The black Trans Am with gold eagle on the hood from Smokey and the Bandit was to me, the coolest, most beautiful car ever made. It was perfection. Why do they stop making cars like that? My first car was a 1979 blue, two tone, Rally Sport Camaro, with t-tops that I bought used in 1985. Sure the engine overheated after driving it for more than an hour, but damn it looked awesome.
I think you may mean the road of the engine. A Lamborghini is not a car that purrs. You are meant hear it and foot to the floor you would from a mile away
@@markperry2827 That's a myth. I seent an interview with Hal Needham some years back and he addressed that rumor and said it was all the Lambo but it had 12 damn exhaust pipes on it.
When I was a kid in '82 or so this was MIND BLOWING. Along with Convoy and Smokey And The Bandit. It's 2020 and this intro / film is still mind blowing.
I was 10 years old when I saw this film. VCR's was so expensive back then. Mom would rent a very every 2 weeks and let me rent 4 movies. This was my favorite choice. Must have watched it 10 times before we had to return it. It was so cool to a 10 yr old. Super cool cars, good looking ladies and so funny. Great movies and still own it on vhs and dvd. Yes, I have a vcr. Maybe old school, but I'm still a classic kinda guy. Have my original atari and Nintendo to.
And based on a real event, the organiser of which (Brock Yates) features in the movie as....the event organiser. In reality, he actually DID drive a Dodge Van made to look like an ambulance, along with his wife in the back as the patient for when they got pulled over by the cops (which actually happened). They were a DNF though sadly, arriving at the finishing point on a flat bed truck having suffered a transmission failure (also referenced in the movie).
It will stand the test of time because of the lunatics (and I use this in the BEST use of the term) that it was based on. There are so many scenes that actually happened.
Wow, I'm an old man now. Where did those 39 years go so quickly? I do miss those many great actors that have left us. That Lambo will never go out of style! Thank you for posting this video!
Oh man, the same here!! I´ve seen the movie a week ago (on DVD) an my girlfriend (12 years younger) even did'nt know it!! In the first half i thought the same as you. ^^ Kind regards from Germany! ;)
That black Lamborghini says it all. Anyone who sees that thing screaming down the highway with that engine sound , and it doesn't give you the chills ,, you aren't human
I will never turn down an opportunity to watch this movie for the umpteenth time. It will always make me happy... Burt, Dom, Dean, Sammy and Co. all in their glorious prime
Driving from sydney back to gold coast,remembered this song. Told my wife and daughter about it as they never heard it ,my wife laughing as she could see I was enjoying this song while driving. Classic movie and song👊👍
The cast in this movie was incredible, and they were told that the movie would not amount to much by critics. The cast told them that they did not care as they were having a ball making it. That is dedication.
That's the thing working with actors who have already made it. As they are not scared to take a risk on playing a part in a novie which may be panned by critics. If you are an up and coming actor one bad movie can end your career, if you already have made millions you just don't have to care if the movie bombs. It's not that Dean Martin, Burt, Roger and the rest were needing the money. The same thing goes for Clint Eastwood, the 2 movies he made with the ape as his companion were slaughtered by critics,, but Clint and his co stars were in a position that they could take a risk and doing a movie just for fun.
I remember seeing this in theaters when I was a little kid. Loved it ever since. Thanks to Burt, and the Smokey and the Bandit movies, Trans Ams have been my all time favorite car, but man, that Countach is fucking incredible.
1:23 - That's Railroad Pass, just out of Las Vegas, on the way to Boulder. Now that I know that, I recognize every stretch of road they used to film this scene.
Unfortunately the more I’ve watched this and recognize the locations, the more I realize the continuity errors and horrible editing. They literally used the same shot twice from a different camera angle, watch for the RV that shows up twice in the exact same spot.
Heart races every time I hear this intro. Can't watch this movie enough. Reckon it would never been the classic hit it is without this intro and Mr Ray Stevens 😃👍
@@AussieLis3 I was only 5 years old at the time, but every so many years, generational actors are brought together, and those end up some of the best movies with their antics. LOL 😄🤣
Probably the best opening titles to any film. The Countach looks demonic, the music fits perfectly and the sound of that V12 makes the hairs on the back of my arms stand on end.
He's got a few mint songs u forget classy muso and 84 hard to believe. Getting old really suxs who would have said or thought at the time no way flawless gosh scary yikes the 80s are coming half way thru it's 40s u feel it now
Damn! I'm 54 and have to say.... The Lamborghini here with the duel wings is the most beautiful looking car ever made! Might not be as fast as today's Challenger's or exotic supercars but man that car is beautiful!...
