Cannonball Run Bloopers

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So I was at work the other day and somebody said: "These bleeds?" And it struck me that that phrase has been a part of my vocabulary for a very long time. If you don't know what I'm talking about - then you need to go rent or otherwise obtain The Cannonball Run. Why? Because it is the perhaps the best example of Hollywood as I like to think of it. A bunch of lucky idiots having fun. The bloopers down below illustrate that perfectly.

The Cannonball Run has a goofy premise, a goofy story, and goofy characters. Everyone basically dicked around the entire time, and it is still immensely satisfying. It's not the A-List of Hollywood for its time. In fact, it seems more like it is everyone who used to go to Burt's pool parties. Like they all sat around one day and thought up the whole thing while Dom DeLuise did...cannonballs.

I don't think this kind of movie could get made now. And that's sad. I guess the closest thing we have are the Ocean's movies, but they don't have a funny fat guy or a funny old guy in them. And everyone is too busy being pretty to dick around a lot. At least, that's my impression. Maybe if they did a blooper reel at the end (like the one below that gave the world 'These bleeds?') people would like them more. I know I would. Because I also know if you said 'These Bleeds?' to George Clooney or Matt Damon, they would know EXACTLY what you were talking about.

Cannonball Run Bloopers