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Bookmark this pageThe Gumball Rally (1976)
Director: Chuck Bail
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
The first, and some say best, of the cross-country car race cycle that spawned the likes of The Cannonball Run. As the customised cars burn rubber from New York to Long Beach, Florida, we are treated to the usual squealing tyres, clouds of dust and metal-crunching crashes. Pitched at cartoon level, with a bizarre collection of speed enthusiasts crudely taking care of the comedy, it relies almost exclusively on the exceptional stunt work, the plot only occasionally dropping into first gear for some boring and irrelevant dramatic stuff.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Chuck Bail
Producer: Chuck Bail
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Normann Burton, Raúl Julia, Gary Busey, Tim McIntire, Susan Flannery full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 106 mins
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