Eve n that is questionable. I would like to bet that after the customisation it would nearly top the 200mph. An uncustomised early 80's Countach could easily top the 170mph, changing the pipes would up the power and thats without any engine mods
@@philwatson6659HR rated tires are only good up to 178 MPH. If you want to go faster then that, you need R rated tires, and they are 10x the price and last 1/3 as long.
@@VroodenTheGreat When you can afford a car like that cost, is not a concern, neither is how long the tires will last. Out in AZ and TX, its easy to run 200mph+ speeds with no traffic at all.
THIS is how you make the perfect OP to a movie! The awesome combination of catchy music, action camera shots and the BEST sound any car has ever produced :)
That gear change at the start is so iconic, I listen to it over and over before letting go the rest of the song go. The Lexus LFA has an incredible sound too.
I still remember when I was a little boy, and I used to visit our very, very alcoholic neighbor from time to time, and one time he lend me Cannonball Run in vhs-cassette that he had recorded from TV at some point.. this track always warms my heart, and brings so many good memories into my mind while listening to this. Even in those years in early 90s, many of the older tunes sounded pretty awesome, and they still do...
it was part movie magic as they sped up the film for that effect, In reality a top end 150 mph T/A against a top end 200 Mph Lambo? yea no match at all LOL. I got to drive one when I was 15, my uncle ran an auction in Florida and I got to drive it about 100 feet LOL but I still got to drive it!!! its like sitting in a bathtub and just as hard to get out of
@@brianjosey8113 i gather they're hard to get out of. I was at the lights next to a new lambo and they can take off BETTER than that. It's on my channel about 18 months ago. They're so fast at take off you can barely believe it
I was 9 years old.. I had just sat down with my popcorn in my hand and my drink in the other, the movie started on the big screen and it was quiet in the theatre... thats until the movie started, just like on this RUclips video..Ill never forget the sound from that lambo in that theatre, was soo loud and just wow!!!! 1981!!! RE-START THE VIDEO and CRANK IT UP
All these years I never knew that Ray Stevens sang this. One of my all time favorite movie openings and now after all these years I like it better now that I know who sings it.
Back in the Summer of 81 before going into 5th grade, I went to the movie theater out in the midwest and saw this. Got me to liking fast cars afterward. My dad had a 1979 Mustang 5.0 so this got me to liking fast cars even more. Fast cars and good looking chicks and all star funny cast. One of the best underrated films of 1980s.
What an opening scene! I was probably 9 years old when I saw this in the 80's, in the U.K. The car was just from another planet and the ladies blew my mind and all backed with an amazing song. Who knew a few decades later I'd have driven hot cars and quick bikes on the very roads in this video. Still haven't managed to do them in a black Lambo. That front spoiler is just the coolest. Never say never, so they say.
Sensible Me - Regulations of bumper height, sounds reasonable. Proper Me - It's a bad arse Lambo with two hot chicks, tearing up an Interstate highway. Literally my teenage dream. I've rode high powered motorbikes on that very road. Still waiting for that Lambo moment X It's coming.......
quite a few car importers in the late 1970's installed them on Countaches in order to get them to meet US safety regulations, before Lamborghini themselves started putting bigger bumpers on the US export versions - but a lot of owners removed the factory made giant bumpers because they looked tacky and awkward as hell@@xmo552
All time favorite movie intro. The sound of that Lambo V12 screaming through 12 exhaust tips is just sexy. This movie is what made me fall in love with the Countach
Mid engining the Corvette took away the magic of it, it became an American Ferarri rip off. A massive uncultured V8 in the front, rear wheel drive with vey few driver aids like traction control attached and made of fibreglass made it light. So with the older corvettes it really was a case of FLOOR THE GAS AND HANG ON TO YOUR ASS.
Of course, that’s not actually the sound of the Lambo’s engine, but a Ferrari 365 from 1972! The Lambo didn’t have the deep growl they wanted, so they dubbed it.
The owner of the actual car told that it is all Lambo sound.. they did dub it some places but with its own sound from 12 straight pipes. You cannot record the engine sound from a helikopter, so thats why they had to do i like that in the scenes from the distance.
Watched this as a child in the 80's. My dream car is that Countache. Six carbs on a V12, amazing machine. I am stuck with an F-150 and a BMW for now, but one day I will own one, and I have these movies to thank for this insane desire...
The cars now are so much more powerful. The Countach had about 450 HP, very good for a production car in the 80's. Now the Lambos all push 800+ HP. But I still love the Countach. I believe Lambo revived the Countach recently.
