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David McK (3185 KP) rated Smokey and the Bandit (1977) in Movies
Sep 11, 2022
Late 70s 'road trip' film, essentially a star vehicle for Burt Reynolds, with Reynolds as 'The Bandit' who is hired/bet to bootleg Coors beer cross-country over state lines (at a time when that was illegal to do so), using his Pontia Firebird TransAm to run interference for the truck driver who actually has that cargo.
Along the way he picks up a runaway bride (Sally Field), and is also relentlessly pursued by Jackie Gleeson's unforgettable Sheriff Buford T. Justice.
Elements reminded me a bit of Wacky Races cartoon, or even that Roger Moore Bond film ('The Man with the Golden Gun', I think) where Bond's car has to jump over an out-of-commission bridge ...
Along the way he picks up a runaway bride (Sally Field), and is also relentlessly pursued by Jackie Gleeson's unforgettable Sheriff Buford T. Justice.
Elements reminded me a bit of Wacky Races cartoon, or even that Roger Moore Bond film ('The Man with the Golden Gun', I think) where Bond's car has to jump over an out-of-commission bridge ...