The Cannonball Run build-off

[KENNEDYJR]

Fair enough.

[FujimiLover]

like the real life cannon ball? i believe this is a tribute build to those actors that we have lost.

Exactly. This is for Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior, recently Dom Delouise, and now Farrah Fawcette. While Farrah wasn't in the second movie, all the other's were. So it's ONLY for the two movies.

Last night one of the cabel tv channels was having a Charlie's Angel's marathon dedicated to Farrah. It amazes me how much more beautiful women were back then compared to many of the actress's today. I think today, my favorite two are Jennifer Aniston, just because she's so pretty, and Jennifer Love Hewett. Still, none of theme can match the beauty that Farrah, Jaclyn Smith, or the third Angel had back in the 80's. That and of coarse Barbera Eden back in her I Dream of Jeanie day's!

So yes, the build-off is only for the two movies, not for the real life Cannonball race.

Edited June 30, 2009 by FujimiLover

[Corvette.Jeff]

so am i the only one thats entered?

[dwc43]

Exactly. This is for Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior, recently Dom Delouise, and now Farrah Fawcette. While Farrah wasn't in the second movie, all the other's were. So it's ONLY for the two movies.

Last night one of the cabel tv channels was having a Charlie's Angel's marathon dedicated to Farrah. It amazes me how much more beautiful women were back then compared to many of the actress's today. I think today, my favorite two are Jennifer Aniston, just because she's so pretty, and Jennifer Love Hewett. Still, none of theme can match the beauty that Farrah, Jaclyn Smith, or the third Angel had back in the 80's. That and of coarse Barbera Eden back in her I Dream of Jeanie day's!

So yes, the build-off is only for the two movies, not for the real life Cannonball race.

I think it's the fact that they did not have a lot of plastic surgeons and techniques back then like they do now. Some of the 50 and 60 year olds from back then look like they are 30 or 40 compared to some these days with all there plastic features.

so am i the only one thats entered?

Nope. I've got another Lambo kit coming and I'm going to do that white one. I think it's on the very top of that page in that link I posted that shows all the cars from both movies. I don't know who drove it, but I'm building a red one now, so I need a white one and that lets me join in here.

[FujimiLover]

In the second Cannonball Run, the beginning of the movie shows a white Lamborghini Countach being driven by the two "chicks". One was I think Catherine Bache, sorry if I've misspelled her name wrong, but the lady from the Dukes Of Hazzard Show. I don't know who played the blond one. In the second movie at least, they were refereed to as Jill and Marcy and I remember it specifically from when they were all preparing for the race and Vincent, "Dom Delouise" was talking to J.J, he looked at the two ladies and said, "Hi Jill, hi Marcy, cute car!"

Back to the start of the movie, the white Lamborghini had drove into a lot where somebody had a big power-hose gun and sprayed their car. As they spun the car around, you can see the white paint being washed off and exposing the red car.

If you look really closely during the beginning of this chase seen, and you see the white Lamborghini, you can barely see the red at the lower portion of the skirts. Also, when the passenger steps out to change the speed limit sign from the boring slow 55 to the more exciting 155 mph limit, the door jams were red.

I believe this car was painted with water-based paint that could easily be washed off in order to quickly change colors and evade the police.

As I said, any of you builders can build any car you want from these two movies, but I think no more than 2-3 per car. It would be boring if 5-10 people built the same exact kit. We need variety and we should get most of the character cars if possible. I just don't mind 2 no more than 3 people doing the same one as it will be interesting to see different skill levels, techniques, et'c, building the same car.

You made a good point about plastic people. What's wrong with natural beauty? It was certainly popular back then as far as I'm concerned. I even remember a lot of guest-stars on Knight Rider that I'd considered beautiful, even the main characters such as Patricia Macpherson and can't remember who played the hot red-head April in the 2nd season, but man were they pretty!

Plasic surgery is dumb unless you have health issues or an accident where you really need it. I much prefer natural beauty over anything else.

