Universal Pictures released Smokey and the Bandit to theaters on May 27, 1977. Hal Needham directs the film which stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed. Smokey and the Bandit Movie Summary Once upon a time, truckers were as cool as the Kardashians, and the ‘Kim’ of the group was one Bo Darville, a trucking-legend-for-hire known as the Bandit, played by Burt Reynolds. He is cornered by Big and Little Enos Burdette and offered $80,000 to bring 400 cases of Coors from Texarkana, Texas to a big party they are throwing in Atlanta, Georgia in 28 hours. The problem? It is illegal to ship the beer east of Texas. The Bandit hatches a plan to distract Smokeys in a sweet 1977 black Pontiac Trans Am while his buddy, the Snowman, played by country singing legend, Jerry Reed, drives the truck with the illegal cargo. It’s a simple enough plan, and off they go. Meanwhile, a woman named Carrie, played by Sallie Field, gets cold feet at her wedding to Junior, the simple-minded son of Sheriff Buford T Justice, played Jackie Gleason. She runs out of the church and flags down the first car she sees rocketing down the highway, which happens to be the Bandit. He picks her up and speeds of again.  Read Full Synopsis (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.