Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (1980)
"Smokey and the Bandit II" (original title)

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.

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Hal Needham (characters created by), Robert L. Levy (characters created by),

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds	...	Bandit
Jackie Gleason	...	Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Jerry Reed	...	Cledus
Dom DeLuise	...	Doc
Sally Field	...	Carrie
Paul Williams	...	Little Enos
Pat McCormick	...	Big Enos
David Huddleston	...	John Conn
Mike Henry	...	Junior
John Anderson	...	Governor
Brenda Lee	...	Nice Lady
Phil Balsley	...	Himself (as The Statler Brothers)
Lew DeWitt	...	Himself (as The Statler Brothers)
Don Reid	...	Himself (as The Statler Brothers)
Harold Reid	...	Himself (as The Statler Brothers)

Storyline

It's been a few years since Cletus and the Bandit made their famous 28-hour run to Texas for a few cases of Coors. Bandit is now a washed-up has-been living in the past, until Big Enos and Little Enos make him another offer: Transport a live Elephant across country in 3 days or less.

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Plot Keywords:

elephant | budweiser | sequel | second part | chase | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

15 August 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das ausgekochte Schlitzohr ist wieder auf Achse

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Gross:

$66,100,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Rastar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After critics panned the film and his work as Director, Hal Needham took out a full page ad in 'Variety' depicting himself sitting on a wheelbarrow full of cash.

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Goofs

During the wedding, mountains are visible in the background. There are no hills or mountains visible from Texarkana, Texas.

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Quotes

Junior: Daddy, look at that big ugly alligator
Buford T. Justice: That reminds me; I gotta call yo' mama tonight.

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Crazy Credits

During the Universal Pictures logo sequence, Trigger is chased by Buford T. Justice in an animated sequence. After they go out of sight, you hear a crash (with the Universal logo shaking) and the Bandit laughing!

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Connections

Followed by Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

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Soundtracks

"Again and Again"
Written by Ben Peters (as B. Peters)
Sung by Brenda Lee

User Reviews

Not that great

As much as I liked the first movie, I find that I don't really like the second film. While the film had it's moments, especially with Jackie Gleason as Buford T. Justice, there really wasn't much to redeem this film.

Everything about the film seemed rather contrived, especially the comedy. The comedy seemed to be forced most of the time.

While I can watch the first film over and over and it never seems to get old for me, the second film wore out its welcome almost right away. I don't know, but maybe if they hadn't tried so hard with the second film to measure up to the first film it would have been better.