the cannonball run be a wild and crazy ride of a comedy about an illegal cross country auto race . this movie be the third time star burt reynolds team up with director hal needham . before cannonball run they make the first two smokey and the bandit picture and and afterwards they make stroker ace and cannonball run ii . the cannonball run and the original smokey and the bandit be my favorite . make back when reynolds be hit box office gold and the cannonball run auto race begin in connecticut and feature the goofy all star cast passing each other up until they get to their final destination and california . in addition to burt reynolds and the movie also star dom deluise a reynolds partner and roger moore pretend to be himself and farrah fawcett a the woman reynolds and deluise pick up at the beginning of the race and and two late great entertainer represent dean martin and sammy davis jr. a two phony priest drive a red ferrari . all be involve in the race and and it a wild ride all the way to the finish . adrienne barbeau and jackie chan and jamie farr and mel tillis and and former pittsburgh steelers quarterback terry bradshaw also star . great fun . ( out of four ) .