oprlvr33 In agreement with most everyone. This film sequel is an embarrassment to the original, and a horrible budget waster, AND a Talent waster. So tons of big names were cast. So what? A huge insult to their talents. Only Telly Savalas was really convincing in his mob character. But he would deliver nothing less anyway. The entire script from A-Z is awful. Absolutely NO JOKES. I think I chuckled only once -- but it was BRIEF. I actually had to fast fwd along the way, hoping it would somehow improve. It didn't.Jamie Farr was decent enough, reprising his sheik persona. And I agree with SUNUBIT. It was obvious Burt and Don were doing this for the pay. And what crap. 'Best Little Whorehouse in Texas', which came out around the same time, was a box office hit for Burt! Perhaps Hal Needham figured Burt owed him a favor or something. And while it was dandy to see 'Daisy Duke' AKA Cathy Bach caressing alongside the iconic Susan Anton (former 70's supermodel turned actress), they too were given some pretty weak moments.Throwing the chimp in the action? What a cheap ripoff from 'Every Which Way But Loose'. I was seriously expecting an uncredited cameo of Clint Eastwood to suddenly emerge from the limo! To my recollection, during this films' original cinematic release, it was a total bomb. Any wonder.

MARIO GAUCI As I said in my review of the original 1981 film, this is much of the same – only slightly worse. What we get here is another impressive-looking but grossly underachieving cast list, which now also incorporates Shirley MacLaine (who, taking a cue from Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.'s ruse in the first film, dresses up with her younger companion as a nun but soon ditches the habit and gets it on with star Burt Reynolds: having retained her figure at 50, she's not afraid to display it and is made to don ultra-short skirts throughout the film's second half!), Telly Savalas (embarrassing as a flustered gangster), Frank Sinatra (in a cameo as himself that amounted to his farewell to the silver screen: the competitors turn to him when organizer Jamie Farr is kidnapped along with the prize money…after which Ol' Blue Eyes decides to try his luck at the title as well!), Ricardo Montalban (as Farr's dad), Doug McClure (as Farr's long-suffering manservant!), Richard Kiel ("Jaws" from a couple of James Bond titles, appearing incongruously as Jackie Chan's co-driver – although one does wonder whether they turned to him after Roger Moore declined an encore) and the dubious novelty of having a bad-mannered orang-utan driver (which not only lock lips with Montalban[!] at one point but actually wins the race).Of course, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Elam (now detailed with Farr rather than Reynolds and DeLuise) also return to the fold – to say nothing of a new couple of sexy women drivers (including "The Dukes Of Hazzard"'s Catherine Bach). Incidentally, DeLuise has a second (or third, if you count Captain Chaos) role as a Mafia don – obviously aping Marlon Brando from THE GODFATHER (1972) – but which supplied the film's single funniest gag (i.e. the dead cat) and which I still vividly recalled from all those years ago. On the other hand, the low point would definitely have to be seeing Reynolds, DeLuise and Davis dressed up as dancing harem girls (even if Dino's reaction to that eyesore is admittedly amusing).

robertcallan2002 Cannonball run 2 is the worst movie of all time. But you should see this movie because it exposes these arrogant Hollywood "stars" for the no-talent, boring,egotistical, idiots that they really are. Without a great Director like Peter Jackson making them look good they show their true faces.The "stars" of Cannonball run 2 , like Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior, Frank Sinatra et al. , think that they are better than the rest of us. Hollywood actors really think that they are God's gift to the Earth. That they constantly laugh at their own "jokes", and the smug look on their faces, show that the "stars" of the Cannonbal trilogy believe that are privileging us with their presence and the the entertainment of our lives. What they do is bore us and disgust us with their arrogant manner and disjointed, boring , tired old routines.You should definitely see Cannonball run 2 and the other 2 Cannonball movies. You won't be entertained but you will know that you are smarter, more talented and more entertaining than these boring, conceited idiots. There is no way you can be more boring , less entertaining, or dumber than the actors in this movie. Hence, you will feel superior to them.I enjoyed seeing these Hollywood legends fall flat on their faces. I definitely enjoyed seeing these super arrogant stars exposed for the no-talent idiots that they really are without a great director like Peter Jackson making them look good. Maybe they should watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy to see how real movies are made and to compare that to their Cannonball run trilogy , the worst trilogy of all time. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is the best movie and trilogy of all time.

justkazuke The first Cannonball Run is my all time favorite movie, so much that I hope I can forget this one and dare not touch the third. The Remakes may have some hope but on to the review.After having seen the first, I loved the sea-to-shining-sea Racing idea, the fast cars, and the fast girls; I couldn't resist the sequel, Cannonball Run II. But what happens when you have less fast cars, less fast girls and then you take the racing concept out of it? This movie. The ideas such as the nuns and the mafia were not bad ideas. But I have no explanation nor remorse for their failed execution.If I could sum up the movie for those who have seen or wish to see it, take out the racing and add the greed for money. That's it. I can't stop you from watching but I'll sure as hell try.