I was driving my kenworth when I heard the news on the radio, and I had to stop and pull over because the tears in my eyes made it hard to see. I was so upset 😭
when I lived in the Detroit area I liked to "escort" the big rigs in my Mustang. Like if they had trouble merging I'd cut off the other 4-wheeler and flash my high beams that it was okay to merge. IMO when they bring me all of my food, clothes on my back, and other nice things, it is the least I could do
@@stryker214 You, Mr. Stryker, are a Fucking Legend. The World turns with ppl like you, & don't you forget it, nor under-estimate yourself. Put your foot to the floor, & we got your back-door. I'm Clear
This movie is just perfect. Such a feel good movie from start to finish. This is what's missing in today's films. It's just a simple story, not much going on really but so funny and a lot of fun to watch. I wish they still made movies like this.
burt was a genius unlike the hissy fit dont look at me stars today! he simply went with the fun had no ego and let jerry and jackie have all the best scenes the more they stole the picture the more he encouraged them to do it! he knew he had comedy gold all he had to do was look good and drive the car! and he let the audience in on it! he was having fun as was sally he let us know it and enjoy it with them jerry was just superb wrote east bound and down according to burt when he said to him at ten in the evening in a bar they needed a song he had it next morning on the shoot crazy! jackie they just let rip! burt said he never knew what hed come out with but his improvisations were always funnier than the scripted lines.when junior is sitting with the door on his lap evidence! jackie was supposed to mumble titurd! hal needham couldnt believe he just on the spot said the classic funniest line in movies fust thing im gonna do when i get home is bust yore mumma in the mouf! you sure aint the fruit of my loins! guys a genius he said in awe to burt! a joy from start to finish.
@@mikekemp9877 the director was a stuntman, i think this was his first movie. when burt pointed out to him that you can't break the fourth wall, he didn't know what that was, he just knew it was going to be fun to do, so they did it.
No they won't make movies like this anymore because they're too busy making movies with trannys, queers and lezzies chasing robots with nuclear end scenerios
@@manlymcstud8588 And it became one of the most beloved, iconic scenes in the whole movie. He just looks at us, and smiles. "Is this fun or what?" You can't help but laugh.
Every action moive has to be either super dark and gritty regardless of wether it has an actual plot(looking at you, Fast and Furious) or a dumb lightshow for children.
I was in high school when this movie came out and I owned a Trans Am just like this one that I paid $5000 for used but with only 5000 miles on it. Loved the movie and the car. RIP Burt.
I was in college when this came out and I got a TA because of this movie, too. Mine was not exactly like these because it was a 1979, not 1977s, like the ones in the movie. Mine was black and silver, not gold. I had that thing for 36 years, finally selling it in 2017. It was a good car.
I never had one. I still want one but all I find are ones that are junked tore apart for a few grand or restored for 20 thousand or more I can't afford either ☹
Life was so much simpler when all we had were payphones and CB radios. Talking to truckers on the one in our car on road trips was the highlight of them for me. RIP to all the greats in this movie.
These scenes were filmed in and around my hometown of Ringgold, GA. Interstate 75 and U.S. 41. The roads have changed a great deal since then. We got to meet Burt Reynolds. I remember he was a perfect gentleman. Always happy and smiling.
Hey we respect you...you guys are the best coming from a warehouse worker we unload the load you bring and yes that came out wrong but there was not other way to say it.
I have great respect those truckers that drive responsibly, and I have no respect for ones like the guy who tried to run me off the road this afternoon. It's sad, most of the truckers I've met are decent folks, but people only remember the few who are jerks (because, well, scary moments like mine today tend to stick out in one's mind) so it leads to a bad stereotype.
Thank you to my Grandpa for Introducing me to this movie. My favorite film of all time. He passed in 2017. I miss him till this day and I wish I could watch this movie with him one more time. This movie means so much to me. I fell in love with Country music cause of this film. I wish my grandpa was still alive now. I miss him every single day
@@bulldog191 Vietnam was a cluster fuck for sure, but even with that ending in the 70s it was still a better time than today. I was a kid back then but everyone was skinny and knew which bathroom to use
@@marty5300 Yes, absolutely! Also, Bulldog made the argument “What about Vietnam?”, but like you said, the Vietnam War _ended_ in the 70s, so that actually contributes to the greatness of the decade
The problem is that when they make an action comedy these days, they can never resist making the action bigger than the comedy. But it has to be the other way round. This is such a brilliant scene, and nothing gets wrecked, and all they needed were a few trucks and two cars. And a dog.
