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Captain chaos
Captain Chaos is a fictional character in The Cannonball Run movie series. He is the alter-ego of mild-mannered mechanic Victor Prinzim (Dom DeLuise). Whenever Victor or any of his friends are being threatened, Victor is instantly compelled to don his satin cape and mask to become Captain Chaos. Doctors have diagnosed Victor with multiple personality disorder, even though Victor is convinced that he actually channels the true spirit of a living superhero who always arrives just in time to save the day.
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Author David Quinlan wrote of Cannonball Run in The TV Times Film and Video Guide, stating [sic] "The best thing in the film is Dom DeLuise who, as the schizophrenic Victor, turns in moments of stress into tubby superhero Captain Chaos!"
Captain chaos
Characteristics and abilities
Captain Chaos appears to have enhanced strength, perhaps fueled by Victor's rushes of adrenaline in times of danger or need. His appearances are always prefaced by the vocal fanfare "Dun dun DUNNNN!!", to approximate Chaos' theme music.
As Captain Chaos, Victor adopts a dramatically deep and dynamic voice, reminiscent of a traditional superhero. He exhibits a hearty laugh in the face of defeated adversaries and assumes a victorious stance, hands on hips, once the threat is neutralized. This alter ego is characterized by fearlessness and seemingly superhuman driving abilities.
In the event that his Captain Chaos uniform is destroyed, as was the case when J.J. rips off the costume at the end of the first film after losing the race, he also has a second alter ego, "Captain U.S.A."
"...Him."
While Victor is a friendly, childlike character, when situations arise that he is too afraid to handle himself, he becomes Captain Chaos. But the heroic Captain is seen more as an annoyance to Victor's best friend, J.J. McClure (Burt Reynolds). Because of this, Victor is explicitly forbidden from speaking the name of Captain Chaos in front of J.J., hence the reason Victor always cautiously refers to the hero simply as "...Him." (usually followed by a twinge of magical music).
Origin
In the first Cannonball Run film, Pamela (Farrah Fawcett) asks Victor how he came to know Captain Chaos. Victor explains as follows:
Filmography
The character of Captain Chaos as portrayed by Dom DeLuise has appeared in The Cannonball Run (1981), Cannonball Run II (1984), and his alter ego, Victor Prinzim, appeared (in doll form) in the Robot Chicken episode "Gold Dust Gasoline" (2005), voiced by DeLuise.