Helmed by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit sped to a mighty $126 million, lapping the domestic gross of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

It wound up being Smokey and the Bandit. Burt was at the peak of his fame at the time, but I don’t think he was ever really given the recognition as an actor that he deserved. He could be really ...

Burt Reynolds is a true Hollywood legend and Smokey and the Bandit is one of his most iconic films. The 1977 action comedy featured Reynolds as Bo “Bandit” Darville fleeing from Buford T ...

Above : Burt Reynolds and Sally Field star in the 1977 movie “Smokey and the Bandit.” (Photo/Universal Pictures) At one time, Burt Reynolds was the biggest movie star in the world.

The 1977 Firebird Trans Am once owned by Burt Reynolds was sold at auction Saturday for $495,000 at a sale held by Barrett-Jackson. The car was not used in the filming of "Smokey and the Bandit ...