#How many smokey and the bandit movies are ther movie
Some of the movie cars were actually 1976 models that had a replaced front end. (limited edition), in 1977 and on they changed that to S.E. The black and gold Trans Am started in 1976 as a 50th anniv. Last year with a single headlight and the first year Black was offered. Steve, your neighbors car was most likely a 1976 model. I knew of the car and had been raised with Pontiac blood in veins and had always had a sweet spot for Firebirds/Trans Ams. Honestly I cannot remember the first time I saw Smokey and the Bandit. I think we saw Star Wars, as I remember seeing that one at the theatre. And typically it was only one for the trip. That is the only time we would see a 'big screen' movie. My family would take a summer vacation to Wildwood NJ. And I’ll continue to enjoy your movies.I was 13 when the movie came out. And so I raise my bootleg Coors to you, Burt. I read a recent review that suggested that Burt’s movies were meant to be enjoyed with a beer in your hand. I’m amused by some of his ’90s garbage action and video game movies and, in general, just enjoy him popping up in movies. I unequivocally love Cannonball Run and enjoy Striptease and The Longest Yard and his only on-screen team-up with Clint Eastood in City Heat, which should’ve been much better. I’d also highly recommend Deliverance, as Burt’s second best performance. But he deserved his Oscar nomination for effortlessly portraying the earnestly sleazy Jack Horner, another iconic character in his cinematic repertoire.
Apparently he made a couple, which I will keep an eye out for when they pop up in the Amazon Prime Torture Dungeon, like this one did.įor my money, Burt’s best movie is Boogie Nights,although he’s not really the star or sole-reason it’s so good. What with his legendary mustache, I’m surprised Burt didn’t make that many of those made for TNT Channel Western movies that seemingly all star Kris Kristofferson or Sam Elliott. I still haven’t seen any of the ’80s Elmore Leonard cops and robbers movies, and practically none of Burt’s early Westerns. There’s still a ton of Burt Movies I’ve been meaning to get to. Buford T Justice is still probably the best example of the small-town crooked sheriff that often turns up in these kinds of movies. So yeah, everyone had seen this movie except me. And that’s 1977 money, where the average ticket cost around $2. Yeah, that’s astonishing for a goofy car crash movie that’s 99% dudes driving in automobiles. How successful was this movie? Apparently it grossed $300 million worldwide on a $4.3 million dollar budget. Every scene he’s apoplectic and seemingly on the verge of a major heart attack. They are chased by the late, great Jackie Gleason having a ball playing one of the most foul-mouthed, loathsome cops this side of Harvey Keitel in The Bad Lieutenant. I’m still not sure why Coors is illegal here, but I’m guessing that in an effort to appeal to a wide audience, and boy did this movie appeal to a wide audience, they opted not to haul moonshine as that’s not nearly as wholesome as good ol’ American Coors. The wafer thin plot involves Burt and buddy Jerry Reed accepting a bet to haul a truckful of Coors (?) to Georgia. No, what I mean by a Bootlegging Movie is a particular brand of movie involving lots of muscle cars, car chases down dirt roads, crashes, babes, and fiddle music.
Technically Untouchables is about bootlegging, but you know, it’s not the same. And I can sincerely say Smokey and the Bandit is the best bootlegging movie ever made. Everyone has pretty much seen it and formed their opinions, so there’s not much to add to the discussion, except that I recently have been catching up with a lot of the bootlegging movies of the ’70s lately, including Gator, which Burt indifferently directed and starred in. Universal Pictures Smokey and the Bandit (1977)