Movies like blazing saddles and smokey and the bandit held no punches on the subject matter on race, religion, or sexuality. Watching it, the film doesnt really seem all that antiestablishment but the very premise of it flips the man the finger and. A massive hit second only to star wars at that years domestic boxoffice, bandit spawned a whole generation of trucker comedies, paired burt onscreen for the first time with. Justice, stopping only for a diablo sandwich and a dr. A classic film starring burt reynolds and sally field, about a couple of bootleggers the bandit and the snowman illegally transporting booze across the southern states of the usa. It is the trope codifier of the moonshiner on the run from corrupt hick cops movie even though, technically, moonshine had nothing to do with the plot of the films. The bandit goes on another crosscountry run, transporting an elephant from florida to texas. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 action comedy film directed by hal needham, starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, and country singer jerry reed who also sang the franchises theme song, east bound and down. This episode costarred kathy ireland as a model, running from a man who wants money that she has. Smokey and the bandit part 3 letterboxd social film. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman hal needham.
Burts trans am is, of course, ever present, and survives the various stunts and scrapes remarkably unscathed. Smokey and the bandit movie set of 4 bandits 1977 black. Bandit aka bo darville is the main character in the 1977 feature film smokey and the bandit and its sequel smokey and the bandit ii. See more ideas about smokey and the bandit, burt reynolds and jackie gleason. Bandit goes country, bandit bandit, beauty and the bandit and bandits silver angel. Every which way but loose came out, so of course now the bandit gets an animal, and in the spirit of friendly competition with eastwood, burt supersizes to an elephant. He also appeared briefly in smokey and the bandit, part 3 bandit also appeared in a series of four tv movies in 1994. Plus, reed penned and performed three original songs for the film, including the enduring country classic east bound and down. The films were produced for universal televisions action pack syndicated programming block in 1994 from. Bo darville is known as bandit, a truckdriving legend from atlanta, georgia. With brian bloom, brian krause, henry cho, joe cortese.
Smokey and the bandit was a 1977 action comedy film with just a touch of romance that starred burt reynolds as the bandit, jerry reed as the snowman, sally field as carrie, and jackie gleason as sheriff buford t. Justice jackie gleason, is the prospective fatherinlaw of unwilling bride carrie sally field. Smokey and the bandit pursuit pack dvd, 2003 for sale. Two things happened between the first film and the second film. The cast and director hal needham returned for 1980s smokey and the bandit ii. Were eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin as we pay tribute to movie legend and cultural icon burt reynolds with a special big screen presentation of his classic 1977 actioncomedy, smokey and the bandit. Burt reynolds, legendary actor of smokey and the bandit. One of the few movies from 1977 that managed to make a name for itself under the shadow of the almighty star wars, hal needhams smokey and the bandit was a fun, free spirited movie about, well, running booze across state lines and messing with the cops.
Smokey and the bandit gave moviegoers an hour and 36 minutes of mayhem, tomfoolery, and just plain fun. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 feature film, and the first film in the series of the same name, followed by smokey and the bandit ii and smokey and the bandit, part 3. Tickets for this movie are not available at this moment. Smokey and the bandit, the directorial debut of former stuntman hal needham, opened 40 years ago this month, and for the occasion the bits features a compilation of statistics, trivia and boxoffice data that places the movies performance in context. He quickly became one of the biggest boxoffices draws of the next decade, delivering a solid run like the longest yard and.
A businessman, big enos burdette, and his childsized but fullygrown son, little enos, hire him to get four hundred cases of coors beer and bring it. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman hal needham the film follows bo the bandit darville reynolds and cledus the snowman snow reed, two bootleggers, as they attempt to drive from atlanta to texarkana. Justice is asked to transport a large shipment for the burdettes for a large sum of money where he finds himself having to compete with the snowman who has become the new bandit. They stop at a gas station, when she is inside, bandit finds the money. Before the fast and furious franchise there was the smokey and the bandit series. This is the third and final entry in the car chase saga. If you are interested to know about all the vehicle brands and models seen in this movie this post may be very informative to you. Smokey and the bandit the 7movie outlaw collection.
With burt reynolds, jackie gleason, jerry reed, dom deluise. This film is presented in english with french subtitles. The bandit burt reynolds, a maverick racecar driver, makes an. True, the latter didnt have vin diesel, michelle rodriguez, the rock, or the sight of a car flying from one. The films were produced for universal televisions action pack syndicated programming block in 1994 from original directorwriter hal needham. Hal needham later returned to direct a series of spinoff tv movies in. For smokey and the bandit ii 1980, needham asked for and received 10 trans. This was a syndicated saturday afternoon movies series featuring hercules, vanishing son, knight rider, tek. The titles included are smokey and the bandit, smokey and the bandit ii, smokey and the bandit part 3, bandit. It would soon fill movie screens and driveins and become one of the biggest movies of the year. Although it was overshadowed by the blockbuster success of star wars, smokey and the bandit was one of the biggest boxoffice smashes of 1977 and earned an oscar nomination for best editing. A car chase ensues as smokey scours the south in pursuit of bandit. Texas bound and flyin from the motion picture smokey and the bandit ii duration. With the three original movies that turned burt reynolds and cb radios into national obsessions and the four television movies that.