Edited July 1, 2009 by FujimiLover

[Joe Handley]

What about building the actual Cannonball cars vs the movie cars? Would this be permitted in the build-off as well?

Well...the ambulance would work, it wasn't only a hero truck but it also was run in the last real Cannonball!

[Corvette.Jeff]

Alright so dwc43 is building the white/red lambo from the second movie,and i am building the black one from the first movie. anyone else building anything? i may be able to put in a c4 corvette,but we'll see.

[FujimiLover]

Jamie Blake and Thunderbam drove a Corvette in the second movie, but I'm not sure what the model was. I don't think it was a C4, but I don't know my American cars that well.

I plan on doing the Mitsubishi Starion that the Japanese team drove in the second one if/when I can find the right kit.

[FujimiLover]

I would like to build the black one also, from my 1:12 scale Testors kit. However, even given a year to do the build, it would take me a year to clear all the other projects from the workbench. & I'd need to clear the bench first, because I'd need the room exclusively for that kit!

a 1/12 scale Cannonball Run Countach would be freaking sweet! As I stated with the other ones, can you find 1/12 scale ladies?

I'm just not sure what the color was on the interior as they really never showed it. I'm thinking it was either tan, or black.

[dwc43]

I would like to build the black one also, from my 1:12 scale Testors kit. However, even given a year to do the build, it would take me a year to clear all the other projects from the workbench. & I'd need to clear the bench first, because I'd need the room exclusively for that kit!

Not meaning to change the subject, but Mike, is that 6000 SUX car from Judge Dread ? If not which movie. I know I've seen it somewhere before.

[FujimiLover]

I think that 6000 was from RoboCop.

[dwc43]

I guess I gotta do all your work for ya ... lol.

Link has some pics of the stars.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082136/fullcredits#cast

Cast for Cannonball Run 1981

The Cannonball Run (1981)

Directed by

Hal Needham

Writing credits

Brock Yates (written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Burt Reynolds ... J.J. McClure

Roger Moore ... Seymour Goldfarb, Jr.

Farrah Fawcett ... Pamela Glover

Dom DeLuise ... Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos

Dean Martin ... Jamie Blake

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Morris Fenderbaum

Jack Elam ... Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing

Adrienne Barbeau ... Marcie Thatcher, Lamborghini Babe #1

Terry Bradshaw ... Terry

Jackie Chan ... Jackie Chan, Subaru Driver

Bert Convy ... Bradford Compton

Jamie Farr ... The Sheik

Peter Fonda ... Chief Biker

George Furth ... Arthur J. Foyt

Michael Hui ... Subaru Engineer

Bianca Jagger ... Sheik's Sister

Molly Picon ... Mrs. Goldfarb

Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder ... The Greek

Mel Tillis ... Mel

Rick Aviles ... Mad Dog

Warren Berlinger ... Shakey Finch

Tara Buckman ... Jill Rivers, Lamborghini Babe #2

John Fiedler ... Desk Clerk

Norman Grabowski ... Petoski (as Norm Grabowski)

Joe Klecko ... Polish Racing Driver

Grayce Spence ... Chair Person

Robert Tessier ... Biker (as Bob Tessier)

Alfie Wise ... Batman

Johnny Yune ... TV Talk Show Host

Lois Hamilton ... Seymour's Girl (as Lois Areno)

Simone Burton ... Seymour's Girl

Finele Carpenter ... Seymour's Girl

Susan McDonald ... Seymour's Girl

Janet Woytak ... Seymour's Girl

Ben Rogers ... Pennsylvania Patrolman

James C. Lewis ... Missouri Patrolman (as Jim Lewis)

Fred Smith ... California Patrolman #1

Roy Tatum ... Connecticut Patrolman

Dudley Remus ... New Jersey Patrolman #1

Hal Carter ... New Jersey Patrolman #2

Brock Yates ... Organizer

Kathleen M. Shea ... Starting Girl

Nancy Austin ... Phone Booth Lady

Vickie Reigle ... Car Hop

Bob Stenner ... California Patrolman #2

Ken Squier ... California Patrolman #3

Samir Kamoun ... Sadouin

John Megna ... Arthur Rose

Linda McClure ... Dour Lady

Laura Lizer Sommers ... Lady in Distress

Richard Losee ... Trans Am Driver

Richie Burns Wright ... Farmboy

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Dave Mungenast Sr. ... Kicked by Jackie Chan (uncredited)

