So, what was the rating? Exactly the same - PG. Humor and taste must not be programmed into the MPAA's criteria. All the PG means I guess, is that there aren't any naked ladies. But let's not get started on ratings. What I meant to say, before interrupting myself, is that although we are all going to have the greatest difficulty even remembering the name of "The Gumball Rally" in three months' time, it is a pleasant, slick, inoffensive entertainment.
It contains some difficult and well-coordinated stunt driving. It has a fairly good cast. And it never makes you want to flee the theater. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Susan Flannery as Alice. Norman Burton as Roscoe. Harvey Jason as Lapchick. Nicholas Pryor Prof.
Samuel Graves - Cobra Team as Prof. Samuel Graves - Cobra Team. Rod Colbin Sheriff as Sheriff. Charles Bail. Leon Capetanos screenplay story Charles Bail story. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. A group of people from different backgrounds have one thing in common: when they hear the world "gumball" whispered by one of the others, they know that it's time for the Gumball Rally: a no-holds barred, secret, winner-take-all rally across the USA.
It's a hilarious coast-to-coast, mile-an-hour, go-for-broke, outrageous road race with the world's most expensive cars. And it's all just for glory and a gumball machine. Did you know Edit. 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. Crazy credits Linda Vaughn Emergency Plan Alpha. User reviews 45 Review. Top review. Whenever this film is on TV, I always go out of my way to watch it.
You might be interested in the price tag of such a vehicle, a cool In the last 18 years and 17 rallies held, Gumball caravan has visited 38 countries on four continents and covered millions of miles. Some rallies, like the event were held on three continents.
The Gumball started in Europe continued in Asia and finished in America. Since Gumball is so much fun and every event has a different route, it is a quite unique experience which can never be repeated. That is why a lot of participants are returning and entering year after year, regardless of costs. He has covered over 50, miles on Gumball and has been a part of the legend from the very start.
From the very beginning of the Gumball saga, celebrities were a big part of the event. First as attendees of wild parties which marked the start or the end of the rally, but soon as the participants. From , celebrity participants included famous actors, fashion designers, reality TV stars, musicians, models, athletes and much more. It is less known that the first couple of rallies in the early s were very competitive and the Gumballers really raced each other on public highways.
Winning a Gumball rally was considered a big achievement and it meant that you were not only the fastest but also lucky enough not to crash or get arrested. The competitive aspect of the Gumball has been abandoned after tragic events of the rally. Since those teams were highly competitive and planned to drive flat out, they were in constant danger of being stopped or arrested by the police. However, advanced electronic equipment helped them know where the radars are, are there any police cars following them or if their speeding has been reported.
Before the rally became a popular and highly publicized event, speeding Gumball participants were often arrested, of course, if they got caught. Sometimes, celebrity drivers were involved, like Michael Madsen who got arrested in Belgium in As expected, fast cars and a full dose of adrenaline after a night of partying can result with skidding off the road and Gumball had its share of crashes. Sometimes, very serious accidents with injuries happened and participants were rushed to the hospital.
Fortunately, no Gumballer has ever died as a result of rally crash. Among many crashes, one of the most interesting ones happened in near Novi Sad, Serbia when a Rolls Royce Phantom crashed into a highway barrier.
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