Yet Gary Arnold of the venerable Washington Post wrote, “Smokey and the Bandit is an unexpected good time, a playful, wisecracking and curiously revealing example of All-American escapist entertainment. Ron Pennington of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, “While the joke wears thin very quickly, there are a number of amusing sequences, which are combined with some exciting road action to provide a mildly entertaining – and totally mindless – film.” Partnered with fellow trucker Snowman (Reed), and a runaway would-be bride named Carrie (Field), Bandit drives a Pontiac Trans Am just ahead of Carrie’s would-be groom (Mike Henry) and his sheriff father (Gleason). Here’s the plot of “Smokey and the Bandit”: Reynolds plays Bandit, a rogue trucker who is challenged to deliver 400 cases of Coors beer from Texas to Georgia – in just 28 hours. You may have heard of the film that topped the list: “Star Wars.”
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The film will play at the Regal Cinemas locations, at Northtown Mall and Coeur d’Alene’s Riverstone Stadium, on Sunday (at 4 pm.) and on Wednesday (at 7 p.m.).ĭirected by former stuntman Hal Needham, and starring Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason, the movie was the second-highest-grossing film of 1977. At 9 years old, Gene Kennedy went with his father to catch the new 1977 hit film Star Wars at the Century Mall.
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4 behind Sylvester Stallone, Barbra Streisand and Clint Eastwood – starred in the “Smokey and the Bandit.”īecause movie producers are looking for new ways to sell their old material, “Smokey and the Bandit” is being re-released to celebrate its 45th anniversary. Florida and the Bandit: Burt Reynolds legacy lives on at car restoration shop.
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That run actually started the year before, when Reynolds – then ranked No. In fact, between 19, Reynolds was the No. 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS (Cop and a Half, 1993) Sixteen years after the original Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds was back behind the wheel of an American muscle car, this time a blue 1968. Above: Burt Reynolds and Sally Field star in the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit." (Photo/Universal Pictures)Īt one time, Burt Reynolds was the biggest movie star in the world. American actor Burt Reynold s 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, the car made popular by the actors iconic film Smokey and the Bandits, recently went up for auction at Barrett-Jackson and if you.