Her groom? Sheriff Justice’s son, Junior. He’s fodder enough for his own article at some point.Īs luck and script writing would have it, Frog has left her groom at the altar.
Image source: …Dodge pitchman “Sheriff” Joe Higgins. His persona–round, dumpy, and clipping words–reminds one of another fictional southern sheriff… Gleason’s Justice is the stereotypical Southern sheriff, as seen in this clip. She is a runaway bride, sitting on the side of the road in her 1973 Chevrolet Impala coupe.Īs Frog leaves, we are introduced to Sheriff Buford T. The trip to Texarkana is uneventful soon after leaving for the return trip to Georgia, The Bandit encounters Frog, played by Sally Field.
He enlists the help of fellow truck driver Cletus “The Snowman” Snow, played by country music singer Jerry Reed. Needing a fast set of wheels to distract law enforcement, Reynolds’ character purchases this 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am.
The rub? At the time, it was illegal to transport Coors east of the Mississippi River and a series of other truckers had been apprehended for trying to accomplish this feat for the Burdettes. He is hired by Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos to transport a truck load of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas, back to Georgia in 28 hours. Let us dissect this flick to better examine it.īurt Reynolds plays truck driver Bo “Bandit” Darville.
This movie trailer gives you an taste of this provocative film, but fails to effectively capture all the subtleties and nuances it contains. So let’s explore this car (and truck) heavy flick, all while giving those who have not seen it a glimpse into a movie whose complexity and intellect remains unparalleled within the history of cinema. Some people have ripped this film as being thin on plot others have called it a documentary about life south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Sorry for the words running together.they were typed correctly.(first posted ) The fourth highest grossing film in the United States in 1977 was the Academy Award nominated Smokey & The Bandit.
On Jun-07-20 at 08:33:08 PDT, seller added the following information: PLEASEDON’T ASK ME FOR THE RESERVE AS IT IS SET LOW ENOUGH THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TOGET A REALLY NICE CAR AT A VERY GOODPRICE! They are onlyoriginal once and you don’t run across them in this condition very often. These photoswere taken just today and it hasn’t been cleaned !!Ĭar maybe seen by appointment. All gauges are functional.Paint would be an 8 out of 10 and will probably buff out to a 9. Car starts right up first timeevery time and drives out great. Have seenthese cars go for crazy numbers at auctions. This is atrue find and car is in excellent condition for being 41 years young. Window sticker shows it had a retail price of $10,004.55 when it wasnew !!!Ĭar isequipped with 403 CID engine, Turbo 350 Trans, Tilt wheel, Power Steering,Power disc brakes, Glass T-Tops, cruise control, Power windows, AM/FM Stereoradio w/8track tape player, Y84 trim package, gold honeycomb wheels, customsaddle cloth interior, Air conditioning (converted to R134) Blows cold !, Spacesaver spare tire with air canister, T-top covers, and more. It was“excersized’ on a monthly basis just to keep everything working and lubricatedproperly. The owner kept this is a garage covered and locked. Everything works as it didfrom the factory. Only 24,400 original miles and everything onthe car is original to it EXCEPT THE TIRES (NEW).
I sold this car to them brand newin 1979 ! Car was purchased at Thomas Pontiac/GMC in Waldorf, Maryland and hasbeen a Maryland car all it’s life. SURVIVORCAR !!!! !! Selling this for a friend. 1979 Pontiac “Smokey and the Banditâ€Trans Am