Cannonball Run II is a 1983 American action comedy film[4] starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest.

To make sure his "Royal Ulcer" does not prevent him from winning, the Sheik hires Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing, who teamed with J.J. McClure and Victor Prinzi in the first race as his in-car physician.

They catch the attention of Betty and Veronica, who are dressed as nuns for a musical, but remain in character and hitch a ride with J.J. and Victor when they think the guys could become overnight millionaires.

In a red Lamborghini (white at first) with "two great-looking chicks in it" (as the cops chasing them continually say) is the duo of Jill Rivers and Marcie Thatcher.

Another team in a Cadillac Fleetwood is accompanied by an orangutan who has a penchant for destructive behavior, giving elderly ladies the middle finger and kissing people.

[15] Roger Ebert awarded the film one half star out of four, calling it "one of the laziest insults to the intelligence of moviegoers that I can remember.

The cross-country road race in "Cannonball Run II" takes place mostly off camera in a pedestrian animation sequence by Ralph Bakshi.

[18] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "if you bother to submit yourself to "Cannonball Run II" and happen to go the distance, be sure to stay for the end credits, the funniest part of the picture by far.

As they unroll on the left of the screen, we're treated to a series of bloopers showing the stars breaking each other up during shooting, blowing one take after another.

From the start it was clear enough that the cast was having a ball, but for the most part the material is so puerile that the film is that familiar instance of the actors having more fun than we are.

"[19] Janet Maslin of The New York Times called the film "an endless string of cameo performances from a cast whose funny participants are badly outnumbered and whose television roots are unmistakable.

"[20] Kathleen Carroll of the New York Daily News gave the film only a single star out of a possible four, writing: "Cannonball Run II", which once again features Burt Reynolds as that completely forgettable character—car-crazy J.J. McClure—is such a disgraceful mess that it looks more like a rolling cocktail party than an actual movie.

The cast is full of familiar faces, some of which, sad to say, appear to be in dire need of the services of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.

Burt even managed to persuade the rich-and famous members of the Hollywood Rat Pack to show up for this worthless comedy which, like "Cannonball Run," attempts to keep pace with cheating competitors in a cross-country automobile race.

Sammy Davis Jr., Martin's favorite sidekick, is allowed to wear his most expensive jewelry even in those tasteless scenes in which he's masquerading as a priest.

Shirley MacLaine, who, along with Marilu Henner, plays a footloose member of a backroad touring company of "The Sound of Music," poses as a demure nun before stripping off her habit and exposing her shapely gams.

[21] Rick Lyman of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "if Cannonball Run II is more amusing than Stroker Ace—and it is—it's only because you can appreciate its vulgarity in a state of open-mouthed, morbid fascination.

Robert S. Cauthorn of The Arizona Daily Star said it "accomplishes the difficult feat of being more obnoxious and mindless than the first; It's as much fun as going to your mechanic for a tuneup and being told that you need an engine overhaul.

"[23] John Lankford of the Tucson Citizen praised the location shooting, but remarked that "whatever tiny spark of life that made the first 'Cannonball' work at all is missing in action here.