Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit

It's easy to assume this is just another dumb redneck comedy from Burt Reynolds's years of underachievement. But it's not bad as a dumb redneck comedy at all. Directed by career stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit is just a goofy chase starring a bunch of Reynolds's Hollywood cronies. New to the job as film boss, Needham brings a silly but energized sensibility to the production and an action man's need to see things moving. But he also has a distinctive feeling for relationships, and he's good with a joke. Put all that together, and Smokey is, at the very least (and unlike its sequels), a simple and original pleasure. --Tom Keogh

Director(s): Hal Needham
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Year:
1977
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  • Jean Howard
    Jean Howard
    I've noticed when they're telling the direction where the Bandit is going they say he's eastbound on 95 and going westbound on 75 unfortunately I-95 and I-75 along Georgia and Florida coast go north and south how did they miss those lines in the movie 
    LikeReply4 years ago
    • Ken Young
      Ken Young
      It sounds better.
      LikeReply4 years ago
    • Amy Smith
      Amy Smith
      Just like when they are talking about throwing the law off on the CB channels, the whole thing is about throwing the law off... You caught that... But did the law?
      LikeReply4 years ago

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