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Gary Arnold Washington Post ... a premeditated embarrassment. Oct 4, 2017 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times How can I say it's lazy when it has 50 trucks doing stunts in it? Because it takes a lot less thought to fill up a movie with stunts than to create a comedy that's genuinely funny. Rated: 1/4 May 5, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …misses out on almost everything that made the first film so appealing… Rated: 1/5 Nov 30, 2023 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Like most sequels, it's not as good as the original, but like the original, it's best enjoyed as a slice of nostalgia for a time of CB radios, ludicrous vehicle chases, and even more ludicrous storylines. Rated: 3/5 Apr 20, 2023 Full Review Larry Vitacco Philadelphia Gay News Shame on everybody involved. Rated: 1.5/4 May 27, 2020 Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com Fizzles badly after a hilarious first half-hour or so. Rated: 5/10 Feb 18, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

Jelisije J This is a sequel that copies and paste the first film story and what you get was a disappointing, but yet still entertaining movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Keith N I mean, it's good, it's just not as good as the first film Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Brent A 10% rating ... You can definitely skip this. The first film was not that great, and this sequel is a putrid waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Angelo p I found it was much better than expected… an impossible task to live up to the original… but still a fun goof to knock back a couple of beers to. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/16/23 Full Review Me This is one of the original bad sequels that gave all sequels a bad name. This movie has none of the charm and fun of the original. Even the actors seem to be going through the motions and give a vibe of not wanting to do this movie. Sally Field even walks out of this movie right in the middle…both her character and her as an actress. I hated this movie and couldn't even finish watching it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun continuation of a great story Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Folk hero the Bandit has fallen on bad times but comes to life when he is hired to help transport a pregnant elephant to a Republican convention in Dallas. Arch-enemy Sheriff Buford T. Justice catches wind of the deal and resolves to spoil the Bandit's comeback.

Director

Hal Needham

Producer

Hank Moonjean

Screenwriter

Jerry Belson, Brock Yates

Distributor

Universal Pictures

Production Co

Universal/Universal Int

Rating

PG

Genre

Comedy

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Sep 15, 1980, Original

Release Date (Streaming)

May 7, 2015

Runtime

1h 41m

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