I was once late to the airport and was seriously speeding to get there on time, i was then i was overtaken by like 20+ Countach's and Diablo's which sounded amazing, then to top it all a XJ220 came past at i am guessing somewhere over 170mph+ as i was doing over a 100mph and it came past like i was standing still. They were on some car cruise and were using their cars as they were meant to be used :). That V12 lambo noise always gives me chills such a iconic engine.
Such a classic car based comical film, that never gets old no matter how many times I watch it. Fantastic film .. but so many actors and actresses featured are now all gone from our screens now.
Fantastic opening to a film that I remember fondly when I was growing up. Shocking that the main ensemble cast of Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom Deluise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior and Jack Elam are no longer with us.
The actual Lambo used is still on the road. There is an interesting documentary on here about it being brought and having an extensive restoration project on it. Worth a watch!
Saw cannonball run when it first came out in 1981 when I was 12 years old. I was going to the movies with my then best friend. We were a couple of fanatics about the movies. We talked, read, ate, drank, and slept the movies. And we went to the movies together once a week, every week, from the 1970s-1980s. We saw literally hundreds upon hundreds of movies together. He always chose the movies we went to see. I didnt mind. I loved the movie theatergoing experience in itself. And after seeing our movie, we'd retreat back to his place to watch even more movies on his tv, whatever happened to be airing that afternoon and evening. We tried to see every new movie that came out regardless of the story, genre (he loved horror movies, I preferred comedies), critics reviews, or who starred in it. So, there was no particular reason we went to see Cannonball Run. It just happened to be one of the latest, newest releases to the theaters. It initially got bad reviews mostly, but when I saw it, the theater was packed, and the audience, my friend, and myself thoroughly enjoyed it, laughing all the way through. It's a real fun, crowd pleaser of a movie and was one of the biggest box office hits of the year. Going to the movies in the 1970s-1980s with my best friend is among my most fondest memories of not only my childhood, but my entire life.
I loved watching this movie when it first came out. Now I watch it on DVD with my Great-Niece (5) & Great-Nephew (7) who love these kind of movies today.
One of my favorite lines in this movie was a hilarious 4th wall break. JJ, aka Burt Reynolds is in the plane and he and victor are discussing what car to use. When they land and Victor goes in for beer, JJ turns to the camera and says.... "We could get a black Trans Am......nah, that's been done" Total smokey and the bandit reference since Hal Needham directed that movie too.
Another brilliant Road movie from back in the day,always watched it,many many times,over and over on VHS !!! Sexy,saucy,funny and full of fossil fuel greatness x better days sadly passed,but fondly remembered. 😊👍
netflix: hold my beer also netflix: oh crap why are we losing subscriptions we used only the finest black actors and we got rid of the racist black lamborghini
This movie just gave off the vibe that the actors were not doing it for money, but for fun as well. That makes this movie a classic. Coming up with Roger Moore as a wealthy businessman who thinks he is James Bond, with a different girl next to him in every scene, driving a tricked out Aston is pure genious, as is the fact that they were all making fun of each other with blatant but funny namecalling like "Chocolate Monk" or "Goodyear Blimp" Todays "stars" are always in it for the money, and sexist or rude jokes (even made completely tongue in cheek, without any vile meanings) are a big nono nowadays.
No way could we ever do this now! HollyWOKE no longer has any of the talent required to make such a movie! It's a fact that HollyWOKE has no talent whatsoever left in any way, shape or form! All we can do is sit back and watch it over and over and over again and wonder just where we went wrong.
Gave away my copy of this dvd but couldn't be without this film in my collection so bought another copy,my all time favourite film just because its pure fun,no egos,just hollywood stars having a blast,hope they never attempt a remake
Actually, in a way they have. A movie called "Speed Zone" came out in the early 90's. I read back then that it was a "loose" remake. It was called The Cannonball Run III" in other countries. Only the the actor who plays the Shiek is in the movie, but for a short scene only.
I was a kid watching TV one night in the early 80s and this came on. That opening was the coolest thing I'd ever seen.
Same but in early 90s
It still is!
*Beyond* cool. I prayed Lamborghinis came with girls like them as standard equipment.
Holy cow, that cast is absolutely stacked.
Yep, it honestly coined the term "all star cast", and no other film since has matched it.
@@milk-itand noone was wasted which was the biggest achievement
the second one was stacked even more
...In more ways than one!
HIYOOOO!
THE most Iconic car of ALL TIME !! I had at least 3 posters of one on my wall at ALL times as a kid.
YOU TOO?!?! :D Daaamn nice! The rest in my room was Samantha Foxx... ;)
@@bleppebleppsson1169 No Farrah?
apparently it was a pig to drive and parking was next to impossible. great looking car though
@@bikeny Naaaw... :/
The black Trans Am with gold eagle on the hood from Smokey and the Bandit was to me, the coolest, most beautiful car ever made. It was perfection. Why do they stop making cars like that? My first car was a 1979 blue, two tone, Rally Sport Camaro, with t-tops that I bought used in 1985. Sure the engine overheated after driving it for more than an hour, but damn it looked awesome.