Especially a dog, I got tearful seeing the dog. This is one of the best scenes in movie history to me. And they said can’t be done. Well loaded up and 👍
@@1realtruthrightnow742 That movie I watch when I was a kid put me where I'm at now. 17 yrs and still trucking. They were very respectful compared to now. Those day are sooo gone.
Japan, THANK you for all the awesome high quality products you have produced in the past !!!!!!!!!!!!! Your products are still working great while recent Chinese products are rotting away in U.S. landfills already. Wish you the BEST.
Absolutely one of the finest movies ever made. Unbelievable that Burt, Jerry, and even Pontiac are all gone. I have watched this movie at least 100 times since I was a kid. Someday I will own a Bandit Trans Am!!!
One of the best driving-themed movies I ever saw. Cop chases, convoys, crashing through roadblocks, and all the comedic dialogue weaved in. I wish more modern movies would be like this one.
This movie has to be one of the best I'd ever seen. None of that PC crap we have to put up today and yet respectful, polite and loaded with innuendo. It will never ever get old.
Saw 'em all at the Drive-In as a kid. Star Wars was the best because there was a backdrop of stars in the night sky behind the screen and all the X-Wing and Death Star scenes looked like they were actually happening right before our eyes!
@@surfarijeff7884 Yep, it was nearly a full moon when we saw it at the drive-in, and to this day my father complains that all I kept talking about was the moon...
Yup love them truckers. Moving from FL to MI in a big Moving truck with my horse trailer on the back and my truck on the back of that, brakes went out in Tennessee didn't have time to stop those truckers took care of me all the way to mi. God love u. ❤
My grandpa - who drove an 18-wheeler for a living - and I used to watch this movie when I was little (30+ years ago)… He passed away in 2018 but this made me smile and think of him.
To me one of the best songs in a movie. I watched this movie with my dad when I was little. My dad was drafted into the Army and when he got out he got into trucking a few years later. He was a trucker for 30yrs. I miss ya dad. I dont think there has been a day since you passed that we havent thought about you. Thank you for all you and mom sacrificed so that I could have the things I needed and wanted.
3:40 - the best few seconds of the movie, when Sally reacts to his laugh with her genuine smile and emotion. There is no acting here, just her enjoying the moment. You don't see this anywhere else in the movie.
3:33 It’s really impressive how well the car scenes are shot. Like even for modern movies those shots of the car in the convoy were so well done and practical. Really impressive
IIRC, that interstate wasn’t open yet. The cradle scenes were shot with Bandit and the trucks driving on the opposite side so a camera car could move with them at the same speed. Then the other driving scenes were done on the correct side of the roads.
Hey, I will always respect Truck Drivers. You all keep the country moving. If it was not for all of You doing that job, I would not be to buy milk. Don't worry, some of us spend all day, hoping that All Trucker's Stay Safe and Well ❤❤❤❤
Keep the greasy side down, your wheels spinning, and the beavers grinning. 10-4 good buddy. I may never have been a trucker but I have a lot of respect for them.
Bandit is a legend saw this when it first came out I was 6. The bandit reason why I got into driving. Bandit reason I'm so dam good at it. Loved being from a small town with back roads to drive like this. Keep out running those Smokey's in heaven bandit.
Sally Fields smile after Burts iconic laugh at 3:43 is so real ...That wasn't acting ..she had just as much fun making this movie as we all.did watching it back then!! Classic Movie !!!!
At 14 was dropped with a friend at the theater and walked in expecting to be disappointed by a stupid depiction of trucks. Soon as it opened and there was the close up of the slack adjusters coming off and the drive axle twisting up with every shift I knew it was going to be great. Jerry's "The Legend " playing over it, perfect. Love the trailer wheel hop at the rail crossing. First time director, long time stuntman Hal Needham did this on almost no money and it ran neck and neck with Star Wars.
When I was a child I watch this movie over and over and I always dream of becoming a truck driver when I go on the New Jersey Turnpike and I drive by trucks I still think of the snowman and I still think of how awesome those trucks are. Love this movie!!!
