--- title: "Cannonball Run II" year: 1984 kind: "film" canonical: "https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii" fi1m_id: "cannonball-run-ii" imdb_id: "tt0087032" tmdb_id: 11950 wikidata_id: "Q646806" fi1m_score: 35 critics_score: 45 critics_reviews: 5 published: "2026-10-04T18:45:48.942538+00:00" updated: "2026-10-04T18:45:56.603961+00:00" region: "ID" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Cannonball Run II (1984) Directed by Hal Needham · 1h 48m · Action, Comedy ## Identity Cannonball Run II - **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii - **Type:** Film - **Fi1m ID:** cannonball-run-ii - **IMDb ID:** tt0087032 - **TMDB ID:** 11950 - **Wikidata ID:** Q646806 - **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/11950, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q646806 **Fi1m score: 35** · Critics 45 (early) from 5 reviews *In a sentence:* A cast list long enough to suggest somebody might have remembered the jokes > Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise remain likeable in a comedy with too few laughs to justify 108 minutes. Hal Needham gives his cast weak dialogue and far too much time to struggle with it. ## Synopsis J.J. McClure (Burt Reynolds) heads an ensemble that includes Victor Prinzim (Dom DeLuise), Jamie Blake (Dean Martin) and Fenderbaum (Sammy Davis Jr.). The Sheik (Jamie Farr), Betty (Marilu Henner), Hymie (Telly Savalas) and Veronica (Shirley MacLaine) also feature in this action comedy directed by Hal Needham. The cast includes Jill (Susan Anton) and Marcie (Catherine Bach), with Foster Brooks and Sid Caesar appearing as fishermen. Dom DeLuise also plays Captain Chaos and Don Canneloni. Harvey Miller, Albert S. Ruddy and Hal Needham share the screenplay credit. ## Review *Cannonball Run II* is a poor comedy with a cast that makes its shortage of laughs particularly disappointing. Hal Needham directs Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., but the pleasure of seeing those names together does not last through 108 minutes. An undemanding entertainment would be welcome, and we are hardly asking this company to provide anything solemn. We would, however, like them to have something funny to say. Burt Reynolds, as J.J. McClure, supplies some of the film’s limited pleasure. His amiability survives the weak material, although it cannot improve a thin joke simply by being present. Dom DeLuise brings an agreeable willingness to look foolish to Victor Prinzim, Captain Chaos and Don Canneloni. There is effort here, and an absence of vanity that deserves better writing; the extra roles do not produce a corresponding increase in amusement. The dialogue is the clearest problem, with too many lines delivered so awkwardly that the joke has little chance. We were bored by those strained line readings. Harvey Miller, Albert S. Ruddy and Hal Needham share the screenplay credit, and their material gives the performers too little help. A loose comedy can survive several missed laughs, but this one makes waiting for the next successful joke feel like a substantial part of the evening. Dean Martin’s Jamie Blake and Sammy Davis Jr.’s Fenderbaum add to the attraction of the cast without solving the difficulty. Shirley MacLaine, as Veronica, is another welcome presence whom the writing leaves poorly served. Recognising a performer is a small pleasure, and there is nothing wrong with a comedy taking advantage of it. Here, that pleasure is asked to cover too much indifferent dialogue, with the actors receiving the blame that properly belongs to the material. Nick McLean’s cinematography offers little compensation for the comic problems. Nor does the editing by Carl Kress and William D. Gordean make the unsuccessful dialogue easier to sit through; a tighter cut might at least have made the missed laughs less conspicuous. The music by Al Capps cannot supply the ease missing from the performances. These contributions leave the central difficulty untouched: the film needs its jokes to work more often than they do. For this sort of action comedy, we ask for enough momentum to carry us past a dud line without making us dwell on it. Hal Needham puts too much confidence in the appeal of the assembled performers and too little in the preparation and delivery of a joke. The looseness becomes wearing because there is so little reward for accepting it. At 108 minutes, even a modest demand for our attention needs a better return. There is something likeable about gathering this many performers without making heavy demands on an audience. We do not need every comedy to be disciplined, tasteful or clever, and occasional clumsiness can be part of the pleasure. Here, the clumsiness makes the evening feel longer. Try it only if affection for the cast can carry an evening with few laughs. *Fi1m score 35, published 4 October 2026.* ## Straight answers **Is Cannonball Run II worth watching?** *Cannonball Run II* is worth considering only for viewers with a strong affection for its cast; we score it 35 out of 100. Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise remain likeable, but weak dialogue and strained line readings leave too few laughs to justify 108 minutes. **How long is Cannonball Run II, and what is it rated?** *Cannonball Run II* runs 1h 48m. It is an action and comedy film. **Where can I watch Cannonball Run II in Indonesia?** *Cannonball Run II* is not on any streaming or rental service in Indonesia at the moment. It is available in 4 other countries; change your country at the top of the page to see where. Availability is checked daily. ### Reviews we read (5) - **RogerEbert.com** (64/100, inferred): The page is blocked, so the critic’s verdict cannot be verified. No specific praise or complaint is visible. [Read](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cannonball-run-ii-1984) - **The New York Times**, Janet Maslin (64/100, inferred): The accessible page does not reveal the critic’s verdict. It provides no review text from which to identify a specific praise or complaint. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/29/movies/screen-burt-reynolds-in-cannonball-run-ii.html) - **Time Out**, CPea (64/100, inferred): The page identifies this as a film review, but the review text is unavailable, so its verdict cannot be determined. No specific element of praise or criticism is accessible. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/cannonball-run-ii) - **Radio Times**, Sue Heal (1/5): Heal gives the film a harshly negative verdict, calling it one of the worst films ever made. She singles out the cast’s botched line delivery and the film’s failure to recapture the original’s charm. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-3g9fq5/cannonball-run-ii/) - **Variety**, Variety Staff (15/100, inferred): The review finds the sequel inept, uninspired and short on laughs. It singles out Jilly Rizzo as the best actor, largely because he appears for only five seconds and has no dialogue. [Read](https://variety.com/1983/film/reviews/cannonball-run-ii-1200426126/) ## Details - **Director:** Hal Needham - **Director:** Hal Needham - **Screenplay:** Hal Needham, Albert S. Ruddy, Harvey Miller - **Cinematography:** Nick McLean - **Editor:** Carl Kress, William D. Gordean - **Music:** Al Capps - **Costume design:** Kathy O'Rear, Don Vargas - **Producer:** Albert S. Ruddy - **Cast:** Burt Reynolds as J.J. McClure; Dom DeLuise as Victor Prinzim / Captain Chaos / Don Canneloni; Dean Martin as Jamie Blake; Sammy Davis Jr. as Fenderbaum; Jamie Farr as Sheik; Marilu Henner as Betty; Telly Savalas as Hymie; Shirley MacLaine as Veronica - **Runtime:** 1h 48m - **First release (the US):** 29 June 1984 - **Genres:** Action, Comedy - **Budget:** $20 million - **Box office:** $56 million - **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vT8_gg7VU8 ## Where to watch in Indonesia Not streaming, renting or buying in Indonesia at the last check. Also available in: AU, CA, NZ, US. Add `?region=XX` to this URL for another country. ## Awards - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (nominated) - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated) ## If you liked this - *The Great Race* (1965): Elaborate motoring slapstick with more patience for preparing its jokes. - *The Italian Job* (1969): For comic criminal incompetence and car chases that justify the company. - *Trafic* (1971): A quieter motoring comedy that finds its jokes in the machinery. - *Smokey and the Bandit* (1977): Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham make more persuasive company on the road. - *Taxi* (1998): A French change of pace, with fast driving and argumentative company. --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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