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
I just rewatched Smokey and the Bandit in memory of the late Burt Reynolds
Growing up, I remember first watching the last 30 minutes of this movie on ABC during the '80s when Jackie Gleason said "sumbum" instead of that other word. I later watched it on HBO where I heard all the uncensored words. After Burt Reynolds died yesterday, I suddenly looked online for all his movies and because I knew this was perhaps his most popular, I had to watch this again! Verdict: It's more hilarious than ever! Especially whenever Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice appears! And seeing him and Reynolds in a scene at a restaurant was priceless! Oh, and this was also the first time Burt and Sally Field were paired on film and in real life. My God, they were quite a pair at the time, weren't they! And then there's Jerry Reed who not only helps The Bandit and Frog along the way but also provides the songs in the movie especially the classic "East Bound and Down" which is such an iconic theme for not only this movie but also Burt Reynolds' life. Oh, and director Hal Needham keeps the action going throughout, that's for sure! So that's a high recommendation of Smokey and the Bandit for anyone curious about what the appeal of Burt Reynolds was...Update: 9/12/18-Just watched this again with my movie theatre-working friend at his AMC place with a pretty good crowd though I only heard me and my friend laughing...
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- tavm
- Sep 8, 2018
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $4,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $126,737,428
- Gross worldwide
- $126,750,426
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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