Hal Needham originally planned the film as a low budget B movie with a production cost of $1 million – until his friend Burt Reynolds read the script. I loved watching these films growing up and with Smokey and the Bandit being rated a PG I look forward to spending time over the holidays with my family introducing the next generation to the Bandit.Ī great trilogy for all the family to enjoy time and again. The trailer can still be seen to this day in Season 7 of the Walking Dead! Over and OutĮven though these films are set in the 70s, they are ageing well, maybe the first two films more so than the last.įor car enthusiasts, the vehicles will forever remain icon with the Bandit’s Pontiac Firebird and the Snowman’s truck. Justice is ready to retire when the notorious Enises (Paul Williams and Pat McCormick) challenge both him and The Snowman (Jerry Reed) to make a special delivery from Miami to Texas in 24 hours. Smokey and the Bandit III: Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams, Jerry Reed and Pat McCormick reprise their original roles, with a special appearance by Burt Reynolds as The Real Bandit. But this time the loot is even bigger – a pregnant elephant. Justice (Gleason), who is still madly obsessed with apprehending him. Once again, he’s pursued by arch-enemy Sheriff Buford T. Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jackie Gleason team up again as a raucous political race results in the comeback of the wild ways of the Bandit (Reynolds).
Smokey and the Bandit: The Bandit (Burt Reynolds) is hired to illegally deliver 400 cases of Coors beer from Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours…without getting stopped The hard-driving, fast-talking, star-studded Smokey and the Bandit comedies are now together on DVD in Smokey and the Bandit: The Complete Collection – starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed and a pregnant elephant.