The Gumball Rally
Columbia-Warner Distributors | Release Date: July 28, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
0
Negative:
4
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Gumball Rally is an easily forgettable entertainment, but at least it has a certain amount of class. "Cannonball" was straight exploitation. Read full review
30
The New York TimesRichard Eder
After they all start off, and once you get used to the rather handsome speeding-car effects, which is soon, the movie seems to be nothing but one long exhaust pipe. There is only so much that can be done with scenes of cars passing each other. Read full review
30
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Pitched at cartoon level, with a bizarre collection of speed enthusiasts crudely taking care of the comedy, it relies almost exclusively on the exceptional stunt work, the plot only occasionally dropping into first gear for some boring and irrelevant dramatic stuff. Read full review
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Gumball Rally is a silly forced, one-note and strident comedy about a cross-country auto race by a bunch of formula-kooky characters. Former stunt coordinator Chuck Bail produced and directed but he didn't have much of a plot. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
It's a one-joke film that's stretched well beyond its welcome. Read full review
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