Smokey and the bandit a film thought up and directed by burt reynoldss roommatecelebrated stuntman hal needhamcombined the appeal of watching high speed chases with the appeal of watching. See more ideas about smokey and the bandit, old police cars and pontiac firebird trans am. At the very end of the film, when bandit and smokey are talking on cbs to each other, the same. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams, mike. It stars burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed and mike henry. Smokey and the bandit is directed by hal needham and the screenplay is collectively written by james lee barrett, charles shyer and alan mandel. The ridiculous number of cars burt reynolds burned through. The bandit burt reynolds, a maverick racecar driver, makes an 80,000dollar bet that he can transport a shipment of coors beer from texarkana, tx, to atlanta within 28 hours. Growing up in the south, smokey and the bandit was nigh impossible to miss as it was in constant rotation on tbs, not to mention that most households always seemed to have a copy of it. According to butch carter, ken carters brother who also did stunt work for the team, the team was considered for the stunt work in smokey and the bandit, but another team was selected. Many of the scenes from smokey and the bandit were filmed on main street in downtown jonesboro, nearby u.
Jun 30, 20 smokey and the bandit is a 1977 action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams, mike henry, and the 1977 pontiac firebird trans am. There is a very short clip in a chase scene from smokey and the bandit filmed in ojai. May 29, 2017 growing up in the south, smokey and the bandit was nigh impossible to miss as it was in constant rotation on tbs, not to mention that most households always seemed to have a copy of it. Charming, handsome, and easygoing, lead actor and megastar burt reynolds entered the world on february 11, 1936. Smokey and the bandit iii nude scenes 8 images and 3 videos including appearances from veronica gamba. The former gidget and flying nun of television fame was known mostly for those roles and as the runaway bride in the hugely popular smokey and the bandit movie with burt reynolds. Smokey and the bandit was a smash hit at the box office. She and reynolds had become tabloid fodder with field, who was in her early 30s when norma rae was filmed, years younger than reynolds. Jan 15, 2012 ah, the 1970s, that cultural hangover when disco ruled a world of polyester, when a sea of avocado and harvest gold shag carpeting stretched from coasttocoast, when the cb radio craze allowed wannabe truckers to exclaim ten four good buddy.
Frog is in the passanger seat and bandit is driving. Have you ever watched a movie and thought to yourself, that place looks so familiar. In a rare public appearance, burt reynolds revealed how many cars they wrecked making smokey. Bandit says that it is 900 miles each way from atlanta, ga to texarkana, tx. Smokey and the bandit gave moviegoers an hour and 36 minutes of. Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that would outlaw almost all abortions. Smokey and the bandit 1977 movie mistakes, goofs and. For smokey and the bandit ii 1980, needham asked for and received 10 trans ams and 55 bonnevilles with no trouble. Smokey and the bandit movie locations helen georgia pond hoppingrevisited and confirmed duration. Some indoor scenes of the two jakes were filmed inside ventura city hall.
Hollywood the studio exec is able to exclusively reveal the first sneak peek of joaquin phoenix in the new smokey and the bandit remake. Fury road and furious 7 may ruin a lot of cars, but they were far from the first. They were playing the jerry reed song east bound and down, the theme to the 1977 burt reynolds movie smokey and the bandit satb. Filming locations 21 filming dates 1 filming locations. In the scene where buford t justice is waiting in line behind a bunch of cars stopped at a car accident in alabama there is a green cadillac behind him, when he pulls off to the side to try getting through and gets stopped by the trooper, the same cadillac is in the front of the line. Amc to rethink georgia filming if abortion law takes effect. Most shots were filmed in mcdonough, jonesboro, lithonia and the north georgia mountains in helen. He attended florida state university on a football scholarship, and became an allstar southern conference halfback, but faced with. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman hal needham the film follows bo the bandit darville reynolds and cledus the snowman snow reed, two bootleggers, as they attempt to drive from atlanta to texarkana. Smokey and the bandit was the second highestgrossing domestic film of 1977, second only to star wars, the first film in the original star wars trilogy. Smokey and the bandit special edition region 1, us import universal studios get ready to tear up the highway with the bandit burt reynolds, a funloving, fasttalking trucker who takes on his craziest haul yet delivering 400 cases of beer from texarkana to atlanta in just 28 hours. Gear up for huge laughs, pedalto the metal action, and some of the wildest car crashes ever filmed. This resulted in the bandit run in 2007, a commemoration of the movies 30th anniversary. Burt reynolds popularity left huge mark on alabama, greater.
For the 1980 sequel, smokey and the bandit ii, 40 truckers served as extras for scenes shot in nevada, and 15 others were filmed in 1979 at the firstever 200mile bobtail race at the. Sep 15, 2016 the film paid little attention to alabamas outdoors, and crews missed out. Smokey and the bandit filming locations in jonesboro and. What was the nickname for the restaurant and bus station bandit was taking carrie to. Smokey and the bandit ii 1980 and smokey and the bandit part 3 1983. Justice jackie gleason, is the prospective fatherinlaw of unwilling bride carrie sally field. It inspired several other trucking films, including two sequels, smokey and the bandit ii and smokey and the bandit part 3. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman hal needham. This movie, which was released back in 1977, was filmed right in jonesboro, located in clayton county, in addition to other areas in georgia as well as locations in florida, alabama and california. Justice jackie gleason hot on his trail and eager to teach him some respect for the law, the bandit joins forces with good ol boy, cledus jerry reed and. The movie invokes a certain nostalgia with its loyal fans because of its feelgood nature. Smokey and the bandit locations in helen georgia youtube. Smokey and the bandit filming locations douglas county.
