Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

This is How Movies Should Be Made

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

It's hard to believe that Smokey and the Bandit was the highest-grossing film behind Star Wars in 1977. This film is completely ridiculous, but it's also irresistibly fun. I tell you what, though, the 70s were a different time, man.

This is what people think is a good movie. The story line is awful. It is a comedy write. There nothing funny about this movie. It is not 6.9 it is a 4. There are good actors in this movie I just do not know why there were. They were just wasting there time. Do not see this movie. I am warning you. You don't want to see this movie. Not if you what to see something funny. You will just be wasting your time. If you do not lesion to me a believe everyone else you will regret it. This is a very big waste of money and life is to short.

Due to a law that made it illegal to transport Coors Beer to any state east of Texas, an extremely rich man named "Big Enos Burdett" (Pat McCormick) and his son "Little Enos" (Paul Williams) decide to make a bet to any trucker willing to drive from Atlanta to Texarkana and then return with 400 cases within 28 hours. Quite intrigued, a man with the CB handle of "Bandit" (Burt Reynolds) convinces his friend "Snowman" (Jerry Reed) to take the wager. That being said, although they manage to get the beer in Texarkana, upon beginning the drive back Bandit--who is running interference in a Trans Am for Snowman's semi-truck--picks up a female hitchhiker named "Carrie" (Sally Field) who is wearing a wedding dress and wants to get as far away from Texarkana as fast as she can. What Bandit doesn't know is that she is trying to escape from a Texas sheriff named "Buford T. Justice" (Jackie Gleason) who has just spent a great amount of time and money on a wedding for his son and is determined to get her back at all costs. And if that means pursuing him all the way to Georgia then that is exactly what this "Smokey" will do. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this movie was extremely influential in kicking off a new American craze involving CB radios and films based on highway truck drivers. Although a couple of these movies were good, many have since faded into obscurity. Fortunately, this particular film has endured the ravages of time and in my opinion is perhaps the best of the bunch. Above average.

I remember first watching this movie as a kid with my father. What's not to love? Action, comedy, and romance. Best of all, fast cars. I had never really seen the appeal of Burt Reynolds until I recently re-watched this film recently. I can definitely see why people loved him. It definitely is one of my biggest guilty pleasures.Gleason's portrayal of Sheriff Bufford T. Justice is brilliant. He has some of the best lines in the whole movie. Sally Fields makes a great run away bride. I love it when a movie comes together with a great comedy and doesn't take themselves too serious. A great guilty pleasure in life. Don't miss it.