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Chewing Gum Rallye

Original title: The Gumball Rally
  • 1976
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.7K
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Raul Julia, Norman Burton, Susan Flannery, Harvey Jason, Steven Keats, Joanne Nail, Tricia O'Neil, Nicholas Pryor, Lázaro Pérez, Michael Sarrazin, Walter R. Smith, Wally Taylor, and Linda Vaughn in Chewing Gum Rallye (1976)
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An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.An eclectic group of people takes part in a secret, and illegal, cross country road race.

  • Director
    • Charles Bail
  • Writers
    • Leon Capetanos
    • Charles Bail
  • Stars
    • Michael Sarrazin
    • Tim McIntire
    • Raul Julia
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    4.7K
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    • Director
      • Charles Bail
    • Writers
      • Leon Capetanos
      • Charles Bail
    • Stars
      • Michael Sarrazin
      • Tim McIntire
      • Raul Julia
    • 49User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Michael Sarrazin
    Michael Sarrazin
    • Michael Bannon - Cobra Team
    Tim McIntire
    Tim McIntire
    • Steve 'Smitty' Smith - Ferrari Team
    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • 'Franco'
    Norman Burton
    Norman Burton
    • Lieutenant Roscoe
    • (as Normann Burton)
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Gibson - Camaro Team
    John Durren
    John Durren
    • Ace Preston…
    Susan Flannery
    Susan Flannery
    • Alice - Porsche Team
    Harvey Jason
    Harvey Jason
    • Lapchik the Mad Hungarian - Kawasaki
    Steven Keats
    Steven Keats
    • Kandinsky - Dodge Team
    Joanne Nail
    Joanne Nail
    • Jane - Porsche Team
    J. Pat O'Malley
    J. Pat O'Malley
    • Barney Donahue - Mercedes Team
    Tricia O'Neil
    Tricia O'Neil
    • Angie - Rolls Royce
    Lázaro Pérez
    • Jose - Rolls Royce
    • (as Lazaro Perez)
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team
    Vaughn Taylor
    Vaughn Taylor
    • Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
    Wally Taylor
    • Avila - Dodge Team
    Colleen Camp
    Colleen Camp
    • Franco's Date
    Rod Colbin
    • Sheriff
    • Director
      • Charles Bail
    • Writers
      • Leon Capetanos
      • Charles Bail
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    User reviews49

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    7wlb

    If you are a gear head....

    Just seeing these cars when in 1976 they were still "cheap" enough to not simply be garage queens - a Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster, 427 Cobra, Ferrari Daytona Spyder, E-Type Jag...

    This is based loosely on a true race, Brock Yate's original Cannon Ball Run - in which, if I am not mistaken, was in 1971 and like the movie, left Manhattan but ended up in Redondo Beach. Yates and Dan Gurney won in a Ferrari Daytona Coupe at 35:54, and surprisingly a Chevy Van was second some 50 minutes later.

    Like the actual race there was some contestants who had a specially rigged van with a huge gas tank that was supposed to take them across the country without need for a fill up - nothing said on bathroom breaks.

    If you are looking for a movie with some deep social message this isn't the one but if you like cars (and listening to the wonderful noises of the Cobra and Ferrari) this is the movie...
    7woofthebark

    Great Driving Scenes

    The driving sequences through the early mourning streets of New York City are some of the best I have ever seen. There are no camera tricks. The drivers really are launching those incredible cars around the corners at full throttle. The movie is worth watching just for the incredible driving. So few films do it correctly, fortunately this is not one of those films.
    nomercy

    Made me drool for the cars, and cheer for the antics

    This is the ultimate anti-Ralph Nader movie.

    This movie should be must-see at driving schools, to show drivers-to-be the difference between pointing a car and actually DRIVING.

    This movie truly has a sense of humor, as anyone who has owned a sports car can tell you.

    From the classic "Lucas-the prince-of-darkness" electrical system of the Jaguar, to the (much cheered by us European car buffs) "corvette incident" (I do not want to give it away).

    My favourite is, of course, the motorcyclist, who, if I recall correctly, does not say anything at all during the movie, but steals the show when he is on.

    Great fun and several levels above the later copycat "Cannonball Run" series.

    Particularly liked by good drivers with a sense of humour.
    roarshock

    The film that best captures the pure joy of open-road driving.

    So, you've just spent thousands of dollars on a new home entertainment center and you want to take it for a spin around the block... what movie do you watch? 'Gumball Rally' would be a lovely choice. It's pure simple fun filled with raw visceral sights and sounds. Leave the serious films till later, this one will make you feel you've gotten your money's worth. Capturing the heart and soul of the real life "Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash" of the '70s, it's the tale of an unofficial, illegal, recurring race from New York to Los Angeles... anything goes. And what goes? Lapchick, the Mad Hungarian, trying to spend 36 hours non-stop on a motorcycle; a van filled with hundreds of gallons of fuel so they don't have to delay for fuel stops; Raul Julia as the Italian race driver Franco and his famous first rule of Italian driving. And in that over-filmed concrete gully known as the LA River there is the BEST sequence ever shot there when a Ferrari Daytona duels with a 427 Cobra... they didn't rely simply on trick shots and undercranked cameras, often the cars were really driven to their limits. Forget the later, far inferior 'Cannonball' movies; the 'Gumball' people actually knew their cars, and they'll have you craving a powerful engine, a full tank of gas, and the open road.
    7witster18

    Best of the genre

    Upon first view.. one will chuckle at the 70's production value in the opening sequence.

    Get past that.

    Gumball is the best of the cross-country race genre. Much better than any film in the Cannonball series. Why? For one...It's just as funny. Filled with some great lines and chock full of fantastic car sequences. Turning the speakers up may make it sound like you are at a Busch race. Raul Julia steals the show as far as the characters. Every moment that he's on the screen you'll have a smile from ear to ear.

    "55 is unsafe....it's slow enough to make you think you're safe....but it's fast enough to kill you" Many scenes were shot at breathtaking speeds WITH THE ACTUAL ACTORS....this really adds to the realism... and overall, every car sequence is eye-popping. Where the 70's production value detracts from the film in the opening sequence....it actually helps in others...like when it adds a lightheartedness to the absolutely awesome downstretch in the waterways with the music....and of course the cars making music to automobile fans...Ferrari Daytona zipping....427 cobra roaring... steam from the water flying off the engine block.

    The actors had fun making this one...and I had fun watching...all 20 some odd times.

    shhhhhhhh..... ..........GUMBALL! 71/100

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    • Trivia
      The actors do their own driving.
    • Goofs
      The Cobra has visible front-end damage when it is on the interstate towards the end of the race. In the waterways, the front end is intact.
    • Quotes

      Franco: And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving.

      [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car]

      Franco: What's-a behind me is not important.

    • Crazy credits
      Linda Vaughn ... Emergency Plan Alpha
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood's Hottest Car Chases (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Santa Lucia
      (uncredited)

      Words by Teodoro Cottrau

      Music by Teodoro Cottrau

      Performed by Raul Julia

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Carrera de locos
    • Filming locations
      • Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • First Artists
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 47m(107 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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