The design of the Countach was from a different planet. It was beyond a car. It was a design icon.
Yes and the year 2024 it still turns heads
@@TonyRomearoundyes as people pass it broke down on the side of the road.
I wanted one so bad when I was a kid!
Miura blew peoples minds. Countach was quite nice. You had to be there.
Probably one is the best beginnings to a movie ever!!!
Whoever was behind the wheel of the Lamborghini, surely did a stellar job...
There is no probably about this 😳
“BALL!”
Probably!? Lol
@@AbrahamLechLacha and and and people pop ppppppppppppp
My first two crushes as a kid. Adrienne Barbeau and that black Lamborghini 😍😍
I notice you didn't say in which order ....
And in 'the fog'...what a woman.. 😊
well, hello there, hot pants, i suppose you dont have a license tucked down in there? lol
The sunrise, the purr of the engine, the music. One word , goosebumps!
I think you may mean the road of the engine. A Lamborghini is not a car that purrs. You are meant hear it and foot to the floor you would from a mile away
I would dare gamble, that this Lambo is the loudest internal combstion engine car in movie history
Mellow Yellow SUN ☀️ Always.
And the girls 😉
The note out of that lambo still sounds as good today as it did 40 years ago - beautiful
2:16 to 2:23 is rhe only time the Lamborghini engine sound is used. The rest is a Ferrari
@@markperry2827 That's a myth. I seent an interview with Hal Needham some years back and he addressed that rumor and said it was all the Lambo but it had 12 damn exhaust pipes on it.
Take it !
So choose..a Tesla or a Lamborghini....I know what I would take!
@@brettpalfrey4665 Tesla 🤮🤮 Lamborghini👍😅
The sound of that engine gets me every time.
When I was a kid in '82 or so this was MIND BLOWING. Along with Convoy and Smokey And The Bandit.
It's 2020 and this intro / film is still mind blowing.
*Hands you a Coors*
@@marcothommen2484 I'll take that even at 5:35am my time haha! Cheers :D
ruclips.net/video/QRLfPTOMbw0/видео.html Sir here is the best.
Same here!
I was 10 years old when I saw this film. VCR's was so expensive back then. Mom would rent a very every 2 weeks and let me rent 4 movies. This was my favorite choice. Must have watched it 10 times before we had to return it. It was so cool to a 10 yr old. Super cool cars, good looking ladies and so funny. Great movies and still own it on vhs and dvd. Yes, I have a vcr. Maybe old school, but I'm still a classic kinda guy. Have my original atari and Nintendo to.
That car sound will never go away, it will out live all of us
Damn, I forgot Ray did this. One of my favorite movies! Hot cars, hot women, and great comedy. Song was perfect too!
You don't watch many movies I see
And based on a real event, the organiser of which (Brock Yates) features in the movie as....the event organiser. In reality, he actually DID drive a Dodge Van made to look like an ambulance, along with his wife in the back as the patient for when they got pulled over by the cops (which actually happened). They were a DNF though sadly, arriving at the finishing point on a flat bed truck having suffered a transmission failure (also referenced in the movie).
When movies were entertainment. Unlike modern agenda driven trash.
Can't make a movie like this nowadays.
fake it ..!
This motion picture will stand the test of time because of all the actors and it was made to be fun.
They do not make them like this anymore! Too bad!
According to Burt Reynolds in an interview about the movie. He said everyone was just having fun the entire time during filming.
It will stand the test of time because of the lunatics (and I use this in the BEST use of the term) that it was based on.
There are so many scenes that actually happened.
@@curtishalcomb3249 yes you can tell from the long bloopers display that everyone was having a good time and getting along well.
The double clutching does it for me every time! All over the place
This is the best intro to any film I’ve ever watched ,seen it a million times ,
Wow, I'm an old man now. Where did those 39 years go so quickly? I do miss those many great actors that have left us. That Lambo will never go out of style! Thank you for posting this video!
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Wythe Trumpet I old(er) too..I know what you mean !
Same here I was 12..👍 😊
Went passed us faster ten they were passing them bears
Oh man, the same here!! I´ve seen the movie a week ago (on DVD) an my girlfriend (12 years younger) even did'nt know it!! In the first half i thought the same as you. ^^ Kind regards from Germany! ;)
I have to admit, this is such a part of my childhood, the opening never fails to bring a tear to my eye, I love this song and movie.
