Baboons on the Road!!!
Added 5/19/2008
Not Cannonball Run or Death Race 2000, but funny at times. "Why are there so many baboons on the road?"
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Very fine effort from Carradine and Stockard Channing, but for crying out loud, it's not an Actioner, it's a comedy!
Added 8/1/2006
Many tongue-in-cheek contestants in Trans
African 3000 mile race (long since discon-
tinued) with cars supported by different
companies/countries. Check out the french
driveers dialogue! Channing supposedly works
for Playboy! Director Harry Hurwitz gets
cameo. Longshot style of filming suits this
film well. Wildlife is very good in here as
well. Cna you belevie that kooky Hamilton
Camp is Colleen's (Smokey and the Bandit 3)
father? Christopher Lee has also done films
with Carradine's father, John. Funny and
not to be taken too seriously!
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one of my favorites
Added 2/4/2002
this one of those movies that never won an academy award,
probably got mediocre reviews, and has been largely forgotten
by the movie-going public. for me, however, it is one of those movies that i never tire of seeing over and over. christopher lee gets to
do deadpan comedy and rest of the cast do a terrific job of
dealing with the african desert. stockard channing has to cope
with a baby baboon climbing over her for most of the movie and it is interesting to see her professionalism in handling it.
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Journey To The Center of my Soul
Added 12/13/2001
Cunning. Ingenious. Skillful.There are words that accuratly describe the Harry Hurwitz masterpiece know as Safari 3000. Hurwitz, who had directed such cinematic gems as 1994's Fleshtone and 1984's No Tell Hotel, hones in on greatness in his Junior effort. Set in the large and wild country of Africa, David Carradine and Stockard Channing team up as stunt-man and writer, competing to win an international road-race. There are many elements of this movie that are extremely rewarding, expecailly how Hurwitz decided to set the movie in Africa. What a joy! Now Africa has the distinction of gaining notiriety from not just Safari 3000, but Ace Ventura Two When Nature Calls, Ernest Goes to Africa, and Shaft in Africa. When did this country get so popular? If you havent seen this cult classic, by all means go to your local Blockbuster and demand that the inept teenage chashier orders five, if not ten copies. We all have a chance of dying as each day passes. Not seeing this film would be a sin, unless your "special" like Timothy Rice.
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A Lot of Fun
Added 7/4/2001
Safari 3000 has a delightful graininess that makes it feel real. It could be a wholesome cult film, if such a thing is possible. It's an adventure movie, but only one person gets killed. The characterization is superb. David Carradine and Stockard Channing are a team that have entered a three-day road race across Africa. He's a Hollywood stunt man determined to win, and she's just there to write a story for her magazine. Christopher Lee, their nemesis, is a ruthless rich Italian nobleman who wears a Darth Vader helmet. This movie appeals to those who enjoy characterization and a lively pace.
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