A star vehicle for the in-fashion Burt Reynolds, this tale of
an illegal cross-country car race featured Ferrari-driving priests,
martial arts expert Jackie Chan, and Roger Moore doing a parody
of his 007 character.
It was among the top grossing films of 1981 and went on to spawn
a sequel featuring cameos from Telly Savalas, Frank Sinatra, and
Shirley MacLaine.
The film may also be responsible for encouraging a generation of
car thieves to develop a taste for Subarus.
