TV Squad | by Keith McDuffee | Mon, Mar 26
Mon, Mar 26
While there is the obvious similarity with the whole race-around-the-country thing with Cannonball Run, after watching the rough-cut first episode of Drive I can start by telling you one way where the two differ: The Cannonball Run was for pussies.
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