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Smokey and the Bandit

Genre
Action
Rating
PG
Released
27 May, 1977
Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American road action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. The directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham, the film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville and Cledus "Snowman" Snow, two bootleggers attempting to illegally transport 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana to Atlanta. While the Snowman drives the truck carrying the beer, the Bandit drives a Pontiac Trans Am to distract law enforcement and keep the attention off the Snowman. During their run, they are pursued by Texas county sheriff Buford T. Justice. Smokey and the Bandit was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977, with $126 million against a budget of $4.3 million. Sally Field and Burt Reynolds began a relationship after meeting on set.

Director Hal Needham
Produced by Mort Engelberg, Robert L. Levy
Screenplay by James Lee Barrett, Charles Shyer, Alan Mandel
Story by Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy
Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams
Music Bill Justis, Jerry Reed
Cinematography Bobby Byrne
Edited by Walter Hannemann, Angelo Ross
Production, company Rastar
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released May 19, 1977, (NYC), July 29, 1977, LA
Running time 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4.3 million
Box office $126 million
Netflix ID 975578

Acerca de Smokey and the Bandit

The Bandit is hired to illegally drive a trailer full of beer across state lines. The job would have gone smoothly were in not for the pesky sheriff hot on his heels. The film was directed by Hal Needham.

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The movie was the second highest grossing movie of 1977 behind Star Wars: A New Hope. The film's success led to several sequels being produced. 

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