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Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

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Smokey and the Bandit

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Featured in

    • Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie 1982)

      Sheriff Justice appears upset
    • Precious Images (Short 1986)

    • The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (TV Movie 1988)

      Clips shown
    • "JAG" Dangerous Game (TV Episode 2002)

      Being watched by the sheriff during the opening car chase
    • "I Love the '70s" 1977 (TV Episode 2003)

Followed by

    • Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

    • Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

Referenced in

    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Burt Reynolds/Diana Ross/Jack Douglas/Jay Leno (TV Episode 1977)

      Johnny mentions Burt Reynolds' upcoming movie
    • Laserblast (1978)

    • High-Ballin' (1978)

      The movie's theme song, '' High Rollin' '' was sung by Jerry Reed, who also acted in the film, with the tune co-written by him and Dick Feller. This same combination had been recently used for the movie 'Smokey and the Bandit' (1977).
    • "Mork & Mindy" Pilot (TV Episode 1978)

      Mork calls a cop 'Smokey'
    • The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series 1979–1985)

      Similar overall storyline of rebellious rednecks outrunning/outwitting the law and its bombastic-but-hilariously-bumbling sheriff, both movies have major characters named Enos and Cletus/Cledus, jumping the sports car over ditches and obstacles Knight-Rider style, patrol cars landing in the lake and other embarrassing spots during crazy slam-bang chases, etc.

References

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    • Highway Patrol (TV Series 1955–1959)

    • The Honeymooners (TV Series 1955–1956)

      As Bandit speeds away from Buford, he says "Bye, bye baby" in an Ed Norton voice, mimicking Jackie Gleason's sidekick in "The Honeymooners".
    • Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

      "That's real GOOD psychology. Say something BAD about my mother." "Your momma is so UGLY."

Remade as

    • Smokey and the Bandit (TV Series)

      This is an version of the movie

Spoofed in

    • Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)

      Title Spoof. General parody of picture.
    • All American Girls II: In Heat (1983)

      Scene with Paul Baressi and Jody Swafford spoofs the mainstream film.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Robin Williams/Adam Ant (TV Episode 1984)

      Spoofed in 'Ghandhi and the Bandit'
    • Dead End (Video 1985)

      Zombie playing with CB radio, on which we hear Bandit talking with Snowman
    • "Spiral Zone" Bandit and the Smokies (TV Episode 1987)

      The episode title is a pun on the movie.

Version of

    • Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (TV Movie 1994)

    • Bandit: Bandit Bandit (TV Movie 1994)

    • Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (TV Movie 1994)

    • Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (TV Movie 1994)

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