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1977 Certificate PG
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Burt Reynolds stars as the Bandit in this seminal portrayal of rough-ridin', beer-swillin', sheriff-dodgin', trouble-chasin' truckers. The Bandit's has taken on his craziest haul yet: a trailer full of Coors beer. If he can deliver the goods from Texarcana to Atlanta within forty-eight hours, he'll be eighty thousand dollars .. Read more

Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason
Director Hal Needham
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy

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Smokey And The Bandit

Burt Reynolds stars as the Bandit in this seminal portrayal of rough-ridin', beer-swillin', sheriff-dodgin', trouble-chasin' truckers. The Bandit's has taken on his craziest haul yet: a trailer full of Coors beer. If he can deliver the goods from Texarcana to Atlanta within forty-eight hours, he'll be eighty thousand dollars richer. Hilarious mayhem ensues, however, when the Bandit falls for a runaway bride (Sally Field). As they push toward Atlanta, the two have to evade Fields' vengeful father-in-law, Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason as the maniac Smokey of the title). The stakes get higher and the car chases more frenzied in this hysterical romp through the American highways. Charismatic performances by Reynolds and Gleason made this a huge box office draw. ITA winner. Academy Award Nominations: Best Film Editing.

Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Mike Henry, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Macon McCalman
Director Hal Needham
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Action/Adventure, Comedy
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Dec 2001
Production year: 1977
Format DVD

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  • The first of the 'Citizens Band' movies to reach Britain. Despite a thin premise for an action-comedy road chase, the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • A rather random car chase movie, obviously the last of a short line.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    easily the best

    After making this why did they think they could top it? the wrighters got it right here & should have stopped them making the 2nd & 3rd film

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Great Stuff!

    Watched this movie many times and never get bored with it, Burt Reynolds in one of his best movies plays the Bandit.

    Loads of laughs nd the movie ends with the out-takes (Always like a comedy move that shows these and sometimes they're more hilarious than the movie itself)

    I'm not saying this is the case here though, Out-takes are always funny but the movie is still a classic comedy, Seemed to be lost slightly in the follow-up movie though.

      • Anthony Bolton from Bolton,Lancashire
      • Posted 11 Feb 2006 04:06

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      Burt Reynolds stars as the Bandit in this seminal portrayal of rough-ridin', beer-swillin', sheriff-dodgin', trouble-chasin' truckers. The Bandit's has taken on his craziest haul yet: a trailer full of Coors beer. If he can deliver the goods from Texarcana to Atlanta within forty-eight hours, he'll ...