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Smokey and the Bandit | Rotten Tomatoes

️Tue Apr 19 2016

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Critics Consensus

Not much in the head but plenty beneath the hood, Smokey and the Bandit is infectious fun with plenty of car wrecks to keep your eyes glued.

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Ron Pennington The Hollywood Reporter While the joke wears thin very quickly, there are a number of amusing sequences, which are combined with some exciting road action to provide a mildly entertaining - and totally mindless - film. May 21, 2018 Full Review Variety Staff Variety There is a parade of roadside set pieces involving many different ways to crash cars. May 5, 2008 Full Review Chris Peachment Time Out Despite a thin premise for an action-comedy road chase, the film's enthusiasm makes up for its lack of ideas. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review David Elliott Chicago Daily News For me at least, the world of "Smokey" is stranger than the outer space of Star Wars... "Smokey" may be faintly memorable as the absolute pit of Jackie Gleason's career. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) What Jackie Gleason does in this film, not even the Deil would pardon. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 16, 2023 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) One of the best pictures of its kind. Forget how sophisticated you are for 97 minutes and enjoy it. May 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

MB Loved seeing it on the big screen Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Troy L Very entertainingagain. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Barbara Love It! One of my favorite childhood movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/22 Full Review Wendall M A must see classic. Wish we had more movies like this! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/22 Full Review Oaklee D Not my kind of film but it did grow on me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/25 Full Review Ask T 👍 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Big Enos (Pat McCormick) wants to drink Coors at a truck show, but in 1977 it was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit. Truck driver Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) agrees to pick up the beer in Texas and drive it to Georgia within 28 hours. When Bo picks up hitchhiker Carrie (Sally Field), he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). Angry that Carrie will not marry his son, Justice embarks on a high-speed chase after Bandit.

Director

Hal Needham

Producer

Mort Engelberg

Screenwriter

Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy, James Lee Barrett, Charles Shyer, Alan Mandel

Distributor

Universal Home Entertainment, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]

Production Co

Universal Pictures, Rastar Pictures

Rating

Genre

Comedy

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

May 27, 1977, Original

Release Date (Streaming)

Apr 19, 2016

Runtime

1h 40m