Editing Cannonball Run II (section)

{{Short description|1983 film by Hal Needham}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| name      = Cannonball Run II
| image     = Cannonball run ii.jpg
| alt           =
| caption   = Theatrical release poster by [[Drew Struzan]]
| director   = [[Hal Needham]]
| producer = Albert S. Ruddy
| writer      = [[Harvey Miller (screenwriter)|Harvey Miller]]<br>[[Hal Needham]]<br/>[[Albert S. Ruddy]]
| starring   = {{Plainlist |
* [[Burt Reynolds]]
* [[Dom DeLuise]]
* [[Dean Martin]]
* [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
* [[Jamie Farr]]
* [[Marilu Henner]]
* [[Telly Savalas]]
* [[Shirley MacLaine]]
* [[Susan Anton]]
* [[Catherine Bach]]
* [[Jackie Chan]]
* [[Richard Kiel]]
* [[Frank Sinatra]]
}}
| music       = [[Al Capps]]
| cinematography = [[Nick McLean]]
| editing     = [[William D. Gordean]]<br>[[Carl Kress (film editor)|Carl Kress]]<!--- not the jazz musician --->
| studio      = [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| released    = {{film date|1983|12|17|Japan|1984|6|29|United States}}
| runtime     = 108 minutes
| language    = English<br>Cantonese 
| country     = United States<br>Hong Kong
| budget      = {{US$|22 million}}<ref name="hal">On the Cutting (Up) Edge: Lights, Camera, Laughter With Burt Reynolds & Hal Needham
By Glenn Lovell. The Washington Post 31 July 1983:</ref> or $18 million<ref name="spy">{{cite magazine|magazine=Spy|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_KJly6nVC7qkC|title=The Unstoppables|date=November 1988|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_KJly6nVC7qkC/page/n93 92]}}</ref>
| gross       = {{US$|56.3 million}}<ref name="worldwide"/>
}}

'''''Cannonball Run II''''' is a 1983 American [[action comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cannonball-run-ii-v8032|title=Cannonball Run II (1984)|website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref> starring [[Burt Reynolds]] and an [[Ensemble cast|all-star cast]], released by [[Warner Bros.]] and [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]. The film is the second installment of the ''Cannonball Run'' trilogy and a [[sequel]] to ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'' (1981). Like the first film, it is set around an illegal cross-country race.

This marked the final feature film appearances of [[Dean Martin]] and [[Frank Sinatra]]. Their appearances, coupled with those of [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] marked the final on-screen appearance of the [[Rat Pack]] team. The film also marked the final film appearance of [[Jim Nabors]] before his death in November 2017. The film also featured [[Jackie Chan]] in his third Hollywood role.