The first time we lay eyes on Burt Reynolds‘ truck-driving legend Bo “Bandit” Darville in 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit, he’s sprawled out in a zebra-striped hammock, lazily napping when ...

The series finale, "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3," came out in 1983 and featured Gleason and Reed, with Reynolds and Field not being in the cast. It lost money, grossing $7 million.

A year later, after “Smokey and the Bandit” came out, they had sold 93,341. A year after that, sales jumped to 117,108. In 2014, Reynolds sold his own personal '77 Trans Am at auction.

Three action/comedy road films in the "Smokey and the Bandit" series were put out in 1977, 1980 and 1983, with the first two being among the nation's top 10-selling movies of those years.

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

Burt Reynolds believed one particular Hollywood icon was "the personification of cool" - and it's hard to argue with him.

Released in 1977, Smokey and the Bandit was a low-budget production that turned out to be a big-time Hollywood hit. The film had a production budget of $4.3 million but went on to become one of ...

Three action/comedy road films in the "Smokey and the Bandit" series were put out in 1977, 1980 and 1983, with the first two being among the nation's top 10-selling movies of those years.

In 1992, he spoke about “Smokey and the Bandit” to the Washington Post. Engelberg said, “We made the movie in 35 days. I just wanted to make a movie I wouldn’t be embarrassed by.

The series finale, "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3," came out in 1983 and featured Gleason and Reed, with Reynolds and Field not being in the cast. It lost money, grossing $7 million.

The True Star Of Smokey And The Bandit The W900A starring in the movie was a 36-inch sleeper cab variant, with three trucks used in filming: a 1973 and two 1974 models – although other sources ...