SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT 1 - (Action, Comedy, Adventure - 1977)

Freethinker Media says: Still one of my all-time favourite road movie classics and love the late Jackie Gleason as the Sheriff - he cracks me up with tears of laughter + the late Burt Reynolds is ace in the role as The Bandit...enjoy watching this classic again and other parts will follow...(See more details below)

(About)
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.

Casts: Mike Henry, Jackie Gleason, Laura Lizer Sommers, Paul Williams, Burt Reynolds

Duration: 96 min
Released: 26-05-1977
Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Director: Hal Needham
Writers: Hal Needham (story) Robert L. Levy (story) James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Budget: $4.3 million USD
Box office; $126.7 million USD
Country: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures - Rastar Films
Also known as: Bandit
Filming locations: Helen, Georgia, USA

Did you know
Trivia
Jackie Gleason said the cafe scene with himself and Burt Reynolds was not in the original story, it was Gleason's idea.

Goofs
When Frog asks Bandit if they are really doing 110, the speedometer shows they're going 110km/h, not mph (they're only doing about 67mph).

Quotes
Buford T. Justice: [to his son] There's no way, *no* way that you came from *my* loins. Soon as I get home, first thing I'm gonna do is punch yo mamma in da mouth!

Alternate versions
The TV print needed extensive overdubbing to reduce the amount of profanity. In particular, Jackie Gleason's expression "Sum-bitch!" was replaced with "Scum-bum." This new word became a popular catch phrase with kids after the film made its TV debut.