Five whole years before Burt Reynolds and Dom Delouise put illegal cross country racing on the map with The Cannonball Run, Paul Bartel was trying to recapture Death Race 2000 magic and Raul Julia was an Italian sex maniac burning rubber on the open road. This week Doubled Feature takes a hard hitting look at 1976s Cannonball and The Gumball Rally. Which film has the more dated and offensive jokes? Which film has the higher body count? Which film has one line guest roles from Sylvester Stallone and Marty Scorsese.
Cannonball!(1976) Directed by Paul Bartel. Starring David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, and Robert Carradine.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJ3cBcIcGc&ab_channel=NjutafilmsStudioS
The Gumball Rally(1976) Directed by Charles Bail. Starring Michael Sarrazin, Raul Julia, Gary Busey, and Norman Burton.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKF390MNM7k&ab_channel=WarnerBros.
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