Smokey and the Bandit
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Theatrical Release Date
- May 26, 1977
- Genre(s)
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- Accidental Heroes
- Unlikely Heroes
- Comic Action
- Comedy
- Action & Adventure
- Rating (Stars)
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- Description
- It's easy to assume this is just another dumb redneck comedy from Burt Reynolds's years of underachievement. But it's not bad as a dumb redneck comedy at all. Directed by career stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit is just a goofy chase starring a bunch of Reynolds's Hollywood cronies. New to the job as film boss, Needham brings a silly but energized sensibility to the production and an action man's need to see things moving. But he also has a distinctive feeling for relationships, and he's good with a joke. Put all that together, and Smokey is, at the very least (and unlike its sequels), a simple and original pleasure. --Tom Keogh
- Director
- Hal Needham
- Stars
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- Burt Reynolds
- Sally Field
- Jerry Reed
- Mike Henry
- Paul Williams (III)
- Running Time
- 96 minutes
- Original Price
- $14.98
- Current Value
- $6.04
- DVD Features
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- Closed-captioned
- Color
- Dolby
- DVD-Video
- Letterboxed
- Widescreen
- NTSC
- 1.85:1