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Plot

The action and stunts in this fourth racing vehicle for Burt Reynolds could be accurately foreseen by most youngsters. Stroker Ace (Reynolds) is a race car driver who gets the short end of a contract with a fried-chicken entrepreneur (Ned Beatty) but can be expected to end up with the woman (Pembrook) in compensation -- and actually did (Pembrook is played by Loni Anderson in her first movie with Reynolds). By this time, the formula of racing cars, wild stunts, blond co-stars (Goldie Hawn, Farrah Fawcett, and Dolly Parton were the most recent) was wearing thin and Reynolds starred in only one more "Cannonball" film, ending his car-chase series there.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
96min.
DVD Release Date:
10/20/1998
Director(s):
Hal Needham
Starring:
Burt Reynolds , Ned Beatty , Jim Nabors , Loni Anderson , Parker Stevenson
Themes:
Fighting the System,Car Racing
Tone:
Goofy,Humorous,Light,Silly,Upbeat
Keywords:
accident,car,chase,con/scam,driver,on-the-road,racer,racing,romance,sports
Language:
English