Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds are exceptional as the Snowman & Bandit duo. This is exactly what a action comedy should be, especially if the year is 1977. No star has ever had the easy charisma of Burt Reynolds in 'Smokey and the Bandit. ' Smokey and the Bandit was a hit at the box office. We celebrate his unique appeal and overwhelming charm. He aint gonna rest 'til you're in jail. Audience Reviews for Smokey and the Bandit.
Burt Reynolds is charming and sly as Bandit, Jackie Gleason is an absolute riot as Justice. She presently has more than 17, 500 DVDs in her collection. Bandit (Reynolds), a fun-loving, fast-talking trucker, takes on his craziest haul yet—delivering 400 cases of beer from Texarkana to Atlanta in just 28 hours. Ad vertisement by BADOAKStudio. This movie was a load of fun. The lyrics to East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed and, essentially, the entire plot of the movie: East bound and down, loaded up and truckin', We're gonna do what they say can't be done. Ad vertisement by LKWRECORDS. Ad vertisement by BrandonGostnell. The Bandit gets into various scraps and sticky situations along the journey from Texas to Georgia, but naturally evades most cleanly. Read critic reviews. With Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason) hot on his trail and eager to teach him some respect for the law, the Bandit joins forces with good ol' boy, Cledus (Reed) and runaway bride Carrie (Field). While our lobby is closed, all patrons should enter through the backstage doors to access the theater. Back in the late 70's, early 80's there was a definite splurge of these goofy fast car comedies, very loose plots about getting from A to B in a variety of vehicles, lots of slapstick, tomfoolery and sexy ladies. Not much in the head but plenty beneath the hood, Smokey and the Bandit is infectious fun with plenty of car wrecks to keep your eyes glued.
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The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there's beer in Texarcana. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. Starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed, Smokey and the Bandit delivers outrageous laughs in one of the biggest box-office hits of all time. There aren't that many super duper stunts in all fairness, sure there's the obligatory 'Dukes of Hazzard' jump in the Trans Am and various bits of solid driving skills on show, but don't go expecting a 'Blues Brothers' riot of wreckage. Ad vertisement by Coolness68Art. Forrest Gump's Mom and Burt Reynolds go for a ride. However the whole angle for these two seems a bit far fetched, they are merely after the Bandit because he picked up Carrie (Sally Field) who was running away from her wedding with Junior. Numerous drive-by shots of the now famous black Trans Am both near, far and wide, some in the rain, some in the gleaming sunshine, tyre spins, skids etc... Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places.
Create new collection. If you like Smokey and the Bandit, you might also like: The Jerk, Lost in America, and Hooper. Series Driven by North American Motor Car. The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff. Not solely of course, but these fast drivin' Southern cowboys really grabbed the public's attention back in the late 70's.
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Ad vertisement by marcusandkind. This sets up a car chase across Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and finally Georgia. Greatest rewatchable movies. If you don't want to use Patreon but still want to support When It Was Cool then how about a one time $5 PayPal donation? Movies like this never get made these days. It's more because it's the type of movie that was so specifically tuned into its specific time and place.
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In an odd way, now I think about it, this franchise could well be looked upon as the 'Fast and the Furious' of its day. Along the way this has every comedy and car chase trope you can imagine including the famous (and often used) "the bridge is out so let's jump the creek" scene which would, obviously, have destroyed a mere mortal car but somehow the Bandit's Trans-Am escapes without a scratch. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. With an original budget of $4. Most of these sequences and shots are accompanied by a pretty good country soundtrack that's enough to get your foot tapping, overall it certainly delivers on open road auto porn that's for sure. View Etsy's Privacy Policy. 262 relevant results, with Ads. Unbeknownst to our hero is the main reason why the sheriff is after him: the runaway bride stood his son up at the altar. Keep your foot hard on the pedal.