the basic premise of cannonball have be do several time a diverse group of driver compete in a cross country race where anything go . sound familiar . hal nedham rip the gut out of cannonball for his cannonball run make five year later . the difference and though and be that while cannonball be often funny with some great action and cannonball run be often too over the top and unwatchable . it too bad that bartel movie isn not as well know a nedham . while it will never be confuse with citizen kane and cannonball be a thrill a minute and cheese fill good time . bartel direction be one of the highlight of the movie . you would think that a 90 plus minute movie of watch car race might get boring . it not . bartel keep thing move and there never a dull moment . bartel do a great job of mix race action and comedy and fight scene and and a little drama to create a well balance and enjoyable movie . as far a acting go and david carradine naturally stand out . he a car driving and butt kicking machine . carradine be able to add a little authenticity to the movie by do a lot of his own driving . there be a couple of spinouts where you can actually see that it carradine sit behind the wheel . my big complaint with cannonball involve the spectacular pile up at the end of the movie . it get off to a good start with car plow into each other follow by explosion after explosion . the problem be that it go on for so long that it start to have a morbid feel to it . it bother me that and a a viewer and i could only assume that there be people supposedly drive those car that be burst into flame and i do not see any survivor . i can only assume that everyone be burn to a crisp . sure it a little picky and but it bother me .