That black Lamborghini says it all. Anyone who sees that thing screaming down the highway with that engine sound , and it doesn't give you the chills ,, you aren't human
AWESOME - I'm 51 yrs old now, when I was a kid this and Gumball Rally was just a dream...Brilliant!!
As a 9yr kid,I instantly Fell in love with Lambo. All because of this Monster.x
i am 54 i still love the movie ,
But Gumball rally was not very good...
So ... 1 million dollars?
I will never turn down an opportunity to watch this movie for the umpteenth time. It will always make me happy... Burt, Dom, Dean, Sammy and Co. all in their glorious prime
These rosary bleeds ?
Love it!!!
@@wayneelyard3863those bleeds there....
Driving from sydney back to gold coast,remembered this song.
Told my wife and daughter about it as they never heard it ,my wife laughing as she could see I was enjoying this song while driving.
Classic movie and song👊👍
This was THE summer blockbuster of 1981 ! What a great feel good movie. Just plain fun.
I loved the anarchist vibe of it.
Yup.😊
First movie I remember was gumball rally then canonball run ,I prefer canon first then gumball
Watched it at the movies and if you were smart you stayed and watched the outtakes at the very end.
That's a bold statement, considering it had "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Escape from New York" and "The Road Warrior" to compete against.... lol
The cast in this movie was incredible, and they were told that the movie would not amount to much by critics. The cast told them that they did not care as they were having a ball making it. That is dedication.
One of the best openings but one of the best movies. You will never see an all star cast Luke this one.
@@allentinari5809 They are pretty common. Mars Attacks. Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Avengers Endgame.
I would have to include "Him" in that.😂
That's the thing working with actors who have already made it.
As they are not scared to take a risk on playing a part in a novie which may be panned by critics.
If you are an up and coming actor one bad movie can end your career, if you already have made millions you just don't have to care if the movie bombs. It's not that Dean Martin, Burt, Roger and the rest were needing the money.
The same thing goes for Clint Eastwood, the 2 movies he made with the ape as his companion were slaughtered by critics,, but Clint and his co stars were in a position that they could take a risk and doing a movie just for fun.
What a car 😍
What a intro
What a film
What a cast
Absolute classic
The noise of that lambo wow
The Countach is a legend. Beautifully proportioned in every way, looks like it’s moving even when it’s standing still.
I remember seeing this in theaters when I was a little kid. Loved it ever since. Thanks to Burt, and the Smokey and the Bandit movies, Trans Ams have been my all time favorite car, but man, that Countach is fucking incredible.
Double-clutching on the upshifts, love it!
Car 42 you've been in pursuit of them for 2 hours. Five minutes more & you'll be in Arizona! It didn't take us that long to catch Dillinger!!!!
Guess your post is for the hearing impaired.
Excuse me! Don't be a Butthead!
and then the car they've been chasing passes them. classic comedy!
Could you post more lines from the video I just watched?
Thanks!
@@geraldfrost4710
Guess your post is for the seeing impaired.
Guess you didn't think that one out, huh?
In the early 90s this Movie was show in the German TV. I saw it 20 times 👍👍 Now I'm 44 years old and would see it again and again 😅
1:23 - That's Railroad Pass, just out of Las Vegas, on the way to Boulder. Now that I know that, I recognize every stretch of road they used to film this scene.
Unfortunately the more I’ve watched this and recognize the locations, the more I realize the continuity errors and horrible editing. They literally used the same shot twice from a different camera angle, watch for the RV that shows up twice in the exact same spot.
You should see it out there now.
Heart races every time I hear this intro. Can't watch this movie enough. Reckon it would never been the classic hit it is without this intro and Mr Ray Stevens 😃👍
And the cast of characters... Big names in the industry. 🤔👍🤗
@@twigs76pc absolutely Brian!! Was just mentally laughing at the scene where Mel Tillis ends up in the pool w the truck. You are so right!
@@AussieLis3 I was only 5 years old at the time, but every so many years, generational actors are brought together, and those end up some of the best movies with their antics. LOL 😄🤣
That V12 tingles my spine 😁
I can't decide between the Trans Am and the Countach
HELP!!!!
Probably the best opening titles to any film. The Countach looks demonic, the music fits perfectly and the sound of that V12 makes the hairs on the back of my arms stand on end.
As many times as I have seen this movie, I never realized it was Ray Stevens singing.
Same!
One of the best films ever. Seriously, what a cast!!!! How good were the 80’s btw? Take me back, please ❤
Ray Stevens is one of the greatest talents of ALL time.
He's got a few mint songs u forget classy muso and 84 hard to believe. Getting old really suxs who would have said or thought at the time no way flawless gosh scary yikes the 80s are coming half way thru it's 40s u feel it now
Love this movie. Definitely a funny one to watch.
