An underrated actor who would be denied the Oscar in 1998, Reynolds sold Bandit’s emptiness too, whether he was goading old pal Cletus Snow (the fast-talking Jerry Reed) — Bandit’s longest ...

Smokey and the Bandit was the second biggest hit of 1977, after Star Wars, and not by much.Almost as many people flocked to the space opera about rebels taking on an evil galactic empire as they ...

On May 19, 1977, Universal premiered Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the action comedy is below.

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

David Gordon Green is developing a series adaptation of “Smokey and the Bandit” for UCP, the studio announced Wednesday. The project, based on the 1977 film starring Burt Reynolds and Sally ...

Three action/comedy road films in the "Smokey and the Bandit" series were put out in 1977, 1980 and 1983, with the first two being among the nation's top 10-selling movies of those years.

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of ...

Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds.

Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films.

Released in 1977, Smokey and the Bandit was a low-budget production that turned out to be a big-time Hollywood hit. The film had a production budget of $4.3 million but went on to become one of ...

The True Star Of Smokey And The Bandit The W900A starring in the movie was a 36-inch sleeper cab variant, with three trucks used in filming: a 1973 and two 1974 models – although other sources ...