Smokey and the Bandit

Starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed.  Released in 1977 by director Hal Needham

Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within 28 hours. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice, and when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.  It was the second higest grossing film of 1977 just behind "Star Wars". A little known fact about the Smokey and the Bandit DVD, find out here  Download the soundtrack and movie quotes here 
Smokey and the Bandit picture gallery here

From the set of Smokey and the Bandit in 1977

Tyler Hambrick came across these original polaroid pictures from the set of Smokey and the Bandit.  They were shot back in 1976/77 during filming in Georiga.  You can take a look at all of them here

Burt, Sally and Jerry on set

Filming SATB in Georiga

Snowman's rig w/ cameras

2011 Screening of Smokey and the Bandit w/ Burt

Check out pictures from the Smokey and the Bandit Screening here

Hal Needham Director of Smokey and the Bandit

Debbie Ciepiela organzied this once in a lifetime meeting with Hal Needham the director/writer of Smokey and the Bandit.  He was so kind to meet and greet Bandit Runners and sat down with them for a personal Q&A.  Here's some of the pictures from the event in July 2011.

Hal Needham Director/Writer

Hal Needham signs the truck

Mark's T/A signed

Hal looks over the cop car

Hal meets Tyler

Debbie, Mark & Hal

  

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Jerry Reed's Family

Snowman's Rig w/ Trans Am

Kenworth Rig w/ Trans Am