The sound of that car still gives me goosebumps 40 years later
Ray Steven's is awesome like Ray Stevens there will never be another cast of stars able to pull off what they did here with cannonball..
Damn! I'm 54 and have to say.... The Lamborghini here with the duel wings is the most beautiful looking car ever made! Might not be as fast as today's Challenger's or exotic supercars but man that car is beautiful!...
Eve n that is questionable. I would like to bet that after the customisation it would nearly top the 200mph. An uncustomised early 80's Countach could easily top the 170mph, changing the pipes would up the power and thats without any engine mods
@@philwatson6659HR rated tires are only good up to 178 MPH. If you want to go faster then that, you need R rated tires, and they are 10x the price and last 1/3 as long.
@@VroodenTheGreat When you can afford a car like that cost, is not a concern, neither is how long the tires will last. Out in AZ and TX, its easy to run 200mph+ speeds with no traffic at all.
Great movies, still watch them and enjoy them. Sad that most of those stars are gone now.
Omg! Can you imagine how much fun it would be to part of this movie
Ahhhhh very god I love this movie😢❤🎉
One of my all time favourite movies and opening scenes. That lambo is just so iconic
Absolutely awesome song and hilarious movie.
80's at it's finest 👌 👏
Another great movie.
THIS is how you make the perfect OP to a movie! The awesome combination of catchy music, action camera shots and the BEST sound any car has ever produced :)
That gear change at the start is so iconic, I listen to it over and over before letting go the rest of the song go. The Lexus LFA has an incredible sound too.
C.o.u.n.t.a.c.h......... 80s retrofuturism. The car of every boy's dream.
The first sound a rev-matched downshift. 👏
I still remember when I was a little boy, and I used to visit our very, very alcoholic neighbor from time to time, and one time he lend me Cannonball Run in vhs-cassette that he had recorded from TV at some point.. this track always warms my heart, and brings so many good memories into my mind while listening to this.
Even in those years in early 90s, many of the older tunes sounded pretty awesome, and they still do...
Wow! It still gives me chills watching that Countach pull away so easily.
that Lambo was toying with those cops, because that Lambo was specifically built for speed and to haul ass
it was part movie magic as they sped up the film for that effect, In reality a top end 150 mph T/A against a top end 200 Mph Lambo? yea no match at all LOL. I got to drive one when I was 15, my uncle ran an auction in Florida and I got to drive it about 100 feet LOL but I still got to drive it!!! its like sitting in a bathtub and just as hard to get out of
@@brianjosey8113 i gather they're hard to get out of. I was at the lights next to a new lambo and they can take off BETTER than that. It's on my channel about 18 months ago. They're so fast at take off you can barely believe it
@@brianjosey8113.... Top speed of a Lambo is 160. It has Major aerodynamic flaws. It looks like it could go really fast, but it can't .
Been listening to Ray Stevens since "Ahab the Arab". I love his music and satire.
Been watching this movie for decades, and never realized that the song was performed by Ray Stevens!🤯
Best intro to a film ever, As a kid that Lambo and Trans chase am used to get me so excited lol. Absolute classic!
I was 9 years old.. I had just sat down with my popcorn in my hand and my drink in the other, the movie started on the big screen and it was quiet in the theatre... thats until the movie started, just like on this RUclips video..Ill never forget the sound from that lambo in that theatre, was soo loud and just wow!!!! 1981!!! RE-START THE VIDEO and CRANK IT UP
All these years I never knew that Ray Stevens sang this. One of my all time favorite movie openings and now after all these years I like it better now that I know who sings it.
Same, had no idea he sang it despite having watched the movies fanatically as a kid and listening to Ray Stevens for years.
This opening still gives me goosebumps.
Back in the Summer of 81 before going into 5th grade, I went to the movie theater out in the midwest and saw this. Got me to liking fast cars afterward. My dad had a 1979 Mustang 5.0 so this got me to liking fast cars even more. Fast cars and good looking chicks and all star funny cast. One of the best underrated films of 1980s.
What an opening scene! I was probably 9 years old when I saw this in the 80's, in the U.K.
The car was just from another planet and the ladies blew my mind and all backed with an amazing song.
Who knew a few decades later I'd have driven hot cars and quick bikes on the very roads in this video.
Still haven't managed to do them in a black Lambo. That front spoiler is just the coolest.
Never say never, so they say.
Front spoiler didn't help aero, it slowed the car down and didn't add downforce. It was only there to meet bumper height regulations for the US.
Sensible Me - Regulations of bumper height, sounds reasonable.
Proper Me - It's a bad arse Lambo with two hot chicks, tearing up an Interstate highway.