My grandfather had this movie on VHS video when I was a kid in the 80's. I never watched it at the time, but always wondered what it was about. I watched this a few months ago, and gosh darn it's a fun ride to watch.
I still have mine on VHS and it still looks the same as it did when I first bought it, though I bought mine in the 90's. I bought the 4K/Blu-Ray version a few days ago, and even though the wide screen looks great, they really ruined the Trans Am's engine and tire sounds. Now it sounds more like an Oldsmobile V6. :o
I don't remember Burt dying and I could have E sworn Schwazanegger died years ago but that the result of cause and effect of the Borrestein BEARs theory
I love how Sally Field looks totally bemused by the whole thing, I love that Burt Reynolds just took showing off to a whole new level and I love the soundtrack. (Remastered?) RIP Mr Reynolds.
This movie and this scene will always hold deer in my heart. I used to watch this movie with my dad and mom right before we would go on vacation. And the whole drive to our hotel I'd jam to East Bound and Down.
My favorite movie of all time!!! This was a BIG part of the inspiration for "The Dukes of Hazzard" to become a TV series for CBS. If not for Star Wars, this would have been the highest-grossing box office movie of 1977. I LOVE EVERYTHING about this movie!!! Thanks, Hal Needham!!!
Now I’m going to have to find the whole movie to watch it’s honestly one of my comfort movies, thank you Mum and Dad for introducing me to this when I was little. Shout out to all the truck drivers out there and Jerry Reid for this catchy tune!
@@piedpiper8355 Yeah I don't know why they changed the sounds. The Trans Am in the original film sounded totally amazing! It was dubbed but still was awesome. Why they would change it after 40+ years is a mystery. I'd like to know what vehicle they recorded the original sounds from that were used in the 1977 film
This movie never gets old. At least for me. Big Jackie Gleason and Burt Reynolds fan. I always enjoy watching this movie every so often. Brings back good memories and happier times for me.
I dare say that this is one of the greatest films ever. The myth making of The Bandit, the connection of brotherhood of the truck drivers, and the driven Captain Ahab characteristic of Buford T Justice tells a fascinating epic. This should be studied in film classes.
This is my favorite scene from the first Smokey and the Bandit and I saw it in theaters with my dad in 2017 and I still listen to the soundtrack from this movie and it was the first action movie before I saw the James Bond films and Indiana Jones films
That scene is where I learned the rocking chair trick. I was west bound I-84 heading to Portland with some issues in a 18 wheeler coming up on the scales at Cascade locks, Oregon . I slipped back in the convoy about 8 trucks back and came up on the scales which where open. They Red Lighted the first three trucks which jammed up the scales and they green lighted the rest of us👍👍😁😁I put the hammer down and west bound to Portland 😎
The day burt Reynolds died i watched this movie all the way through as a tribute to him. Great memories
Same. This is my favorite movie of his
I am the last person to celebrity worship. But Burt’s passing was the end of an era. Women wanted him, men and boys wanted to be him. Legend.
Smell some boobies too (my name is earl reference)
So did I. I sure miss him.
I was driving my kenworth when I heard the news on the radio, and I had to stop and pull over because the tears in my eyes made it hard to see. I was so upset 😭
I drove for 41 yrs n loved it the greatest job ever been all over the country. 1.5 million miles
That’s impressive!
I'm jealous that you've seen the lower 48 so many times. I've never left Commie-fornia but want to.
This scene always makes me happy whenever the trucks help out the bandit. Just shows how connected truckers were. Love it
My favorite scene escape of Bandit
are*
A feel good movie.
when I lived in the Detroit area I liked to "escort" the big rigs in my Mustang. Like if they had trouble merging I'd cut off the other 4-wheeler and flash my high beams that it was okay to merge. IMO when they bring me all of my food, clothes on my back, and other nice things, it is the least I could do
@@stryker214 You, Mr. Stryker, are a Fucking Legend. The World turns with ppl like you, & don't you forget it, nor under-estimate yourself. Put your foot to the floor,
& we got your back-door. I'm Clear
This movie is just perfect. Such a feel good movie from start to finish. This is what's missing in today's films. It's just a simple story, not much going on really but so funny and a lot of fun to watch. I wish they still made movies like this.
