Smokey and the Bandit
1977 film by Hal Needham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham.
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| Directed by | Hal Needham |
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| Cinematography | Bobby Byrne |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.3 million[4] |
| Box office | $300 million[4] |
The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed), two truck-driving 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 blocker, in a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, to distract law enforcement and keep the attention off the Snowman. During their run, they are pursued by Sheriff Buford T. Justice, of Portague County, Texas.[5]
Smokey and the Bandit was a box office success, grossing $300 million against a $4.3 million budget, becoming the second-highest-grossing domestic film of 1977 in the United States.[6]
The film became the first installment of the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy as the start in the Smokey and the Bandit franchise.