The Cannonball Run
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The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action-comedy film about an illegal cross-country car race, known for its ensemble cast of major stars and its blend of high-speed stunts and slapstick humor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cannonball Run canonical | 3 |
| Cannonball Run | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8545900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Cannonball Run Context triple: [Farrah Fawcett, notableWork, The Cannonball Run]
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A.
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II is a 1984 ensemble comedy film and sequel to The Cannonball Run, featuring a star-studded cast in a cross-country car race filled with slapstick humor and outrageous stunts.
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B.
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action-comedy film about a charismatic trucker and his partner racing to illegally transport beer across state lines while being pursued by a relentless sheriff.
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C.
Hollywood Stunt Driver
Hollywood Stunt Driver is a live-action stunt show at Warner Bros. Movie World featuring high-speed car chases, precision driving, and cinematic special effects.
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D.
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film starring Tom Cruise as a hotshot NASCAR driver navigating rivalry, romance, and personal redemption on the stock-car racing circuit.
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E.
Life in the Fast Lane
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a 1976 hard rock song by the Eagles, known for its driving guitar riff and lyrics depicting the excess and hedonism of 1970s Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cannonball Run Target entity description: The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action-comedy film about an illegal cross-country car race, known for its ensemble cast of major stars and its blend of high-speed stunts and slapstick humor.
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A.
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II is a 1984 ensemble comedy film and sequel to The Cannonball Run, featuring a star-studded cast in a cross-country car race filled with slapstick humor and outrageous stunts.
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B.
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action-comedy film about a charismatic trucker and his partner racing to illegally transport beer across state lines while being pursued by a relentless sheriff.
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C.
Hollywood Stunt Driver
Hollywood Stunt Driver is a live-action stunt show at Warner Bros. Movie World featuring high-speed car chases, precision driving, and cinematic special effects.
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D.
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film starring Tom Cruise as a hotshot NASCAR driver navigating rivalry, romance, and personal redemption on the stock-car racing circuit.
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E.
Life in the Fast Lane
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a 1976 hard rock song by the Eagles, known for its driving guitar riff and lyrics depicting the excess and hedonism of 1970s Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeSuccess | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adrienne Barbeau
NERFINISHED
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Brock Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ Burt Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dom DeLuise NERFINISHED ⓘ Farrah Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamie Farr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Tillis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael C. Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Hal Needham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James R. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s cinema ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle |
Aston Martin DB5
NERFINISHED
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Ferrari 308 GTS NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamborghini Countach NERFINISHED ⓘ Subaru GL 4WD hatchback NERFINISHED ⓘ ambulance ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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action comedy ⓘ comedy ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Cannonball Run II
NERFINISHED
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Speed Zone! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Brock Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
J. J. McClure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Prinzim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Al Capps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast of major stars
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high-speed car stunts ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An ensemble of eccentric teams compete in an illegal cross-country car race using outrageous vehicles and tactics to win. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Burt Reynolds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dom DeLuise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Albert S. Ruddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | June 19, 1981 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtime | 95 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| writer |
Brock Yates
NERFINISHED
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Hal Needham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cannonball Run Description of subject: The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action-comedy film about an illegal cross-country car race, known for its ensemble cast of major stars and its blend of high-speed stunts and slapstick humor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cannonball Run