Hal Needham
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Lunchtime Movie Review
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Twentieth Century Fox released The Cannonball Run to theaters on June 19, 1981. Hal Needham directed the film starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, and Farrah Fawcett.
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
Based on a real cross-country car race that ran for several years in the 1970’s from Darien, Connecticut to Redondo Beach, California, The Cannonball Run, is simple; drive fast, don’t stop, and never ever let the po-pos pull you over.
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Rad (1986)
Rad, otherwise known as Paperboy: The Movie, is a film about dreams and America’s favorite pastime: montages.
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The War Wagon (1967)
The War Wagon begins in the latter half of the 1800’s. Rancher Taw Jackson returns to his hometown after being in prison for three years.
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Lunchtime Movie Review
Rad (1986)
TriStar Pictures released Rad on March 21, 1986. Hal Needham directed film starring Bart Conner, Lori Loughlin, and Bill Allen.
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Sunday Seconds with the Duke
The War Wagon (1967)
Universal Pictures released The War Wagon to theaters on May 27, 1967. Burt Kennedy directed the western starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, and Howard Keel.
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Once upon a time, truckers were as cool as the Kardashians, and the ‘Kim’ of the group was one Bo Darville, a trucking-legend-for-hire known as the Bandit, played by Burt Reynolds.
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Universal Pictures released Smokey and the Bandit on May 27, 1977. Hal Needham directed the film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jerry Reed.
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LTMR Hindsight: June 1982
For our second episode of LTMR Hindsight, we look back thirty years to June 1982. A month considered by some to be the single greatest month of film releases ever. June 1982 saw the film debuts of Kirstie Alley and Drew Barrymore.
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