Fans in trans ams ride to georgia for 40th anniversary of. Kenny did stunt work for the ken carter team during the time that smokey and the bandit was filmed as the team prepared for the 1979 super jump. Smokey and the bandit 1977 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams and mike henry. It is actually 665 miles each way if taking the interstates, or 622 miles if you take us82, which is likely the route bandit and snowman took, since us82 erroneously referred to as interstate. Smokey and the bandit 1 plot bandit and cledus are two truckdriving southerners who accept a dare from bigshots big and little enos to pick up a truckload of beer from texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. There is a scene that is filmed with a camera mounted on the passanger door of the transam as it is being driven. With the budget of a television movie, which was around twice.
All kidding aside, its easy to dismiss the movie as its soaking in southern culture and eventually became a. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. Even billy bob thornton once said that it was considered to be a documentary where he came from. Historic landmarks, beautiful scenery and other factors have drawn filmmakers to georgia for many years. Smokey and the bandit gave moviegoers an hour and 36 minutes of mayhem, tomfoolery, and just plain fun. A smokey and the bandit remake has been on the cards for years, but only now does it look like an actual movie is going to be produced as a director has finally signed on and a cast looks to be coming together. The bandit run reenacted the historic route from texas to georgia albeit at much slower speeds and spread over several days. The racing scenes were shot just a few miles from talladega national forest and the pinhoti trail. Jul 18, 20 historic landmarks, beautiful scenery and other factors have drawn filmmakers to georgia for many years.
Exterior shots of erin brockovichs neighborhood were shot in the tract of houses across main street from the pacific view mall. The 335mile pinhoti trail, which starts in cheaha state park and ultimately ends in georgia, offers roughly 170 miles in alabama for rugged backpacking and hiking. Burt reynolds popularity left huge mark on alabama. Join me as we take a ride to helen georgia to see the kissing bridge, pond hopping and the rocking chairroadblock scenes. The bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
See smokey and the bandit in these alabama amc theatres. May 27, 2017 for smokey and the bandit ii 1980, needham asked for and received 10 trans ams and 55 bonnevilles with no trouble. Smokey and the bandit media wiki fandom powered by wikia. Justice jackie gleason, is the prospective father in law of unwilling bride carrie sally field. On a spring day in may 1977, a movie opened that would capture the hearts of audiences across america. A purely escapist movie dropped perfectly into that time and place, delivered with a black continue reading smokey and the bandits route. 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. It would soon fill movie screens and driveins and become one of the biggest movies of the year. The film also includes a cameo near the films end by the original bandit, burt reynolds. Get ready to tear up the highway with the bandit burt reynolds, a funloving, fasttalking trucker who takes on his craziest haul yet delivering 400 cases of beer from texarkana to atlanta in just 28 hours. A glossary of cb terms several big stunt sequences were filmed in tuscaloosa near the university malls current location, while another was filmed on u. They were playing the jerry reed song east bound and down, the theme to the 1977 burt reynolds movie smokey and the bandit satb, and it brought back memories of my childhood in snellville.
Ga 400 was a movie star last night as i pulled into the driveway, i was listening to one of atlantas country stations. Powers worked for and with carter for many years, and also claimed to have performed stunts for hollywood, including in the 1970s films smokey and the bandit, vanishing point, and hooper however, he is not listed in any movie credits. Smokey and the bandit filming locations douglas county film. Smokey and the bandit wikipedia republished wiki 2. Justice jackie gleason hot on his trail and eager to teach him some respect for the law, the bandit joins forces with good ol boy, cledus jerry reed and runaway bride carrie sally field. Amc considering moving the walking dead filming from. Smokey and the bandit part 3 is a 1983 american action comedy film and a sequel to smokey and the bandit 1977 and smokey and the bandit ii 1980, starring jackie gleason, jerry reed, paul williams, pat mccormick, mike henry and colleen camp.
Perhaps one of the reasons why smokey and the bandit was so successful in gaining the iconic status that the franchise attained was the fact that much of the movie was filmed in and around southern towns, along southern sections of interstates and highways, on smalltown county roads, over bridges, and all around other vintage southern settings. With burt reynolds, sally field, jerry reed, mike henry. There have been several movies filmed in alabama, and here are 11 filming locations youll probably recognize. The film was the directorial debut for stuntman hal needham.
There is a very short clip in a chase scene from smokey and the bandit filmed in ojai level 1. The film paid little attention to alabamas outdoors, and crews missed out. Amc to rethink georgia filming if abortion law takes. Amc theatres will honor the late acting legend, who died last week at age 82, by bringing the 1977 boxoffice and cultural smash smokey and the bandit to 240 theaters across the state from sept. It is actually 665 miles each way if taking the interstates, or 622 miles if you take us82, which is likely the route bandit and snowman took, since us82 erroneously referred to as interstate 82 by silvertongued devil is mentioned at one point. At the very end of the film, when bandit and smokey are talking on cbs to each other. Tv shows such as the dukes of hazard and movies including smokey and the bandit were filmed in. Smokey and the bandit 1977 nothing is more georgia than burt reynolds driving a transam through the peach state.