Speed Zone! (1989)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Jim Drake

Writer (WGA):

Michael Short (written by)

Release Date:

21 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action

Tagline:

A comedy that's over the limit and beyond the law!

Plot:

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except...

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Train | Racing | Car Chase | Driving Lesson

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

John Candy	...	Charlie Cronan
Donna Dixon	...	Tiffany
Matt Frewer	...	Alec Stewart
Joe Flaherty	...	Vic DeRubis
Tim Matheson	...	Jack O'Neill
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Heather Scott
Melody Anderson	...	Lea Roberts
Shari Belafonte	...	Margaret
Brian George	...	Valentino Rosatti
Art Hindle	...	Flash
Dick Smothers	...	Nelson van Sloan
Tom Smothers	...	Randolph van Sloan
Peter Boyle	...	Police Chief Spiro T. Edsel
Don Lake	...	Whitman
John Schneider	...	Donato

Also Known As:

Cannonball Fever (Australia)
Cannonball Run III (Canada: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:6 (f) | Norway:11 | USA:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Lachute, Québec, Canada

Company:

Entcorp Communications

Trivia:

In Los Angeles, Valentino uses Lucille Ball's house as a navigational reference. He navigates with a map to the stars' homes. Lucille Ball died less than a week after the movie openned.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When the cop is behind the Lamborghini on the trailer, they enter Missouri. The driver says "now that we're out of Iowa, you're out of your jurisdiction." I-70 does not go through Iowa.

Quotes:

Mr. Benson: What's this? A Volvo? A Volvo! Pass it! Pass it, pass it!
[winds down window]
Mr. Benson: Why don't you go back to Sweden, ya bunch of yodellers!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Duel (1971) (TV)

Very nice if you're into cars.

I've seen this movie for the first time when I was a kid. I loved it then, and I love it even today. Strictly speaking as a movie, this one isn't very good. But if you like nice exotic cars, than this is one movie you really must see. It's supposed to be a continuation of the Cannonball Run movies with Burt Reynolds, but it has a very different style. In the first 2 movies you also get very weird cars such as an ambulance, but in this movie you only see exotic sports cars (Jaguar, Lamborghini, BMW, Ferrari, ...). Try it, and judge for yourself...