Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

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

1 win & 5 nominations.

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	...	Self (as The Statler Brothers)
Lew DeWitt	...	Self (as The Statler Brothers)
Don Reid	...	Self (as The Statler Brothers)
Harold Reid	...	Self (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:

sheriff | road movie | elephant | car crash | trucker | 

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Taglines:

Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason are back and even better than ever in "Smokey & The Bandit II".

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Around the 23 minute mark Burt Reynolds breaks the fourth wall when he looks into the camera and says "She still loves me" referring to Sally Field's character Carrie (Frog).

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Goofs

The sheriff's car gets caught on the lift bridge, falls in to the river and in moments is back on the chase.

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Quotes

Terry Bradshaw: [Bandit drives along the sideline and pulls up next to Terry Bradshaw] Hi, Bandit. Hi, Frog.
Carrie: Hi, Terry.
'Bandit': Hey, I need a favor.
Terry Bradshaw: You always do.
'Bandit': Yeah. Uh, do you still got your ranch in Shreveport?
Terry Bradshaw: You betcha.
'Bandit': [Points] Now, I don't have to tell you who that is.
Terry Bradshaw: [Sees Smokey's police car drive onto the football field] Haha, Buford T. Justice.
'Bandit': Could you hold him up for a while?
Terry Bradshaw: Oh, I'd be glad to. Hey Joe!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes during the credits.

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Alternate Versions

The most recent home video version boasts that some of the music has been changed.

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Connections

Referenced in Archer: The Man from Jupiter (2012)

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Soundtracks

Do You Know You Are My Sunshine
Written by Don Reid (as D. Reid) and Harold Reid (as H. Reid)
Sung by The Statler Brothers

User Reviews

Jackie Freakin' Gleason, Baby!

Man, you people are way too uptight about this movie. I laughed my ass off. Jackie Gleason is Gold in this movie! Easily the best line in the movie to me is when Sheriff Justice follows the Bandit into the Pittsburgh Steelers practice and asks Terry Bradshaw to help slow him down and so Bradshaw tells "Mean" Joe Green to "tackle That Car" , he gets in front of Justice's car and Justice says to him, " Get outta my way or you'll have a penalty flag hangin' outta yo ass!" I'm laughing my ass off as I'm writing this, Gleason is priceless in this movie and makes it worth checking out. Gleason's one-liners are so funny! Justice on the C.B. to The Bandit: Hello you handsome sombitch! Another time: Hello lollipop! Just classic. The movie is whatever, but who cares. That Trans-Am is pretty cool too.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

15 August 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smokey and the Bandit Have a Baby

Filming Locations:

Orange Bowl - 1501 N.W. 3rd Street, Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,883,835, 17 August 1980

Gross USA:

$66,132,626

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,132,626

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Rastar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1