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Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
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It's easy to assume this is just another dumb redneck comedy from Burt Reynolds's years of underachievement. But it's not bad as a dumb redneck comedy at all. Directed by career stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit is just a goofy chase starring a bunch of Reynolds's Hollywood cronies. New to the job as film boss, Needham brings a silly but energized sensibility to the production and an action man's need to see things moving. But he also has a distinctive feeling for relationships, and he's good with a joke. Put all that together, and Smokey is, at the very least (and unlike its sequels), a simple and original pleasure....
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Hard-Boiled Plot: Legendary trucker Bandit and his friend Snowman take on a psychotic offer to make a run from Georgia to Texas and back with 400 cases of beer in twenty-eight hours. Along the way, Bandit picks up a runaway bride, gets in the crosshairs of a Texas sheriff, and causes more property damage than a...
(complete Smokey and the Bandit review by Ryan Midnight)
| Smokey and the Bandit Movie Review by E (6/10/2006) |
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According to a memorable line from the 1984 cult classic This is Spinal Tap, there exists "...a fine line between stupid and clever." The same might be said about longtime stuntman Hal Needham's directorial career, even though his debut in the director's chair became one of the surprise hits of 1977. Newly reissued on DVD,...
(complete Smokey and the Bandit review by E)
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