On This Day: June 19, 1981 - The Cannonball Run Premieres in Theaters

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On This Day: June 19, 1981 - The Cannonball Run Premieres in Theaters.

On this day June 19, 1981, The Cannonball Run premiered in theaters. The fast paced ensemble comedy starred Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett and Jackie Chan in his American film debut. Inspired by a real illegal cross country race, the movie delivered wild stunts, outrageous characters and nonstop laughs as drivers competed to reach California by any means necessary.

Packed with over the top action and slapstick humor, the film became a box office hit and one of the...

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