Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Smokey and the Bandit
Year
1977
Running time
96 min.
Country
United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Comedy | Road Movie. Car Movies
Movie Groups
Synopsis
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 a specified amount of time. 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.
Awards
1977: Nominated for Oscar: Best Editing
1977: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress - Musical/Comedy (Sally Field)
Critics' reviews
- "There is a parade of roadside set pieces involving many different ways to crash cars."
- "This is a movie for audiences capable of slavering over a Pontiac Trans Am, 18-wheel tractor-trailer rigs, dismembered police cruisers and motorcycles"
- "An unexpected good time, a playful, wisecracking and curiously revealing example of All-American escapist entertainment"
- "The stunts in 'Smokey' are excellent but the comedy is numbing, and the acting is on a par with a junior high school production of 'Our Town'"
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