Smokey and the Bandit (franchise)

Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit
Directed by	Hal Needham (1-2); Dick Lowry (3);
Based on	Characters; by Hal Needham; Robert L. Levy;
Produced by	Mort Engelberg (1 & 3); Robert L. Levy (1); Hank Moonjean (2);
Starring	Burt Reynolds (1-2); Jerry Reed; Sally Field (1-2); Dom DeLuise (2); Colleen Camp (3); Jackie Gleason; Mike Henry; Paul Williams; Pat McCormick;
Production; companies	Universal Pictures; Rastar (1-2)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures;
Release date	1977–1983
Country	United States;
Language	English

Smokey and the Bandit is an action comedy franchise following the exploits of bootleggers Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds), Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed), and Texas county sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). The series consists of three theatrical films and a television miniseries.

Created by stuntman and director Hal Needham, the first film of the trilogy, Smokey and the Bandit, was the second-highest-grossing domestic film of 1977 in the United States^[1] and had significant cultural impact including adding to the 1970s CB radio fad and igniting the popularity of the Pontiac Trans Am car driven by the Bandit.

^ "1977 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

[:0-1] "1977 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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Smokey and the Bandit
Directed by	Hal Needham (1-2) Dick Lowry (3)
Based on	Characters by Hal Needham Robert L. Levy
Produced by	Mort Engelberg (1 & 3) Robert L. Levy (1) Hank Moonjean (2)
Starring	Burt Reynolds (1-2) Jerry Reed Sally Field (1-2) Dom DeLuise (2) Colleen Camp (3) Jackie Gleason Mike Henry Paul Williams Pat McCormick
Production companies	Universal Pictures Rastar (1-2)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	1977–1983
Country	United States
Language	English