Real Life 'Wacky Races'

Last updated: 03/11/2006 - 10:04

Inspired by classic 70's roadrace movie The Cannonball Run, 150 drivers in 150 supercars cover 3000 miles of the US of A.

Gumball 3000 The Movie

Watch the rich and famous flooring their Ferraris and Lamborghinis! Watch blown out engines and burnt out tyres! Watch out witted US cops - and a few remarkably helpful highway patrolmen - and a few high speed chases!

Watch the world’s coolest car race Gumball 3000, captured on film for the first time ever and available to own now, on DVD.

"If you’ve seen the film The Cannonball Run...it’s kinda like that!" - Johnny Knoxville (MTV's Jackass).

San Francisco

Gumball 3000 is a definite must for everyone who loves fast cars, women, parties and breaking every rule in the book! Documenting last year’s amazing 3000 mile race across America from San Francisco to Miami, Gumball 3000 follows the cast of 300 characters pushing their high-performance cars to the absolute limit including;

Supermodel Jodie Kidd and skateboarding 'god' Tony Hawk behind the wheels of thier respective Dodge Vipers

  • Star of MTV's Jackass’s Ryan Dunn in a (rented) Hertz Rental Cadillac

  • Skateboarding god Tony Hawk also opting for a Dodge Viper

  • MTV’s notorious Cuban Brothers in their Cadillac

  • Dr Evil and a bevy of beauties driving a gaggle (well what exactly is the proper collective noun for this car - a drool?) of Lamborghini Murcielagos


  • As the whole DVD is inspired by the 1970’s Cannonball Run film, it is only fitting that Gumball 3000 (the movie) is narrated by the original gumballer himself, ladies and gentlemen, your legendary compere: Mr. Burt Reynolds.

    See for yourself that the wildest tales about this cult race are true:

  • Speeds of up to 242 MPH – on a standard American highway!

  • Hi-tech in-car devices helping drivers out-wit the cops

  • Audacious excuses when they do get pulled over doing double the speed limit!

  • The non-stop banter of the hilarious Cuban Brothers

  • The after-drive parties – booze and bunny girls!


  • Special features on the DVD look like this:

  • 'Gumballer' interviews

  • Burt Reynolds' inspired laconic narration

  • 'You Are Here' Route cards

  • Movie posters

  • Theatrical trailer


  • Quite simply the coolest car movie of its time – Gumball 3000 should come with a health warning, because all you’ll want to do after watching it is get behind the wheel of your own car...and gun it!

    Gumball 3000 The Movie is is directed by Steven Greenisout now on DVD, priced £15.99. A follow up release: Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May (2005) is also available as a region 1 (US or multi region) only release, featuring 2004's European Gumball rally from Paris to Cannes via Barcelona, Morocco and a whole variety of other locales.

    More information available in DVD / Home Video, Dream Machines, Extreme Machines, North America

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