Hal Needham ... Ambulance EMT (uncredited)

Valerie Perrine ... Female Cop Pulling Over Lamborghini Babes (uncredited)

Edited July 1, 2009 by dwc43

[dwc43]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087032/fullcredits#cast

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Directed by

Hal Needham

Writing credits

Brock Yates (characters)

Hal Needham (written by) &

Albert S. Ruddy (written by) &

Harvey Miller (written by)

Cast (in credits order)

Burt Reynolds ... J.J. McClure

Dom DeLuise ... Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni (as Dom De Luise)

Dean Martin ... Jamie Blake

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Morris Fenderbaum

Jamie Farr ... The Sheik

Marilu Henner ... Betty

Telly Savalas ... Hymie Kaplan

Shirley MacLaine ... Veronica

Susan Anton ... Jill, Lamborghini Babe

Catherine Bach ... Marcie, Lamborghini Babe

Foster Brooks ... Fisherman

Sid Caesar ... Fisherman

Jackie Chan ... Jackie Chan, Mitsubishi Engineer

Tim Conway ... CHP Officer

Tony Danza ... Terry

Jack Elam ... Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing

Michael V. Gazzo ... Sonny (as Michael Gazzo)

Richard Kiel ... Arnold, Mitsubishi Driver

Don Knotts ... CHP Officer

Ricardo Montalban ... King

Jim Nabors ... Pvt. Homer Lyle

Louis Nye ... Fisherman

Molly Picon ... Mrs. Goldfarb

Charles Nelson Reilly ... Don Don Canneloni

Alex Rocco ... Tony

Henry Silva ... Slim

Frank Sinatra ... Himself

Joe Theismann ... Mack

Mel Tillis ... Mel

Abe Vigoda ... Caesar

Fred Dryer ... Sergeant in CHP Car (as Fred Dreyer)

Dale Ishimoto ... Japanese Businessman

Arte Johnson ... Pilot

Linda Lei ... Beautiful Girl

Chris Lemmon ... Young CHP Officer

George Lindsey ... Uncle Cal

Doug McClure ... The Slapper

Jilly Rizzo ... Jilly

Dub Taylor ... Sheriff

Bobby Berosini's Orangutan

Shawn Weatherly ... Blake's Girl in Bed

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Sean Alexander ... Gas Station Attendant

Clint Austin ... Guy On Bike

Beatrice Dunmore ... Talkative Noisy Spectator

Debi Greco ... Sheik's Girl

Sandy Hackett ... Official

Lee Kolima ... Nicky

Cheech Marin ... Tire Store Employee

Fred S. Ronnow ... Pilot

Bob Sheldon ... Policeman at Lake

Jack Smith ... Announcer

Sean Stanek ... Gas Station attendant

John Worthington Stuart ... Bartender

Frank Welker ... Special Vocal Effects (voice)

Kai J. Wong ... Japanese Executive (as Kai Joseph Wong)

John A. Zee ... Sheldon (as John Zee)

Marty Allen ... (uncredited)

Jim Cassett Anderson ... (uncredited)

Janet Blair ... Waitress (uncredited)

Patricia Bolt ... (uncredited)

Beverly Budinger ... (uncredited)

Robert B. Chandler ... (uncredited)

Harry P. Gant ... (uncredited)

Alan Gibbs ... (uncredited)

Beth Glenn ... Herself (uncredited)

Suzynn Herzog ... (uncredited)

Frank O. Hill ... (uncredited)

Marian Issacks ... (uncredited)

James C. Lewis ... (uncredited)

Red McIlvaine ... Driver stopped for girls (uncredited)

Hal Needham ... Porsche 928 Driver with Cowboy Hat (uncredited)

Regina Parton ... (uncredited)

Caroline Reed ... Nun (uncredited)

Branscombe Richmond ... Biker (uncredited)

Mario Roberts ... (uncredited)

Raphael Salcido ... (uncredited)

Avery Schreiber ... (uncredited)

Kathleen M. Shea ... (uncredited)

Frieda Smith ... (uncredited)

Bud Stout ... (uncredited)

[dwc43]

I think that 6000 was from RoboCop.