burt was a genius unlike the hissy fit dont look at me stars today! he simply went with the fun had no ego and let jerry and jackie have all the best scenes the more they stole the picture the more he encouraged them to do it! he knew he had comedy gold all he had to do was look good and drive the car! and he let the audience in on it! he was having fun as was sally he let us know it and enjoy it with them jerry was just superb wrote east bound and down according to burt when he said to him at ten in the evening in a bar they needed a song he had it next morning on the shoot crazy! jackie they just let rip! burt said he never knew what hed come out with but his improvisations were always funnier than the scripted lines.when junior is sitting with the door on his lap evidence! jackie was supposed to mumble titurd! hal needham couldnt believe he just on the spot said the classic funniest line in movies fust thing im gonna do when i get home is bust yore mumma in the mouf! you sure aint the fruit of my loins! guys a genius he said in awe to burt! a joy from start to finish.
@@mikekemp9877 the director was a stuntman, i think this was his first movie. when burt pointed out to him that you can't break the fourth wall, he didn't know what that was, he just knew it was going to be fun to do, so they did it.
No they won't make movies like this anymore because they're too busy making movies with trannys, queers and lezzies chasing robots with nuclear end scenerios
Sadly, there will never be another movie like this.
@@manlymcstud8588 And it became one of the most beloved, iconic scenes in the whole movie. He just looks at us, and smiles. "Is this fun or what?" You can't help but laugh.
This movie is a classic! Love it! R.I.P. BANDIT AND THE SNOWMAN!
I love this damn movie. This literally had me smiling ear to ear
65 mile smile 😁
❤ burt Reynolds, my hero had lots of great movies
Pretty lady burt Reynolds talking too
Every action moive has to be either super dark and gritty regardless of wether it has an actual plot(looking at you, Fast and Furious) or a dumb lightshow for children.
Have seen this Movie so many times, love it everytime!
I was in high school when this movie came out and I owned a Trans Am just like this one that I paid $5000 for used but with only 5000 miles on it. Loved the movie and the car. RIP Burt.
I was in college when this came out and I got a TA because of this movie, too. Mine was not exactly like these because it was a 1979, not 1977s, like the ones in the movie. Mine was black and silver, not gold. I had that thing for 36 years, finally selling it in 2017. It was a good car.
I never had one. I still want one but all I find are ones that are junked tore apart for a few grand or restored for 20 thousand or more I can't afford either ☹
Man yall are soo lucky 😂, we as the new generation are really missing out😅
I got my 77 Trans Am in 02 when i was a Junior in High School and paid a whopping $500 for her and restored her and continue to enjoy her to this day.
@@snowman454007 Damn 5k for all that muscle, I envy the 1950s thru to 2005s, best years!
Life was so much simpler when all we had were payphones and CB radios. Talking to truckers on the one in our car on road trips was the highlight of them for me. RIP to all the greats in this movie.
sally fields' reactions are just priceless. she seems so genuinely confused, but loves watching bandit have so much fun.
Agreed! She's so cute with those reactions.
Great observation. She was just TOO cute!
She was literally falling in love with him right in front of our eyes.
Masterpiece movie
it was the look of love.
Being from the south, this movie has a special place in my heart.
Southern by the grace of god 😊
Me to
These scenes were filmed in and around my hometown of Ringgold, GA. Interstate 75 and U.S. 41. The roads have changed a great deal since then. We got to meet Burt Reynolds. I remember he was a perfect gentleman. Always happy and smiling.
Stfu
im a southie
As truck driver for 31 years now easily my favorite movie 🍿 back when people respected truck drivers not like today sadly 😞
Hey we respect you...you guys are the best coming from a warehouse worker we unload the load you bring and yes that came out wrong but there was not other way to say it.
My Dad ( RIP ) was a Truck Driver!
Much Respect to All The Truck Drivers!
2021 & Forever!
F truckers
As someone who hauls light duty regularly, I absolutely do and am one of the few, A dying breed that keeps living on.
I have great respect those truckers that drive responsibly, and I have no respect for ones like the guy who tried to run me off the road this afternoon. It's sad, most of the truckers I've met are decent folks, but people only remember the few who are jerks (because, well, scary moments like mine today tend to stick out in one's mind) so it leads to a bad stereotype.
Thank you to my Grandpa for Introducing me to this movie. My favorite film of all time. He passed in 2017. I miss him till this day and I wish I could watch this movie with him one more time. This movie means so much to me. I fell in love with Country music cause of this film. I wish my grandpa was still alive now. I miss him every single day
Much respect for all the truckers out there. Appreciate you keeping the shelves stocked!
