Smokey And The Bandit

– A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hour..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 36 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

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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Producing Country:
USA
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Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 May 1977

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Hal Needham

Writer:

Hal Needham (story), Robert L. Levy (story), James Lee Barrett (screenplay), Charles Shyer (screenplay), Alan Mandel (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry

Plot:

Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.

Production:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
50%