The Cannonball Run, released in 1981, was directed by Hal Needham from a screenplay by Brock Yates.
The original film received a sequel, Cannonball Run II, in 1984, also helmed by Needham.
Reynolds was approached to reprise his franchise role for a third film, to be titled Cannonball Fever, but he ultimately turned it down.
Jamie Farr’s Sheik Abdul ben Falafel is the only character to appear in all three Cannonball Run films.
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