Vic Prinzi
Vic Prinzi, was a professional American football player for the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos and did color commentary with Gene Deckerhoff for FSU football games.
He was also a friend and former college football( starting quarterback and defensive back) teammate of Burt Reynolds at Florida State University, after whom a character in" The Cannonball Run" was named.
Vic Prinzi died after a four- month battle with lung cancer on January 14, 1998 at his home in Tampa, Florida.
First College football player to score a two- point conversion in college history
The Cannonball Run
The Cannonball Run is a 1981 American comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, and an all- star supporting cast.
Filmed in Panavision, it was directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
The film is based on the 1979 running of an actual cross-country outlaw road race beginning in Connecticut and ending in California.
It was one of 1981's most successful films at the box office.
It was followed by" Cannonball Run II"( 1984), and" Speed Zone"( 1989).
This and the 1984 sequel were the final film appearances of actor Dean Martin.
It also featured Jackie Chan in his second Hollywood role.
This plot is also used in the video game( 2012) where Jack Rourke competes in the race for a$ 25,000,000 prize.
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr.( February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director, and producer.
He first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series such as" Gunsmoke"( 1962 – 1965)," Hawk"( 1966), and" Dan August"( 1970 – 1971).
Although Reynolds had leading roles in such films as" Navajo Joe"( 1966), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in" Deliverance"( 1972).
Reynolds played the leading role in a number of subsequent box office hits, such as" The Longest Yard"( 1974)," Smokey and the Bandit"( 1977)," Semi- Tough"( 1977)," The End"( 1978)," Hooper"( 1978)," Starting Over"( 1979)," Smokey and the Bandit II"( 1980)," The Cannonball Run"( 1981)," Sharky's Machine"( 1981)," The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"( 1982), and" Cannonball Run II"( 1984).
Reynolds was voted the world's number one box office star for five consecutive years( from 1978 to 1982) in the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing Crosby.
After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television, starring in the sitcom" Evening Shade"( 1990 – 1994).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in" Boogie Nights"( 1997).
Sandy Satullo, II
Sandy Satullo II( born March 8, 1954) is an American stock car racing and sports car racing driver.
Now retired, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the ARCA Racing Series, as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Cannonball Run.
The Gumball Rally
The Gumball Rally is a 1976 American comedy film directed and co-written by Charles Bail, a former stunt coordinator also known as Chuck Bail, about an illicit coast- to- coast road race.
It was inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea- To- Shining- Sea Memorial Trophy Dash run by Brock Yates, which inspired several other films, including" Cannonball"( 1976)," Cannonball Run"( 1981), and" Speed Zone"( 1989), as well as an actual event, the American Gumball Rally and Gumball 3000 international race.
Discreet (film)
Discreet is a 2017 American drama film directed by Travis Mathews and starring Jonny Mars.
It was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Mark Lewis (filmmaker)
Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer.
He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals.
Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.
His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy ’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.
Donna Mae Mims
Don na Mae Mims( July 1, 1927 – October 6, 2009) was an American race car driver.
She was the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America( SCCA) national championship.
Mims won the SCCA Class H championship in 1963.
She was known as the" Pink Lady" of racing because she wore a pink racing helmet and coveralls and had the phrase" Think Pink" emblazoned on the back of her pink racing cars.
Mims also competed in the third running of the Cannonball Run race in November 1972.
Hal Needham
Hal Brett Needham( March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American stuntman, film director, actor and writer.
He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast cars, such as" Smokey and the BanditHooper The Cannonball Run" and" Stroker Ace".
Travis Mathews
Travis Mathews( born 1975) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Primarily working within the documentary genre, his credits include the films" I Want Your LoveInterior. Leather Bar." and" Discreet", and the web series" In Their Room".
Openly gay, Mathews lives and works in San Francisco.

Question: Do both The Cannonball Run and Discreet (film) films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: yes