This time sheriff justice jackie gleason is tired and getting ready to retire until a brand new bandit, who was originally cletus jerry. What cars were filmed in 1977 comedy film smokey and the bandit starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams and mike henry. Smokey and the bandit this film is a part of our popcorn flicks series, which takes place in central park, winter park once a month and its free and open to the public. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 feature film, and the first film in the series of the. An urban legend persists propagated by leonard maltin, among others that smokey and the bandit 3 was originally filmed as smokey is the bandit, with gleason playing both title roles.
On a spring day in may 1977, a movie opened that would capture the hearts of audiences across america. Bandit is a 1994 american madefortelevision spinoff film series based on the smokey and the bandit franchise. The primary character on the twodisc set is bo bandit darville who accepts a job illegally transporting liquor across state lines. Each of the popular smokey and the bandit films is a comedy. Burt reynolds started his career on tv shows like gunsmoke and forgotten bmovies such as operation c. I have watched this film many times, a great comedy, jackie coogan as buford t justice, the pursuing sheriff assisted by his totally useless son is just hilarious. Smokey and the bandit movie set of 4 bandits 1977 black trans am bandits 1980 ta 1974 monaco police car 1970 bronco green greenlight hollywood film reels series 1 1.
Achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham controlled chaos jeff dunham duration. Smokey and the bandit is classic car chase adventure starring burt. Smokey and the bandit smokey and the bandit wiki fandom. The 7movie outlaw collection puts you in the drivers seat of the rowdiest roadmovie franchise of all time. Smokey and the bandit eastbound and down jerry reed. Its the kind of movie that just about everyone has seen but that doesnt mean you know these facts and trivia about smokey and the bandit. The smokey and the bandit pursuit pack is a box set of all three smokey and the bandit movies. Bandit film series wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The enos duo convince cletus, aka the bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With burt reynolds, sally field, jerry reed, mike henry.
Though the film moonrunners 1975 is the precursor to the television series the dukes of hazzard 19791985, from the same creator and with. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american road action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams and mike henry. The films director, hal needham, was a former stuntman, and smokey and the bandit is exactly what youd expect from a film directed by a stuntman, foregrounding stunts, action and vehicular destruction over everything else. It was destroyed in smokey and the bandit ii and a flashback scene in part 3. Smokey and the bandit gave moviegoers an hour and 36 minutes of. The four telefilms bandit goes country, bandit bandit, beauty and the bandit and bandits silver angel were produced for universal televisions action pack programming block from original smokey and the bandit directorwriter hal needham. Burt reynolds and jackie gleason in smokey and the bandit 1977 sally field. It inspired several other trucking films, including two sequels, smokey and the bandit ii and smokey and the bandit part 3. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american road action comedy film starring burt reynolds. Smokey and the bandit trailer directed by hal needham and starring burt reynolds, jerry reed, mike henry, paul williams, pat mccormick. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 40 produced by 3 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit.
Greenlight hollywood smokey and the bandit film reels 4. She ends up taking his car, only to find out her money is gone. Although three smokey and the bandit movies played in theaters, four additional films in the series were made. Smokey and the bandit media wiki fandom powered by wikia. The film remains a classic car chase adventure from 1977 but is a smokey and the bandit remake being planned. Reynolds was best known for his roles in 1972s deliverance, 1977s smokey and the bandit, and 1997s boogie nights he was also filming tarantinos new movie once upon a. The film gave way to some of the most memorable lines ever to be heard on film. An identifiable high point in the 70s trucker movie cycle and one of the biggest blockbusters of the decade, this crashbang action comedy pits burts bandit alongside reallive love sally fields, hauling a payload of contraband coors beer from texas to georgia, against jackie gleasons sheriff buford t. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams and mike henry. He even does a back flip from the ground onto the back of the elephant. Directed by dick lowry and written by stuart birnbaum and david dashey, smokey and the bandit part 3 is the third and final film of the smokey and the bandit series in which buford t. Smokey and the bandit is one of those fun movies that you can easily watch over and over again without ever getting tired. A collection of digital shorts from the beloved series is available to purchase on. Here are ten of the most memorable quotes from smokey and the bandit.
Smokey and the bandita film thought up and directed by burt reynoldss. The former couple appeared in four films together before calling it. Bandit is a series of four american madefortelevision film spinoffs based on the smokey and the bandit film series. Hal needham asked jerry reed to write a theme song for the film. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almostcreaky trigger as his mode of. The four telefilms bandit goes country, bandit bandit, beauty and the bandit and bandit s silver angel were produced for universal televisions action pack programming block from original smokey and the bandit directorwriter hal needham. The smokey and the bandit icon dated his costar, sally fields, for five years after they met on the set of the 1977 film.
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