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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.
- Colin Mccormick
- "We Ain’t Got Time For That Crap!" Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason)
- "For Some Reason Or Another, You Sounded A Little Taller On Radio." Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) As much as Buford can dress down his subordinates, he does find someone to whom he cowers.
- "I Happen To Be Buford T. Justice, A Distinguished Officer Of Over Thirty Years Seniority." Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) Another one of the ways Buford is oddly endearing is how he commands the scene with his fellow officers.
- "Well, At Least He Kept It In The Family." Bandit (Burt Reynolds) As the Bandit and Carrie speed down the highway getting to know each other, Carrie talks about her previous relationship with a man who she thought was the one, but one day she came home and found him in the shower with another woman and her mother.
See all the quotes and photos of Jackie Gleason as the hilarious and incompetent sheriff who chases the Bandit and his truck in Smokey and the Bandit (1977). Learn about his character, his catchphrases, and his relationship with his son Junior.
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- IT WAS BASED ON A REAL COORS BANQUET BEER PROBLEM. While Needham was in Georgia working as Reynolds' stunt double in Gator (1976), the driver captain on the set brought some Coors beer from California and brought a couple of cases to Needham's hotel room.
- BURT REYNOLDS'S FRIENDS BEGGED HIM NOT TO DO IT. Needham—who had been living in Reynolds' pool house for 12 years (the two barely ran into each other due to their busy schedules)—presented his landlord and close friend with the script for Smokey and the Bandit, written on yellow legal pads.
- SALLY FIELD DID IT BECAUSE SHE WAS SEEN AS UGLY. "I did Smokey and the Bandit because Sybil (1976) was coming out, and everyone said, 'Whoa, the work is extraordinary.
- NEEDHAM COULDN'T GET ALL THE CARS HE WANTED (AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST MOVIE). Needham saw a picture of a Pontiac Trans Am in a magazine and thought up a product placement idea.
Among his notable film roles were Minnesota Fats in 1961's The Hustler (co-starring with Paul Newman) and Buford T. Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit trilogy from 1977 to 1983 (co-starring Burt Reynolds ). Gleason enjoyed a prominent secondary music career during the 1950s and 1960s, producing a series of bestselling "mood music" albums.
