The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 nominations total
Susie Ewing
- Hot Pants
- (as Susan McIver)
Laura Lizer Sommers
- Little Beaver
- (as Laura Lizer)
Bruce Atkins
- Man Little Enos Pays Off
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHal Needham asked Jerry Reed to write a theme song for the film. A couple of hours later, Reed presented "East Bound and Down" to Needham. With an acoustic guitar, Reed started to play it and Needham immediately stopped him. Thinking Needham didn't like it, Reed offered to re-write the song. To which Needham replied: "If you change one note, I'll kill you!" The song went on to become one of Reed's biggest hits.
- GoofsWhen the police car at the road block is knocked off the embankment, the car seen rolling down towards the river is a late-'60s Ford Galaxy, but when it comes to rest at the bottom, it is a Plymouth Fury.
- 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' momma in da mouth!
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Featured review
"Smokey and the Bandit" may be Burt Reynolds' best movie. At least it's certainly one of his most memorable. In it, he plays good ol' boy the Bandit, the classic speed demon outlaw, driving flat out through five states and back on one wild and crazy beer run. This movie has lots of laughs and action. It also offers a look into the culture of CB radio, which was a huge craze of the day. And who could forget the Great One, Jackie Gleason's hilarious portrayal of Sheriff Buford T. Justice, the bombastic, persistent lawman from Texas. "Smokey" will always be a comedy classic, and that's a big 10-4!
- EmperorNortonII
- Oct 1, 2002
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- 2 pícaros con suerte
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- Budget
- $4,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $126,737,428
- Gross worldwide
- $126,750,426
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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