“And just in the event that there is somebody out there incapable of recognizing the difference between a 6.6 liter Trans Am and a Hudson Terraplane or a new Peterbilt rig and a decrepit Reo truck, there is sufficient use of C.B. “This is a movie for audiences capable of slavering over a Pontiac Trans Am, 18-wheel tractor-trailer rigs, dismembered police cruisers and motorcycles,” wrote Lawrence Van Gelder in The New York Times review of the movie. Though it’s not like the critics loved it. The stunt work is solid and Mike Henry deserves some love too. Reynolds is at max charm in the blocker black Trans Am, Fields is super-cute, Reed brought great music and astonishing guitar picking in addition to his truck driving, and Gleason supplies most of the hilarity. About a third of the way into filming I was in the car with Sally and there was this little moment we kind a looked at each other and we both turned and looked over at Hal, he gave us a thumbs up and said ‘yeah!’ And we kind of knew it was some magic going on.”
But then we got Sally on board and it changed the entire dynamic.
“It was a bit of a lark when I agreed to do it,” Reynolds recalled in 2015, “and I knew we'd have fun if we could get Gleason. “And I still have one of the Trans Am’s from the film.Hal Needham/Smoke and the Bandit Universal “The film I had the most fun on was Smokey and the Bandit,” the actor said during a 2015 interview at the Macon Film Festival, CW Atlanta reported. Even he was surprised that it would up becoming the second highest-grossing movie in 1977, IMDb reported, second only to Star Wars.Īnd Reynolds said he truly enjoyed the project, too. Rookie director Hal Needham conceptualized Smokey and the Bandit as a B movie with a $1 million budget. ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ was a surprise success Burt Reynolds as Bo ‘Bandit’ Darville, in ‘Smokey And The Bandit’ | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images If it had gone another way, Smokey and the Bandit would have a very different legacy. However, an old recording of the late Reynolds revealed one scary incident that happened on set. It also had a cultural impact that’s still seen to this day. Smokey and the Bandit was a critical and commercial success that spurred two sequels. Justice (Jackie Gleason) and attempting to smuggle Coors beer to Atlanta. The 1977 action comedy featured Reynolds as Bo “Bandit” Darville fleeing from Buford T. Burt Reynolds is a true Hollywood legend and Smokey and the Bandit is one of his most iconic films.
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