Those truck drivers are some tough hombres. They bust their asses and backs all the time
Truckers are the backbone of America. They keep this country rolling 1 load @ a time.
Gotta love 70's trucker and CB culture.. say what you will, but it was a much better time in this country.
What about Vietnam?
@@bulldog191 Vietnam was a cluster fuck for sure, but even with that ending in the 70s it was still a better time than today. I was a kid back then but everyone was skinny and knew which bathroom to use
@@marty5300
Yes, absolutely! Also, Bulldog made the argument “What about Vietnam?”, but like you said, the Vietnam War _ended_ in the 70s, so that actually contributes to the greatness of the decade
80's and 90's >>> 70's change my mind
@@AmazingAmigo
The 90s poison the water in terms of music. The 80s definitely have the best music of the three decades
The problem is that when they make an action comedy these days, they can never resist making the action bigger than the comedy. But it has to be the other way round. This is such a brilliant scene, and nothing gets wrecked, and all they needed were a few trucks and two cars. And a dog.
You, sir, have hit the nail right on the head!
Mate you hit the nail on the head!!! Respect brother.
@@DivaInTheWoods im so sorry i kinda said the same. Sorry.
Especially a dog, I got tearful seeing the dog. This is one of the best scenes in movie history to me. And they said can’t be done. Well loaded up and 👍
Fred tied the whole thing together...!
Such an iconic movie and actor. Brings tears of joy to all the memories I have of this movie..
This movie reminded my lovely mom. She loved it
Yes! Classic & Nostalgic!
Long Live The Bandit, Snowman & Fred!
Same here buddy.
Sally Field reminds me of my grandma and this was one of her favorite movies when she was young
They play this song every 4th quarter at FSU football home games! Rest in peace Burt Reynolds!
I believe Burt Reynolds attended, or graduated from FSU...? College football.., Yes to the FSU Seminoles
He played defense for FSU and was a major contributor to the football program. He paid for the horses used at home games and for the team uniforms.
Proud grad Burt Reynolds.
East Bound and Down is not just a song but the anthem to every great road trip!
For every trucker that keeps this country moving you have my respect and love
HELL YEAH
I love hoofing along with this song with my harmonica. It's amazing it gives you Goosebumps
My name Lincoln hawk I from the trucker league
Yep me to
Amen When everything was shut down during Covid they kept America going
When Snowman passes the convey....best scene in the movie...always brings me to tears!!
Right!? Why are we crying? I dont get it
@@1realtruthrightnow742 Ol Snowman is living the dream
For sure! Especially that shot of the legendary Hank Worden. Moses from John Ford's The Searchers!"
@@1realtruthrightnow742 That movie I watch when I was a kid put me where I'm at now. 17 yrs and still trucking. They were very respectful compared to now. Those day are sooo gone.
Yes Sir that's why I'm here
As a trucker myself, that song is great to ride to!
Yep
Hee haw!
I put it in my playlist…
As a tow driver that has done some long hauls, all I can say is HELL YEAH ?
I play it whenever I’m on a road trip. Fun going down the interstate playing this.
In honour of Burt, Jerry and Jackie, have yourself a good day and a better one tomorrow.
Yes Sir
Ten-four!
Amen to that.
..and Fred!
"This is not a convoy, it is a dream"
Yes Burt Reynolds I agree.
Yes it is!
I thought he said train ! Lol both works lol
He said train, but ok.
Jerry Reed came up with the perfect song for this part.
You can tell Burt and Jerry had fun making this movie.
If you can't have fun, you must be doing something wrong......just my opinion...
It seems like everybody had a good time filming
Yes!
I hope Burt Reynolds will enjoy driving Trans Am in heaven.
From Japan
Japan, THANK you for all the awesome high quality products you have produced in the past !!!!!!!!!!!!! Your products are still working great while recent Chinese products are rotting away in U.S. landfills already. Wish you the BEST.
And the transcon medivac
🎶 he's going up to glory ridin 18 wheels 🎶
@Cloud Burst 117 We can't forget Denmark as well
So do I! Loved his movies!
Absolutely one of the finest movies ever made. Unbelievable that Burt, Jerry, and even Pontiac are all gone. I have watched this movie at least 100 times since I was a kid. Someday I will own a Bandit Trans Am!!!
