The Cannonball Run (1981) This comedy movie brings Burt Reynolds, Sir Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and an all-star cast to the starting line of the ultimate auto race, a madcap cross-country scramble that roars full-speed ahead. This action-comedy was inspired by an actual event: the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an anything goes, all-stops-out, and very much illegal, competition that has grown to legendary proportions within the last ten years. ??Murray Chapman Awards: 1 win & 2 nominationsBudget: $18,000,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $72,179,579Soundtrack: Cannonball (Written by Ray Stevens (as R. Stevens))