Smokey and the Bandit

    Smokey and the Bandit
    1977

    Synopsis

    A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.

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    Cast

    • Burt ReynoldsBo 'Bandit' Darville
    • Sally FieldCarrie 'Frog'
    • Jerry ReedCledus 'Snowman' Snow
    • Jackie GleasonSheriff Buford T. Justice
    • Mike HenryJunior Justice
    • Paul WilliamsLittle Enos
    • Pat McCormickBig Enos
    • Linda McClureWaynette
    • Susan McIverHot Pants
    • Laura Lizer SommersLittle Beaver

    Recommendations

    • 70

      Washington Post

      Smokey and the Bandit is an unexpected good time, a playful, wisecracking and curiously revealing example of All-American escapist entertainment. [29 July 1977, p.B1]
    • 60

      Time Out London

      The direction, by a former stuntman, concentrates on the action and happily leaves everyone to their own devices, with almost nothing to do. Field shows what natural acting is all about, and Reynolds' send-ups of himself are, despite repetition, becoming more likeable. Here his kidding around is exactly in tune with this fast-moving but essentially lazy vehicle.
    • 50

      The New York Times

      With Mr. Reynolds playing it cool and Mr. Gleason doing his burns and investing the film with a certain raunchy humor, the rest is up to the vehicles. And they don't do anything that hasn't been seen before.
    • 50

      Variety

      There is a parade of roadside set pieces involving may different ways to crash cars. Overlaid is citizens band radio jabber (hence, the title) which is loaded with downhome gags. Field is the hottest element in the film.
    • 50

      The Hollywood Reporter

      While the joke wears thin very quickly, there are a number of amusing sequences, which are combined with some exciting road action to provide a mildly entertaining — and totally mindless — film.
    • 25

      TV Guide Magazine

      The stunts in Smokey are excellent but the comedy is numbing, and the acting is on a par with a junior high school production of Our Town. Even Gleason comes across badly, and that's a major feat. Adolph Coors and Sons must have been very happy to have a 97-minute commercial for their brew.