I have always enjoyed outlaw films such as 'Smokey and the Bandit.' — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
It was a bit of a lark when I agreed to do [Smokey and the Bandit], and I knew we'd have fun… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
Smokey and The Bandit was just a lark. All we did was run up and down those Georgia roads wrecking cars and… — Jerry Reed Copy Share Image
You might be a redneck if you have refused to watch the Academy Awards since Smokey and the Bandit was snubbed for… — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
Trans Am sales went up 70 percent after Smokey and the Bandit, and I was promised a free car every year for… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I'm really much more like Phil Potter from [the 1979 film] Starting Over. People do think I'm the Bandit [from Smokey and… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I thought 'Deliverance' was a very good film. But it didn't have the success financially that 'Smokey and the Bandit' did, although… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
Smokey and the Bandit was the first picture [Hal Needham ] directed, and I knew he could handle it. I had just… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
We got Sally Field onboard [in Smokey and the Bandit] and it changed the entire dynamic. About a third of the way into filming, I was in the car with Sally and there was this little moment where we kind of looked at each other, and then we both turned and looked over at Hal [Needham]. He gave us a… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share
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