Smokey and the Bandit was the second biggest hit of 1977, after Star Wars, and not by much.Almost as many people flocked to the space opera about rebels taking on an evil galactic empire as they ...

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 ...

'Smokey and the Bandit' rides again. More than 40 years since the Burt Reynolds film launched a franchise, Universal Content Productions is reviving the property for TV.

“Smokey and the Bandit” is readying a return. The 1977 hit film, starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Field, is getting a TV series remake from Seth MacFarlane. According to The Hollywood R… ...

David Gordon Green is developing a series adaptation of “Smokey and the Bandit” for UCP, the studio announced Wednesday. The project, based on the 1977 film starring Burt Reynolds and Sally ...

So, buckle up: Here are 13 reasons why we still love “Smokey and the Bandit,” good buddy. The whole movie centers around the fast-driving Bo “Bandit” Darville (Burt Reynolds) and his ...

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.

Three action/comedy road films in the "Smokey and the Bandit" series were put out in 1977, 1980 and 1983, with the first two being among the nation's top 10-selling movies of those years.

Mort Engelberg, a producer of the films Smokey And The Bandit and The Big Easy, has passed away. Engelberg was 86, and he died in Los Angeles in the company of his wife, Helaine Blatt, a success ...