Hong Kong Synopsis
“The annual Trans-American outlaw road race – A cross country demolition derby without rules!”
Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which there are no rules, no speed limits and no heed for the law. En route, Buckman jockeys with an international ensemble of racers for a $100,000 purse. But there are none more important than Cade Redman, his direct competition for a guaranteed spot on the elite Modern Motors racing team.
The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window
38 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cannonball sits at position #28.
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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cannonball premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $8K per minute on screen and earned $16K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #692 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #442 of 516 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United States of America, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | German, English |
| Production Companies | New World Pictures, Cross Country, Harbor Productions, Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | July 6, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0074279 |