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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

PG 96 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   27 May 1977 (USA)
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The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Hal Needham (story), Robert L. Levy (story), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds ...
Sally Field ...
Jerry Reed ...
Mike Henry Mike Henry ...
Junior
Paul Williams ...
Pat McCormick Pat McCormick ...
Alfie Wise Alfie Wise ...
Patrolman - Traffic Jam
George Reynolds George Reynolds ...
Branford
Macon McCalman ...
Linda McClure Linda McClure ...
Waynette
Susan McIver Susan McIver ...
Hot Pants
Laura Lizer Sommers Laura Lizer Sommers ...
Little Beaver (as Laura Lizer)
Michael Mann Michael Mann ...
Branford's Deputy
Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson ...
Sugar Bear
Ronnie Gay Ronnie Gay ...
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Storyline

Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit. Written by <jgp3553@excite.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Georgia | Sheriff | Police | Trucker  | See more »

Taglines:

"What we have here is a total lack of respect for the law!" See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dos pícaros con suerte See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,728,060 (USA) (30 May 1977) (498 Screens)

Gross:

$126,737,428 (USA) (1977)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jackie Gleason said the cafe scene with himself and Burt Reynolds was not in the original story, it was Gleason's idea. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Bandit is trapped with cops on one end and the bridge out on the other, one can see that the Trans Am has no rear license plate. Earlier it had a Georgia plate that reads "Ban One." See more »

Quotes

Cledus Snow: [over CB about Carrie's dress] Hey, is she wearing a
[pause]
Cledus Snow: *wedding dress*?
Bandit: [Carrie throws dress out of the car since she has changed into jeans and a shirt] She was.
Cledus Snow: What's she wearing now? Come back. Hey, you got peanut butter or somethin' in your ears? Tell me what that girl's got on. Her mind!
[laughs Earthily]
Cledus Snow: 10-4.
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Connections

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Legend"
By Jerry Reed
Sung by Jerry Reed See more »