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Smokey and the Bandit II will never be confused with a great movie, but it has two things going for it: Burt Reynolds' inexhaustible charm, and the fact that it manages to turn a run-of-the-mill ...
Fans of the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies visited a Topeka Zoo elephant June 9 as part of a large, annual road strip ...
I cannot envision the world where a movie like Smokey And The Bandit—an action-comedy about a famed local driver and his trucker friend tasked with retrieving 400 cases of outlawed Coors beer in ...
Watching “Smokey and the Bandit,” it’s easy to tell that stars Reynolds and Reed, in addition to playing best buddies on-screen, were genuinely fond of each other off-screen.
A must-read for Smokey and the Bandit fans! Writer/director Hal Needham talks about everything from how the Pontiac Trans Am was chosen as the iconic vehicle to Jackie Gleason rolling down a hill ...
Here's 6.6 Fun Facts About Smokey And The Bandit. Elizabeth Puckett. Sat, April 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM UTC. 4 min read. ⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious.
Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds.
According to one source, a second-generation Pontiac Trans Am Firebird like the one seen in Smokey and the Bandit - that's ...
They also saw a surge in popularity in the '70s, showing up in pop culture in many places, such as "Smokey and the Bandit." What a lot of people may not know is that Pontiac offered a CB radio as ...
If you’re a fan of “Smokey and the Bandit,” get ready for more rip-roaring, cross-country action. A TV series based on the 1977 movie is in the works, according to reports by Variety, The ...
On May 19, 1977, Universal premiered Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the action comedy is below.