Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham.
Plot
Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette and his son, Little Enos, frequently bet notable truckers in Atlanta to bootleg 400 cases of Coors Beer from Texarkana, Texas, to Atlanta in 28 hours, but all have failed with many being arrested. They find local legend Bo "Bandit" Darville at a truck rodeo at Lakewood Fairgrounds and offer him $80,000 to take the bet. The Bandit accepts and recruits his friend Cledus "Snowman" Snow and his dog Fred to drive the truck, while Bandit drives a black Pontiac Trans Am (Trigger) as a "blocker" to divert attention away from the truck and its illegal cargo.
More details
author | Charles Shyer Hal Needham James Lee Barrett |
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contentLocation | Alabama Arkansas Texas |
director | Hal Needham |
editor | Angelo Ross Walter Hannemann |
genre | action comedy thriller |
keywords | arrest bootleg boston cadillac eldorado cadillacs cb handle cb radio citizens band radio clam chowder coors beer dixie double or nothing fall fresh pursuit georgia state patrol lakewood fairgrounds local legend married rescue rodeo rum-running runaway bride |
musicBy | Bill Justis |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
producer | Mort Engelberg Robert L. Levy |
productionCompany | Rastar |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
recordedAt | Atlanta California Florida Georgia Los Angeles |
theme | action comedy chase road movie |