Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Michael Kane (story)
Jerry Belson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 August 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

It's another race against time for Burt, Sally and Jackie!

Plot:

The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Second Part | Blockbuster | Sequel | Road

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	'Bandit' / Bo Darville
Jackie Gleason	...	Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Jerry Reed	...	Cledus Snow / 'Snowman'
Dom DeLuise	...	Doc
Sally Field	...	Carrie / 'Frog'
Paul Williams	...	Little Enos Burdette
Pat McCormick	...	Big Enos Burdette
David Huddleston	...	John Coen
Mike Henry	...	Junior Justice
John Anderson	...	Governor
Brenda Lee	...	Nice Lady
Phil Balsley	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Lew DeWitt	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Don Reid	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Harold Reid	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)

Also Known As:

Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK)

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M (Cable TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta Motor Speedway - 1500 Tara Place, Hampton, Georgia, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

To the chagrin of the stunt crew, the Turbo Trans Ams didn't have quite the performance they were hoping for. So to get a respectable amount of speed out of them, they installed nitrous oxide tanks.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sheriff Justice is in two different cars during the scene when he is chasing the Bandit through the roller-coaster. This is denoted by disappearing and reappearing damage to the front end of Sheriff Justices car.

Quotes:

'Bandit': Hi, Buford!
Buford T. Justice: Hello, you handsome sombitch!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Rose-Marie (1936)

Soundtrack:

Again and Again

The sequel with heart.

There are a real amount of bad reviews of this movie on the IMDB. Especially I WANTED TO KILL MYSELF AFTER SEEING THIS MOVIE, which I felt was a bit dramatic. But I liked this movie, it had great action, comedy, and it was quite heartwarming. Cledus and the bandit are appoarched to make another run. For 400 dollars there asked to deliver an elephant across country. Bandit who is still broken hearted after his break up with Carrie/frog almost a year ago. Bandit sees this oppurtunity to revive his image. Cledus asked Carrie to come along for the ride. But will sparks fly again for bandit and Carrie? And will sheriff Buford T. Justice and his simple minded son Junior catch them this time? A fun sequel, for whoever is a fan. Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason know how to deliver the goods.