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The Cannonball Run is a 1981 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.
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions/MGM Studios film series, playing the character in seven feature films: Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981 ...
The album features the group's Top 30 hit "Cannonball". Brother Where You Bound reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart [ 5 ] and number 21 on The Billboard 200 in 1985, [ 6 ] and went Gold according to the band's then label A&M Records in 1985, although the RIAA hasn't certified it yet.
The group even recorded the English version of the theme song for the film *Cannonball Run II*, starring Burt Reynolds. [7] Another challenge identified was maintaining the group's popularity in a volatile market, especially considering the rotation of members since Menudo's concept involved replacing members as they aged. [ 7 ]
Walk Tall may refer to: . Walk Tall, 1960 Western; Walk Tall, 1998 album by Eric Marienthal "Walk Tall" (country song), 1964 "Walk Tall" (John Mellencamp song), 2004 "Walk Tall" (The Cannonball Adderley Quintet song), from Country Preacher, 1969
Reynolds had two huge successes with more car films directed by Needham, Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) and The Cannonball Run (1981). He starred in David Steinberg's film Paternity (1981) and directed himself in an action film, Sharky's Machine (1981). Reynolds wanted to try a musical again, and agreed to do The Best Little Whorehouse in ...
He also played the fiddle and declined to join Merle Travis's band The Drifting Pioneers. [1] Jones composed the thumbpickers anthem "Cannonball Rag," but when Travis recorded the tune in the 1940s, the latter received the credit. [1] In 1939 Jones moved to Chicago. He played in several bands, one which included his sons, Donald and Kennedy Jr.