry's Daughter

Allan Arkush

as Panama

Gary Austin

as Len

Paul Bartel

as Lester Marks

Wendy Bartel

as Reporter at Finish Line

Linda Civitello

as Piano Teacher

Jim Connors

as Deke Scanton

Roger Corman

as District Attorney

Peter Cornberg

as Man in Blue Car

Joe Dante

as Kid

Miller Drake

as Reporter at Finish Lane

Michael Finnell

as Helicopter Pilot

Samuel W. Gelfman

as Dr. Magritte

Paul Glickler

as Arresting Officer

David N. Gottlieb

as Brad Phillips' Aide

Lea Gould

as Mrs. McMillan

Glenn Johnson

as Cameraman in Helicopter

Jonathan Kaplan

as All-Night Gas Station Attendant

Aron Kincaid

as David

Saul Krugman

as Mr. Schulenberg

James Lashly

as Desert Gas Station Attendant

Joseph McBride

as Reporter at Finish Line

Todd McCarthy

as Reporter at Finish Line

Keith Michl

as Airplane Pilot

Read Morgan

as Cop

Mary-Robin Redd

as Mrs. Schulenberg

Martin Scorsese

as Mafioso

Don Simpson

as Assistant District Attorney

George Wagner

as Cameraman

Joe Wong

as Oriental Cop

Sylvester Stallone

as Mafioso (uncredited)