(
Burt Reynolds) as J.J. McClure takes off across the country again in this rickety sequel to
Cannonball Run. A sheik has offered $1,000,000 to the first driver to reach a destination in Connecticut from Redondo Beach, California, inspiring J.J. and others to go for the gold. With cameos from more name performers than any dozen films together, (
Frank Sinatra and the rat pack,
Telly Savalas,
Susan Anton,
Shirley MacLaine,
Jackie Chan,
Sid Caesar,
Marilu Henner,
Catherine Bach, etc., etc., etc.), the movie becomes a pastiche and is executed as though no rehearsals were required, or ever happened. A disparate group of people racing to get a lot of money was first successfully exploited in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, a much better film, and with just as many cameos, in fact. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide