Previously known as a stunt man, Smokey and the Bandit The film was originally released in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and several other, mainly Commonwealth, countries as Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again. Despite calling it quits in 1982, Reynolds revealed in 2015 that Field was the love of his life and that he still missed her terribly. Most importantly, both Star Wars and Smokey and the Bandit were genre picturesspace adventure and hot rod movie respectivelyin genres typically assigned to B movie status. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Portague County, unit production manager (as James Westman), stunt double: Sally Field (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited), stunt double: Burt Reynolds (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited), stunt driver (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited), stunt driver (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) / truck stunts (uncredited), director of photography: second unit (as Bob Jessup), assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited), first assistant camera: shared "a" camera (uncredited), assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited), location projectionist: Dailies (uncredited), equipment supplier (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited), our thanks to: for their cooperation in making this film (as Governor George Busbee), our thanks to: for their cooperation in making this film. If you need help finding the right words, view our, "Mr. Reed, Thanks For the "gator" belt buckle! Currently, they reside in a special holding area where theyll be quarantined for a few weeks and have their health evaluated. Rest in peace to Jerry Reed, a great musician and a fine actor as well. Word is, Needham and Reynolds liked ", "I was very blessed to be visiting my aunt right after I graduated from high school..she took me to the Grand Ole Opry to see a taping of a show to be aired on television in September of 1979..we got there early and got front row seatsJerry was", "SnowmanYou will always be missed. The Bandit decides against playing chicken with the Arkansas Sheriffs Department | Release Dates He was an athletic professional football player at the time he entered the movies. Who Is Sally Field? This 1977 Pontiac Trans Am "promo car" from "Smokey and the Bandit" is up for auction in January. [+] Photo: Courtesy Barrett-Jackson Burt Finally Got His Own Trans Am. Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise. In 1977, filmed on just $4.3 million dollars, many scenes rolling up GA-54 between Fayetteville and Jonesboro, Smokey and the Bandit would go on to rake in $300 million, and its good to know everybody still has that spirit in them. In fact, it was the actors idea to have toilet paper hanging from the leg of his pants when he left the Bar B-Q, amongst various other adlib scenes in the film. Smokey and the Bandit Released: 1977 Director: Hal Needham IMDb Rating: 6.7 The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff. | 'Smokey and the Bandit' was a 1977 action comedy film with just a touch of romance that starred Burt Reynolds as the Bandit, Jerry Reed as the Snowman, Sally Field as Carrie, and Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. 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