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Smokey And The Bandit
1977
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Director | Hal Needham |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| 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
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A rather random car chase movie, obviously the last of a short line.
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
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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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- screwdriver32 from Ayr
- Posted 07 Apr 2008 19:15
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Classic feel good comedy
This film release coincided with the craze of CB radios (1-4 for a copy good buddy). As adolescents we rode about in our battered Cortinas talking in american radio jargon to complete strangers, keeping an eye out for smokey bears cos our 'rigs' weren't exactly legal like. Smokey & the bandit was our fantasy aspiration with 10 gallon hat, pontiac fire bird and a smokey hot on your trail. Sherrif Beuford 'T' Justice has been copied in many subsequent comedy's but this was the original classic. The cinema audience were all singing the theme tune & giving high fives as we walked home. Brill!!!!
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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 ...
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