Underplayed Gems

Speed Zone! (1989)

Speed Zone! poster
Original title
Speed Zone
Directed by
Jim Drake
Genre
comedy film, action film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 93 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Organizers of an illegal cross-country car race need to find new drivers after the previous racers get arrested. A group of eccentric contestants then compete in the wild, high-speed event.

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What happens

Speed Zone (also known as Cannonball Run III, Cannonball Fever, One for the Money, Speedzone Fever, Cannonball Run III: Speed Zone, and Cannonball Run III: One for the Money) is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash). The film is the third and final installment of the Cannonball Run trilogy and a sequel to The Cannonball Run (1981) and Cannonball Run II (1983). The plot follows the race sponsors, who must line up new contestants after the previous racers are all arrested before the race begins. The film stars four alumni of SCTV: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and Don Lake. The cast also includes Donna Dixon, Matt Frewer, Tim Matheson, Mimi Kuzyk, Melody Anderson, Shari Belafonte, Dick and Tom Smothers, Peter Boyle, Alyssa Milano, John Schneider, Brooke Shields, Michael Spinks, Lee Van Cleef, Harvey Atkin, Brian George, Art Hindle, Louis Del Grande, Carl Lewis and Richard Petty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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