Literally my teenage dream. I've rode high powered motorbikes on that very road. Still waiting for that Lambo moment X
It's coming.......
@@michaelross7153
You want this Lambo. I might also...
But there's a Viper I'm chasing.
Good luck to your endeavours.
@@bedlamite42
I'm *pretty sure* the front spoiler was never installed on any real road car, it was just for the movie.
quite a few car importers in the late 1970's installed them on Countaches in order to get them to meet US safety regulations, before Lamborghini themselves started putting bigger bumpers on the US export versions - but a lot of owners removed the factory made giant bumpers because they looked tacky and awkward as hell@@xmo552
V12 engine Note and the fancy front spoiler. Open road bliss.❤
All time favorite movie intro. The sound of that Lambo V12 screaming through 12 exhaust tips is just sexy. This movie is what made me fall in love with the Countach
I was 15 years old. Still remember the theater lights dimming and this opening having everyone stunned. So Cool...
Such a great movie. Love the look and sound of the Pontiac Firebird police car.
The cannon ball run movies ...where my love of tbe Lamborghini countach began, love to hear that big. V 12 sing
Did not realize that Ray Stevens sung this song until today. Fantastic.
It's a good song but that Lamborghini V12 just howling is one of the best noises ever. I could listen to that all day!
As said elsewhere only a Lambo sounds like a Lambo
The Lambo V12 the best sounding European, Outright best sound a floorboarded Chevrolet 350 V8 as found in the 'Vette ZR1 another automotive legend
Mid engining the Corvette took away the magic of it, it became an American Ferarri rip off. A massive uncultured V8 in the front, rear wheel drive with vey few driver aids like traction control attached and made of fibreglass made it light. So with the older corvettes it really was a case of FLOOR THE GAS AND HANG ON TO YOUR ASS.
Of course, that’s not actually the sound of the Lambo’s engine, but a Ferrari 365 from 1972! The Lambo didn’t have the deep growl they wanted, so they dubbed it.
The owner of the actual car told that it is all Lambo sound.. they did dub it some places but with its own sound from 12 straight pipes. You cannot record the engine sound from a helikopter, so thats why they had to do i like that in the scenes from the distance.
Remember my dad renting this on VHS and we were just blown away.
So many stars in one fun-filled movie.
I love this movie.
THANK YOU! I forgot how much I liked this movie from start to finish.
Holy moly Ray made this song!?! My Childhood is all wrapped up in a Ray Steven’s bow.
Watched this as a child in the 80's. My dream car is that Countache. Six carbs on a V12, amazing machine. I am stuck with an F-150 and a BMW for now, but one day I will own one, and I have these movies to thank for this insane desire...
Naaaw ya won’t. Not unless Trump gets back in.
@@Jwdude123 Thanks, you brought me out of dreamland...
OMG it's Countach, please leave now.
Probably best left as a fantasy - I hear the quality control makes 1st gen Tesla's look like mechanic-driven Lexus
The cars now are so much more powerful. The Countach had about 450 HP, very good for a production car in the 80's. Now the Lambos all push 800+ HP. But I still love the Countach. I believe Lambo revived the Countach recently.
Lost count(ach) how many times ive watched this film, love it!
This movie was loaded with stars
Thats right
Cannonball run 2 was stacked even more!!
cannonball run II had even more stars.......twice as many, thats for sure, but my fave is the first one.
What a collection of talent in one movie. 👍
That V12 is a musical instrument in it's own right!
What a time it was to be young in this country growing up with classic movies like this in the early 80s !!!...
hell this is my all time favorite movies and didn't have a clue it was ray Steven
Same here
@@eligebrown8998 I don't know why I just always assumed it was Mel Tillis
I was once late to the airport and was seriously speeding to get there on time, i was then i was overtaken by like 20+ Countach's and Diablo's which sounded amazing, then to top it all a XJ220 came past at i am guessing somewhere over 170mph+ as i was doing over a 100mph and it came past like i was standing still. They were on some car cruise and were using their cars as they were meant to be used :).
That V12 lambo noise always gives me chills such a iconic engine.
Such a classic car based comical film, that never gets old no matter how many times I watch it. Fantastic film .. but so many actors and actresses featured are now all gone from our screens now.
that line, "it didn't take us this long to catch Dillinger" lol
Yup… ROFL
I swear that radio voice sounds like John Wayne
Fantastic opening to a film that I remember fondly when I was growing up. Shocking that the main ensemble cast of Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom Deluise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior and Jack Elam are no longer with us.
10 when this movie came out and it was just fantastic
RIP to all the Stars of this fun & funny movie.
Thank you for uploading
oh! the note of that car going through the gears! it makes my hair stand up! song is great compliment.
