Some fun gags in here, but sadly, no big names. my guess is they had a tiny little budget, and as TCM points out, it was directed by Charles Bail, whose specialty was actually stunts. and who better to direct a car race than a stunt guy? From New York to Los Angeles, and they are all trying to beat last year's time of just over 34 hours. a couple familiar names... Michael Sarazzin had worked with Streisand. Gary Busey. Raul Julia had won an emmy and a golden globe. many of the things we see happen here will be seen again in Smoky and the Bandit, about a year later. Gumball was from Warner Brothers, while "Bandit" was from Universal. of course, the Great Race was first, back in 1965, also from Warner Brothers. Gumball is pretty good. pretty low key.
Review of The Gumball Rally
