Smokey and the Bandit Returning to the Big Screen

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Fri, 05/20/2022 - 10:29 -- Nick Dager

Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures are bringing the classic Seventies film Smokey and the Bandit back to the big screen in select theatres on May 29, June 1 and June 2 only.

Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Studios are bringing the classic Seventies film Smokey and the Bandit back to the big screen in select theatres on May 29, June 1 and June 2 only.Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed star in stuntman Hal Needham’s directorial debut film, Smokey and the Bandit, which became the second-highest grossing film of 1977.

While trying to bootleg beer from Texarkana to Atlanta, Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed) take on runaway bride Carrie “Frog” (Field). 

Soon, they all find themselves pursued by Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason). 

The crew are in high gear and hot water after the cross-country road challenge results in one of the wildest series of car chases and crashes ever filmed.

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