Best movie intro of all time
The actual Lambo used is still on the road. There is an interesting documentary on here about it being brought and having an extensive restoration project on it. Worth a watch!
Great group of world class actors along with the stunning sound track.
Saw cannonball run when it first came out in 1981 when I was 12 years old.
I was going to the movies with my then best friend. We were a couple of fanatics about the movies. We talked, read, ate, drank, and slept the movies. And we went to the movies together once a week, every week, from the 1970s-1980s. We saw literally hundreds upon hundreds of movies together. He always chose the movies we went to see. I didnt mind. I loved the movie theatergoing experience in itself. And after seeing our movie, we'd retreat back to his place to watch even more movies on his tv, whatever happened to be airing that afternoon and evening.
We tried to see every new movie that came out regardless of the story, genre (he loved horror movies, I preferred comedies), critics reviews, or who starred in it. So, there was no particular reason we went to see Cannonball Run. It just happened to be one of the latest, newest releases to the theaters.
It initially got bad reviews mostly, but when I saw it, the theater was packed, and the audience, my friend, and myself thoroughly enjoyed it, laughing all the way through. It's a real fun, crowd pleaser of a movie and was one of the biggest box office hits of the year.
Going to the movies in the 1970s-1980s with my best friend is among my most fondest memories of not only my childhood, but my entire life.
Now I know why that voice singing sounded familiar. Had no idea. Best opening chase ever and great song
Just a iconic car this, had a poster on the wall of it. Great movie 😊🇳🇴☕
I loved watching this movie when it first came out. Now I watch it on DVD with my Great-Niece (5) & Great-Nephew (7) who love these kind of movies today.
One of my favorite lines in this movie was a hilarious 4th wall break.
JJ, aka Burt Reynolds is in the plane and he and victor are discussing what car to use. When they land and Victor goes in for beer, JJ turns to the camera and says....
"We could get a black Trans Am......nah, that's been done"
Total smokey and the bandit reference since Hal Needham directed that movie too.
He doesnt turn to the camera the way I remember it
@@Tommyblueeyes he's kind of looking towards the camera
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@@pdennis93 he breaks the 4th wall anyway lol...and ooohh ohh an Ice cream truck! cos doms father drove an ice cream truck in the 40s
He's done that in several of his movies.
There is a guy wearing a Bandit jacket and driving a TA near the end of this movie.
When they are all standing together
As a little kid, I loved everything about this intro and movie. Burt will always be the man! Go Noles!
They dont make movies with this ‘feel’ anymore. Awesome!
They don’t make movies that are pure fun anymore.
@@martinjrgensen8234 Yea a lot of action and death these days in the theaters 🎭. A strong soundtrack helps and of course great cinematography
❤❤You have got to love the sound of a Lamborghini ❤❤
Another brilliant Road movie from back in the day,always watched it,many many times,over and over on VHS !!! Sexy,saucy,funny and full of fossil fuel greatness x better days sadly passed,but fondly remembered. 😊👍
A lot of legendary stars in this movie. I don't believe we could duplicate a movie like that today.
We’ll never have the stars we had back then
No one would let you make this today or convoy or smokey and the bandit
netflix: hold my beer
also netflix: oh crap why are we losing subscriptions we used only the finest black actors and we got rid of the racist black lamborghini
This movie just gave off the vibe that the actors were not doing it for money, but for fun as well.
That makes this movie a classic.
Coming up with Roger Moore as a wealthy businessman who thinks he is James Bond, with a different girl next to him in every scene, driving a tricked out Aston is pure genious, as is the fact that they were all making fun of each other with blatant but funny namecalling like "Chocolate Monk" or "Goodyear Blimp"
Todays "stars" are always in it for the money, and sexist or rude jokes (even made completely tongue in cheek, without any vile meanings) are a big nono nowadays.
No way could we ever do this now! HollyWOKE no longer has any of the talent required to make such a movie! It's a fact that HollyWOKE has no talent whatsoever left in any way, shape or form! All we can do is sit back and watch it over and over and over again and wonder just where we went wrong.
I literally just picked up the DVD from Walmart and watched it for the first time in years last night!
Gave away my copy of this dvd but couldn't be without this film in my collection so bought another copy,my all time favourite film just because its pure fun,no egos,just hollywood stars having a blast,hope they never attempt a remake
Actually, in a way they have. A movie called "Speed Zone" came out in the early 90's. I read back then that it was a "loose" remake. It was called The Cannonball Run III" in other countries. Only the the actor who plays the Shiek is in the movie, but for a short scene only.
Love Ray Stevens music
I had NO IDEA Ray did this beginning song!!
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