You may be right. I just watched all three of those a couple months ago. Got all 3 for $5 at WallyWorld.

[FujimiLover]

Frank Welker ... Special Vocal Effects (voice)

Now where have I heard that name before? Hmmmmmmm

RoboCop car, yep I do know my movies!

Thank you for that big list of character's and actors! It's funny how they give first names to some characters when the names aren't even mentioned in the movies. I never heard Fenderbaum, refered to as Morris before. I only heard the last name in both movies. Wait a minute, I just noticed something. The Dr. wasn't mentioned in any of those lists! You know, that big scary looking Dr.? He was the Dr. in J.J's ambulance in the first movie, and then he was the Dr. for the Shiek in the second movie.

Edited July 1, 2009 by FujimiLover

[dwc43]

. Wait a minute, I just noticed something. The Dr. wasn't mentioned in any of those lists! You know, that big scary looking Dr.? He was the Dr. in J.J's ambulance in the first movie, and then he was the Dr. for the Shiek in the second movie.

Bottom of the first list.

Hal Needham ... Ambulance EMT (uncredited)

[dwc43]

the 6000 SUX is from Robocop. I guess i need to find some E-Cookies now...

Thanks. I knew I saw that somewhere recently.

[dwc43]

I thought this was a good one. NASCAR broadcaster as a cop ... lol

Ken Squier ... California Patrolman #3

[FujimiLover]

Gotta love my new computer with Wikipedia. Just did a search for Cannonball Run and came up with this. Great information here and includes posted race-times of the actual events.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Ba...ial_Trophy_Dash

I did not realize that Jamie Farr, "The Sheik" was in fact Klinger from M.A.S.H.! Wow, I would've never noticed without reading Wikipedia, but sure enough!

Edited July 1, 2009 by FujimiLover

[FujimiLover]

Bottom of the first list.

Hal Needham ... Ambulance EMT (uncredited)

Really? That was the director of the movie? Never would've figured................

Um, maybe not?

Jack Elam ... Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing

That was the character I was refering too.

Edited July 1, 2009 by FujimiLover

[dwc43]

Really? That was the director of the movie? Never would've figured................

Um, maybe not?

Jack Elam ... Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing

That was the character I was refering too.

Glad we cleared that up. And I'm sure it's not the first time a director was in a movie, other than some of the obvious stars like Clint Eastwood. He directed almost all of his movies. The pizza delivery guy in the first F and F was the director of that movie too.

[FujimiLover]

Let's not forget Mike Meyers written, directed, and played more than one character in the Austin Powers trilogy!

Okay, back to Cannonball Run!

[dwc43]

Well, I'm working on my red 5000 but it will be a few more days before the kit for my white one shows up.

[Corvette.Jeff]

yes fuji, the red corvette that sammy and dean martin drove in the second movie was a early c4 corvette, it was inbetween a 84' and a 86' i know this because of the tail lights,they were round and not rectangular, it was most likely a 84' since the movhe was made around then,

[FujimiLover]

Well, I'm working on my red 5000 but it will be a few more days before the kit for my white one shows up.

Nice start there, thank you for posting! If you want to be a real stickler for details. Remember that on the white Lamborghini, it faded to red just where the skirts rolled downward from the water-based paint. Also, if your model has opening doors, there was red inside the door jam's as well. This was clearly seen in the movie when they pulled up against the speed limit sign and the lady got out to change it.

Thank you for posting your start! Can you please provide a picture of the model's box? Thank you!