Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the Bandit II." Fans of that movie — including Reynolds' niece, Nancy ...

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.

In 1978, local residents were in a frenzy when Burt Reynolds came to Tuscaloosa and Walker County, Ala., to film scenes for ...

Participants planned to watch "Smokey and the Bandit II" during the evening of June 9 at a farm in the area of Kansas City, Missouri, then stay that night in that city. This year's Bandit Run is ...

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The “Bandit Run,” including about 100 classic Trans Ams, is coming to Topeka on Monday. The “Smokey and the Bandit” traveling fan club/car show will visit the Topeka Zoo.

According to Knight Rider Historians – a fan-based organisation – Pontiac gifted the leading man a special-edition Trans Am ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car-chase movies such as "Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking ...

The Trans Am, with its powerful V-8 and a giant screaming eagle plastered across the hood, became a cultural icon, immortalized as Burt Reynolds’ ride in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies ...

The dealership claims this car "runs and drives like new," and the additional features section includes bucket seats, a center console, a floor shifter, cruise control, a Monsoon CD/AM/FM stereo ...