Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Smokey and the Bandit (1977) is an American
action comedy film and stars
Burt Reynolds,
Sally Field,
Jackie Gleason,
Jerry Reed,
Pat McCormick,
Paul Williams and
Mike Henry and was the directorial debut of stuntman
Hal Needham. The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed), two
bootleggers attempting to illegally transport 400 cases of
Coors beer from
Texarkana to
Atlanta. While the Snowman drives the truck carrying the beer, the Bandit drives a 1977
Pontiac Trans Am to distract law enforcement (called blocking) and keep the attention off the Snowman. During their run, they are pursued by Texas county sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason).
Smokey and the Bandit was the
second-highest-grossing domestic film of 1977 in the United States.
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) is an American
action comedy film starring
Jackie Gleason,
Jerry Reed,
Paul Williams,
Pat McCormick,
Mike Henry and
Colleen Camp. The plot of the film revolves around Sheriff Buford T. Justice ("Smokey"), with the presence of the Bandit merely being suggested through him being impersonated by Cledus ("Snowman"). The third film – which had no involvement from either Hal Needham or Sally Field and contained only a short cameo appearance by Burt Reynolds – revolved entirely around Jackie Gleason's character, was panned by critics, and was a
box office bomb, earning only $7 million against a $9 million budget. ==
Bandit (TV series)==