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And what were they thinking having Carrie marrying Junior again? Sheriff Justice said at the end of the first he wasn't giving up his pursuit of Bandit, so he didn't need this motivation, again. Afterall, after they accept the job, considerable time is spent getting the Bandit back into shape! Or did the writers expect us to believe it only took one day? They may have, considering they also threw in a scene where Burt, during his rehab outruns a racehorse.
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But no, the producers and writers chose to create an entirely new exploit, which is basically a rehash of the route traveled in the first, but going in the other direction and pretty much at the speed limit! First off, the Enoses could have hired anyone for a lot less money, as obviously time was not of the essence. Now, when a sequel was announced, we all just knew it would pick up where the first one left off and follow the gang's exploits up to Boston and back to Georgia in 48 hours with clam chowder for the Enoses. I myself, barely a teenager, saw it several times in the theater. It was one of the last movies seen by Elvis, who arranged a private viewing due to it's popularity. Since the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am cemented its legacy after the movie, it’s no surprise that someone ended up splashing almost $500,000 for it, the iconic car selling for $495k at the Scottsdale 2022 Auction.The original Smokey and the Bandit was a monster of a film, finishing behind only Star Wars at the Box Office in 1977.
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Under the hood, there’s a 6.6-liter V8 engine that, paired up with a three-speed automatic transmission, delivers 180 hp. The list includes an engraved dedication plate affixed to the driver's door and a signed autobiography of the actor. The car comes in the SE configuration and some extras on top of the factory options. It recently entered an auction at Barrett-Jackson. One year after Burt Reynolds sold it, it was completely restored, and it looks just like it did back in the day. Reynolds did not drive it around much, and it comes with only 3,600 miles (5,800 km) on the odometer. He eventually received his car as a “thank you,” for the model’s popularity, but the actor put it up for auction in 2014, due to financial difficulties.
BURT REYNOLDS SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT AND JERRY REED FOR FREE
After the movie came out, sales jumped from 68,745 units in the previous year to 93,341.īurt Reynolds also revealed that a senior executive at Pontiac had promised him to get the Trans Am for free if the movie became a hit, which it did.
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According to Director Hal Needham, they used three Trans Am examples for the movie, and it turned the model into a superstar. Back then, it was the second highest-grossing movie after Star Wars: A New Hope. More than forty years later, the classic film is rated 7/10 on IMDB and has become a cult classic.īesides Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jerry Reed, there was an unspoken unpaid character: the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. The 1977 action-comedy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and a Golden Globe for Sally Field as Best Actress.
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