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Smokey and the Bandit
The Bandit, a maverick racecar driver, makes an 80,000-dollar bet to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time within 28 hours. But it was illegal to sell the Coors brand east of the Mississippi River without a permit at that time.
29 October 1957
30 June 1927, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
15 August 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 October 1944, Washington, North Carolina, USA
23 July 1953, San Diego, California, USA
1951, Houston, Texas, USA
16 February 1926, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
May 28, 2012
Bandit has a pronounced Southern charm and smash-em fervor that aids in the digestion of an otherwise overly silly enterprise that's way too permissive with its on-screen talent.
July 01, 2014
Car stunts, romance, and salty language in 1970s comedy.
March 10, 2003
The king of the 'good ol' boy' movies.
October 25, 2004
Gleason is the real show here, but it made Burt a huge star.
February 18, 2006
A raucous blast with plenty of great lines. Gleason is an absolute riot.
June 24, 2006
Despite a thin premise for an action-comedy road chase, the film's enthusiasm makes up for its lack of ideas.
May 24, 2003
Uncomplicated fun.
September 17, 2014
[A] half-forgotten little curio for later generations to study with puzzled delight.
June 08, 2012
quintessentially 70s and still a ton of fun
May 05, 2008
There is a parade of roadside set pieces involving many different ways to crash cars.
May 05, 2008
The first in the series and the best of a lousy lot.