One of the best driving-themed movies I ever saw. Cop chases, convoys, crashing through roadblocks, and all the comedic dialogue weaved in. I wish more modern movies would be like this one.
One of my favorite scenes ever. Trucker community is legit and I respect it!
I’m a Truck Driver and I can Tell you that this movie gets me out of bed every morning!
These movies were so much fun.
Ohhhhhhhh i bet many guys had those thoughts too.
You've hit the nail right on the head.......FUN!!!
Now it's "GTA" and "Call of Duty" 🤮
The first one is one my favorites.. the second one was okay I am afraid to see the third one.. because I have heard it was terrible..
@@Nanu67-e9j, the 1st 2 movies are fine. 3 doesn't have enough trucks. Bandit & Frog are also absent.
2020 makes those days seem like a walk through heaven. Those were great times.
It was great having a whole network of cb friends too!
This movie has to be one of the best I'd ever seen. None of that PC crap we have to put up today and yet respectful, polite and loaded with innuendo. It will never ever get old.
Gonna do a Smokey n the Bandit marathon on Friday with a few beers,mi birthday 👍
Happy birthday!
And?
7 months later here .... hope you had a good one.. and a better one this coming year...
Top three films of 1977:
1: Star Wars
2: Smokey and the Bandit
3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
It was a good year for movies....
Saw 'em all at the Drive-In as a kid. Star Wars was the best because there was a backdrop of stars in the night sky behind the screen and all the X-Wing and Death Star scenes looked like they were actually happening right before our eyes!
@@surfarijeff7884 Yep, it was nearly a full moon when we saw it at the drive-in, and to this day my father complains that all I kept talking about was the moon...
is this the year Debbie Does Dallas came out?
And it was just starting! Back when Hollywood had a sense of real movie making.
You forgot about Saturday Night Fever :-)
Sally Field was such a cutie in this movie.
Lmfao no
yes and smoking a cigarette
Hear she went out with Johnny Carson
Yes and a great backside
She looks like the woman from Mrs. Doubtfire
Decades later, I needed this tonight!
You're not alone!
The smile on the Madam's face when Buford makes the suggestion to the Captain about the badge is priceless!
The actors absolutely make this movie. Almost every line is delivered perfectly
R.I.P. Burt and Jer'. Legends Never die..
They just lose weight
A brilliant feel-good movie. RIP Burt and Jerry.
Best movies of Burt Smokey and the Bandit and Smokey and the Bandit 2
Yup love them truckers. Moving from FL to MI in a big Moving truck with my horse trailer on the back and my truck on the back of that, brakes went out in Tennessee didn't have time to stop those truckers took care of me all the way to mi. God love u. ❤
My grandpa - who drove an 18-wheeler for a living - and I used to watch this movie when I was little (30+ years ago)… He passed away in 2018 but this made me smile and think of him.
To me one of the best songs in a movie. I watched this movie with my dad when I was little. My dad was drafted into the Army and when he got out he got into trucking a few years later. He was a trucker for 30yrs. I miss ya dad. I dont think there has been a day since you passed that we havent thought about you. Thank you for all you and mom sacrificed so that I could have the things I needed and wanted.
The Little Beaver part makes me laugh every time.
Yep
Actress was Laura Lizer Sommers.
it may be the worst line reading ever, XD
It hurt hearing it lol
@@TheDiabethick I doubt
Rest In Peace Burt Reynolds💔💔💔
R.I.P. To A True Legend
Rest in peace to the one and only Burt Reynolds he will be missed💜i a true icon.
RIP a great legend
Rest in peace Burt Reynolds & Jerry Reed 💯
He died
Jackie Gleason should’ve won the Oscar for this. Absolutely brilliant performance
Deffo! Such a brilliant character actor, love every scene he us in! Xxxxxxx
Coming from a guy who don't like country music. This is a classic song. Great movie 👍
I like how the convoy of trucks had Bandit's back. So awesome. 😁
3:40 - the best few seconds of the movie, when Sally reacts to his laugh with her genuine smile and emotion. There is no acting here, just her enjoying the moment. You don't see this anywhere else in the movie.
WTF are you smoking? Crack?
