Comedia que gira en torno a una frenética carrera automovilística que carece de reglas y cuyo objetivo es atravesar los Estados Unidos de costa a costa. Viejos conocidos y nuevos personajes participan en esta peculiar competición, usando toda clase de artimañas para obtener la victoria.
A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
Aventuras y desventuras de los participantes en una carrera automovilística entre Nueva York y París, a principios del siglo XX. Jack Lemmon y Tony Curtis interpretan a dos excéntricos pilotos entre los que hay una feroz rivalidad. Todo tipo de incidentes y situaciones cómicas se irán sucediendo.
Avery DuPoys is a wealthy businessman, organising a race. He meets one of the competitors of the race, who is in love with DuPoys's daughter. Another competitor crashes into the action, who is also in love with DuPoys's daughter. DuPoys suggests that whoever wins the race will have the opportunity to visit his daughter every Wednesday night. An action-packed race commences, with one competitor doing more than usual to win the race.
Alex, blind since the age of two, dreams of running for his school's cross-country team. His father, a probation officer, finds a running partner who spends his time 'running' from the law.
A poor cobbler's son enters a $25,000 cross-country hiking contest sponsored by the footwear company that has nearly bankrupted his father. He also has fallen in love with the girl on the company's billboards, the competition's daughter, and her sweet inspiration keeps him tramping along.
A female athlete at a small Christian college works hard to overcome long odds in trying to win a national title in the 800 meter run. "The Perfect Race" is a follow up movie to "Remember The Goal".
There is no love lost between the Red Dog Garage and the Black Cat Garage, two auto repair shops on opposite sides of the street. A big cross-country auto race is announced, and it turns into a no-holds-barred contest as the rival garages go all out to win.
A stunt car racing team gets involved in a madcap cross-country auto race that is supposed to determine the disposition of a family fortune.