the little guy from the smokey and the bandit movies

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Not quite as Punk Rock anti-establishment now as it seemed back then, but still utterly delightful courtesy of a damn fine cast and some special motor vehicle mayhem. The bumpkin based music is perfectly in keeping with the mood, and the various locations used make for an appealing backdrop to the carnage and speedster thrills.

THE LITTLE GUY FROM THE SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT MOVIES MOVIE

The chemistry between Reynolds and Fields is warming, due to the fact that it was off screen real, while Gleason steals the movie with a hilarious portray as the manic, cussing and determined Buford. Hal Needham uses his knowledge as an ex-stuntman to great effect, setting up a number of inspired sequences that sees cars jumping, crashing or going for a swim! Wisely letting his actors ad-lib where possible, film has a natural flow that's hard to dislike. Soon as I get home, first thing I'm gonna do is punch your momma in the mouth. There is no way, no way, that you could come from my loins. The memory of the poor sequels and the inferior similar films of its type has somewhat led to many people forgetting just what an entertaining movie it is.

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Cashing in on Burt Reynolds popularity, and the new found interest in CB radio on the highways, film went on to influence similar films and TV shows further down the line. Essentially one long chase movie, it was a massive box office success on it release, becoming the second biggest earner in 77 behind a certain Space Opera from George Lucas. The best of the 'CB Radio' movies, Smokey and the Bandit makes up for what little it has in plot, with unadulterated fun via car pursuits, stunts and wonderfully colourful characters. You sumbitches couldn't close an umbrella! Justice (Gleason), whose son Junior Justice (Henry) is the jilted intended of Carrie. When he stops to pick up runaway bride Carrie (Fields), this makes him the target for one particularly vindictive laws enforcer, Sheriff Buford T. Enlisting his buddy Snowman (Reed) to drive the truck, while he acts as a decoy in his Pontiac Trans Am, the Bandit must avoid capture by the Smokey (police). The job must be completed within 28 hours or he will not pick up the $80,000 payment for his services. Music is by Bill Justis and Jerry Reed and cinematography by Bobby Byrne.īo 'Bandit' Darville (Reynolds) accepts a, illegal job/bet offer of delivering a truck load of Coors Beer from Texas across the states to Georgia. It stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed and Mike Henry. Smokey and the Bandit is directed by Hal Needham and the screenplay is collectively written by James Lee Barrett, Charles Shyer and Alan Mandel from a story by Needham and Robert L. On the way, Cletus is mistaken by Sheriff Justice for his old enemy The Bandit, and a high-speed chase ensues as Buford and his son set out to apprehend him.

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'Smokey and the Bandit III' (1983) sees truck driver Cletus (Jerry Reed) hired to deliver a replica shark from Miami to a seafood restaurant in Texas. Hot on his tail of course, is the redneck sheriff Buford T. In 'Smokey and the Bandit II' (1980), Bandit is now an alcoholic down on his luck, who accepts the job of delivering an elephant to the Republican National Convention in just 24 hours. Cue an extended car chase across the country, with Gleason playing the dim-witted sheriff in pursuit and Sally Field providing some on-the-road romance. In 'Smokey and the Bandit' (1977), bootlegging truck driver The Bandit (Reynolds) bets a Texan millionaire (Pat McCormick) that he can smuggle a consignment of prohibited beer across state lines from Texas to Atlanta in just over a day. White male actors under 40.The collected trilogy, starring Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason.

The little guy from the smokey and the bandit movies