As an FSU alumni this movie always holds a special place in my heart because of Burt Reynolds. R.I.P (Ride in peace) bandit
3:33
It’s really impressive how well the car scenes are shot. Like even for modern movies those shots of the car in the convoy were so well done and practical. Really impressive
IIRC, that interstate wasn’t open yet. The cradle scenes were shot with Bandit and the trucks driving on the opposite side so a camera car could move with them at the same speed. Then the other driving scenes were done on the correct side of the roads.
They could do it again today...close a short stretch of interstate on a Sunday morning 😉
Not really impressive. They would be disappointed we are still using the same tech 50 years later with minimal change
Makes me want to do a run from Texarkana to Atlanta
@@scholaroftheworldalternatehist There is always that one person.....🙄
Hey, I will always respect Truck Drivers. You all keep the country moving. If it was not for all of You doing that job, I would not be to buy milk. Don't worry, some of us spend all day, hoping that All Trucker's Stay Safe and Well ❤❤❤❤
Keep the greasy side down, your wheels spinning, and the beavers grinning. 10-4 good buddy. I may never have been a trucker but I have a lot of respect for them.
My Dad and I loved this movie it was one the first films we watched together growing up RIP Dad I Miss You
My mother and I would watch this every Sunday. She loved Jackie Gleason and that Trans Am.
Those were the feel-good movies from my childhood. Damn, the nostalgia!
Same here! Saw this twice during summer vacation when I was 12. Believe it or not, more kids at school talked about seeing Smokey than Star Wars.
They can see down into this car......That's why I loved driving those trucks....spotting beavers....CLASSIC
As a southern this movie and song has a very very special place in my heart
Bandit is a legend saw this when it first came out I was 6. The bandit reason why I got into driving. Bandit reason I'm so dam good at it. Loved being from a small town with back roads to drive like this. Keep out running those Smokey's in heaven bandit.
REST IN PEACE TO ALL THE CAST AND THE ACTORS WHO MADE THIS AMAZING ONE OF A KIND MOVIE POSSIBLE
SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT
Don't forget Hal Needham, the Director...he also did Cannonball Run!
Sally Fields smile after Burts iconic laugh at 3:43 is so real ...That wasn't acting ..she had just as much fun making this movie as we all.did watching it back then!!
Classic Movie !!!!
My dad had this on Betamax cassette. If you were born in the 70's you'll know what I'm on about lol.... Great film, great times👍
Glad I seen this New as A Kid,, I Know Dam Well I'm not the only One who has to Watch this every Yr,,, 10/4 Good Buddies
At 14 was dropped with a friend at the theater and walked in expecting to be disappointed by a stupid depiction of trucks. Soon as it opened and there was the close up of the slack adjusters coming off and the drive axle twisting up with every shift I knew it was going to be great. Jerry's "The Legend " playing over it, perfect. Love the trailer wheel hop at the rail crossing.
First time director, long time stuntman Hal Needham did this on almost no money and it ran neck and neck with Star Wars.
Most wholesome cop chase ive ever seen LMAO "its little beaver we got your back door"
My favorite part of the movie with the beautiful ladies and the convoy. Thanx for posting this.
This is definitely the best of the 3 movies. And thanks to all those truck drivers out there, you are my inspiration. Thats when truckers were king
Remember...If you bought it, a truck brought it!
@@lightningblue648, that's a big 10-4.
When I was a child I watch this movie over and over and I always dream of becoming a truck driver when I go on the New Jersey Turnpike and I drive by trucks I still think of the snowman and I still think of how awesome those trucks are. Love this movie!!!
I’m binge-watching it these days.
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One of my favorite movies of all time. Such a warm and charming film, you can just tell everyone was having a good time making it. 👍
My grandfather had this movie on VHS video when I was a kid in the 80's. I never watched it at the time, but always wondered what it was about. I watched this a few months ago, and gosh darn it's a fun ride to watch.
I still have mine on VHS and it still looks the same as it did when I first bought it, though I bought mine in the 90's. I bought the 4K/Blu-Ray version a few days ago, and even though the wide screen looks great, they really ruined the Trans Am's engine and tire sounds. Now it sounds more like an Oldsmobile V6. :o
I Love this Movies . Fan from Germany !!!! . . R . I . P . Burt Reynolds .
I love that movie. I could watch it all night.
Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit is one of the all time masculine heroes. Absolute legend.
