She is a runaway bride, sitting on the side of the road in her 1973 Chevrolet Impala coupe.Īs Frog leaves, we are introduced to Sheriff Buford T. The trip to Texarkana is uneventful soon after leaving for the return trip to Georgia, The Bandit encounters Frog, played by Sally Field. He enlists the help of fellow truck driver Cletus “The Snowman” Snow, played by country music singer Jerry Reed. Needing a fast set of wheels to distract law enforcement, Reynolds’ character purchases this 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am. The rub? At the time, it was illegal to transport Coors east of the Mississippi River and a series of other truckers had been apprehended for trying to accomplish this feat for the Burdettes. He is hired by Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos to transport a truck load of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas, back to Georgia in 28 hours. Let us dissect this flick to better examine it.īurt Reynolds plays truck driver Bo “Bandit” Darville. This movie trailer gives you an taste of this provocative film, but fails to effectively capture all the subtleties and nuances it contains. So let’s explore this car (and truck) heavy flick, all while giving those who have not seen it a glimpse into a movie whose complexity and intellect remains unparalleled within the history of cinema. Some people have ripped this film as being thin on plot others have called it a documentary about life south of the Mason-Dixon Line. (first posted ) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit.

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