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The Cannonball Run is a 1981 American action-comedy film [5] directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong firm Golden Harvest, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox.Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan, Sammy Davis Junior and Dean Martin.
Martin returned to films briefly with appearances in the star-laden, critically panned but commercially successful The Cannonball Run and its sequel Cannonball Run II. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] He also had a minor hit single with " Since I Met You Baby " and made his first music video, which appeared on MTV and was created by Martin's youngest son, Ricci.
Cannonball Run II is a 1983 American action comedy film [4] starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest. The film is the second installment of the Cannonball Run trilogy and a sequel to The Cannonball Run (1981). Like the first film, it is set around an illegal cross-country race.
Both Sinatra and Martin had made their last film appearances together in 1984's Cannonball Run II, which also starred Davis. This marked the trio's first feature film appearance since 1964's Robin and the 7 Hoods. Martin expressed reservations about the tour, wondering whether they could draw as many people as they had in the past.
Rizzo was also a frequent guest on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, where he would recite one liners in his monotone New York accent. Rizzo also appeared briefly in Sinatra's music video "L.A. Is My Lady", one of dozens of celebrity cameos in the 1983 production which received frequent airplay on the pop music cable channel VH1.
PHOTOS: Jeanne Martin and Dean Martin together "Dean's viewers knew he was a good husband and father and the booze-and-broads jokes were just part of the act," wrote Lee Hale in the 2000 book ...
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The Cannonball Run: 20th Century Fox: ... Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Adrienne ... Amulet Pictures / Ambassador Film Distributors / New ...