“This is not a convoy this is a dream!”Rest In Peace Burt and jerry
And Jackie :(
I don't remember Burt dying and I could have
E sworn Schwazanegger died years ago but that the result of cause and effect of the Borrestein BEARs theory
And fred :'(
Right on
@@YorkshirePirate and junior
Miss Burt Reynolds, he was so fun! Loved Smokey and the Bandit!
I love how Sally Field looks totally bemused by the whole thing, I love that Burt Reynolds just took showing off to a whole new level and I love the soundtrack. (Remastered?) RIP Mr Reynolds.
How can you not smile watching this? Brings me back to a great time.
I must have watched that movie for ten times with big bro (may he rest in peace 😪) and I loved every moment of it.
This movie and this scene will always hold deer in my heart. I used to watch this movie with my dad and mom right before we would go on vacation. And the whole drive to our hotel I'd jam to East Bound and Down.
One of the best car movies of all time.
I love this movie so much
My favorite movie of all time!!! This was a BIG part of the inspiration for "The Dukes of Hazzard" to become a TV series for CBS. If not for Star Wars, this would have been the highest-grossing box office movie of 1977. I LOVE EVERYTHING about this movie!!! Thanks, Hal Needham!!!
Now I’m going to have to find the whole movie to watch it’s honestly one of my comfort movies, thank you Mum and Dad for introducing me to this when I was little. Shout out to all the truck drivers out there and Jerry Reid for this catchy tune!
Amazing how much better this looks watching it in HD vs the VHS and DVD versions I've watched for over 20 years.
It may look better but they should have never messed with the car's iconic tones. Sounds like a 20 year old Toyota 4 banger with a miss.
@@piedpiper8355 Yeah I don't know why they changed the sounds. The Trans Am in the original film sounded totally amazing! It was dubbed but still was awesome. Why they would change it after 40+ years is a mystery. I'd like to know what vehicle they recorded the original sounds from that were used in the 1977 film
It's the film scan. 35mm film will scan to 4k.
@@piedpiper8355 Nope. That was the era of low compression with mild cams and near the end of the big blocks.
He drive a Trans Am in heaven. The best Movie in the World. Tank you from a German truck driver. I love Amerika and his greatest Trucks 👍👍👍💋💋💋
They don't make movies like they use to
You can even say that about today's movies 20-30 years from now.
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Nope and they never will
@@jackreacher8369
Sad but true.
I literally said that a millisecond before reading this comment.
This movie never gets old. At least for me. Big Jackie Gleason and Burt Reynolds fan. I always enjoy watching this movie every so often. Brings back good memories and happier times for me.
I dare say that this is one of the greatest films ever.
The myth making of The Bandit, the connection of brotherhood of the truck drivers, and the driven Captain Ahab characteristic of Buford T Justice tells a fascinating epic.
This should be studied in film classes.
My dad took me to see this movie when it was recently released. I was 9 years old. I loved it more than Star Wars.
This is one of the best movies ever. If you don't like it, I can't help you.
My favorite movie in the world ever since I was little!
This movie was HUGE when it came out and this was the best scene. CBrs became big and everyone got one. Lol good times.
It was a combination of this movie and CW McCall’s Convoy song.
I love that my parents showed me this movie when i was little ❤
This is my favorite scene from the first Smokey and the Bandit and I saw it in theaters with my dad in 2017 and I still listen to the soundtrack from this movie and it was the first action movie before I saw the James Bond films and Indiana Jones films
Nothing but good memories associated with this movie. Who else was smiling through the entire scene 👍🏼
That scene is where I learned the rocking chair trick. I was west bound I-84 heading to Portland with some issues in a 18 wheeler coming up on the scales at Cascade locks, Oregon . I slipped back in the convoy about 8 trucks back and came up on the scales which where open. They Red Lighted the first three trucks which jammed up the scales and they green lighted the rest of us👍👍😁😁I put the hammer down and west bound to Portland 😎
(We got us an outlaw here.) 😉😈😬
BS
Had a Trans Am the same year 77' had the best time in life back then
One of the best movies of all time. Why aren't movies this good anymore?
Too much focus on "the message."
If they remade this the Bandit would be black and Frog would be trans.
They are, you're just watching the wrong ones or too busy complaining to care.
Some of the most memorable times of my life as a kid going to see these old movies at the drive in theaters with my dad.