1976
In the movie Smokey and the Bandit, the license plate on the Trans Am that Bandit drove read BAN-ONE. Bandit was played by Burt Reynolds.
Seven: (Three with Burt Reynolds and Crew, and Four without) Smokey and the Bandit - 1977 Smokey and the Bandit II - 1980 Smokey and the Bandit III - 1983 Bandit: Bandit Goes Country - 1994 Bandit: Bandit, Bandit - 1994 Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit - 1994 Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel - 1994 The last four movies were produced by the same people who made the first three, but with a new, younger cast.
The elephant in "Smokey and the Bandit" is named Charlotte.
A Trans-Am
The Bandit's route in Smokey and the Bandit was from Atlanta, GA to Texarkana, TX. Bandit states in the movie that it is a 900 mile destination.
Smokey is actually trucker talk for a state highway patrolman, in this case it's Buford T. Justice. Bandit is the role played by Burt Reynolds (TransAm Driver). The truck driver is Cledus "Snowman" Snow and his dog "Fred".
Jerry Reed sang, "Bandit", "East Bound and Down" and "The Legend" in the 1977 Smokey and the Bandit. If you're referring to the song in the movie Smokey and the Bandit, the singer was Jerry Reed, who also appeared in the movies.
Smokey and the Bandit premiered on May 27, 1977 in the US.
Jerry Reed
Smokey And The Bandit
Call of the Wildman - 2011 Smokey and the Bandit - 4.5 was released on: USA: November 2013
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