Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 🤯📼First Time Film Club📼🤯 - First Time Watching/Movie Reaction & Review

[@Cobalt-Jester]

Does this mean we're getting a Cannonball Run reaction, soon?

[@waynefarmer6966]

and after the truck convoy mention in this I'm also hoping for Convoy...

[@Freejack1971]

Good idea. Don’t bother with the Smokey and the Bandit sequels and just go to Cannonball Run!

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Or the original "Gumball Rally"

[@MrTech226]

@@Freejack1971 2nd was good, but 3rd was awful

[@tj_2701]

I came here to bring up Cannonball, nice to see so many pepole with good taste. 😁

[@kennethfharkin]

As great as Reynold's was in this Jackie Gleason was an absolute LEGEND. The man was literally known as "The Great One."

[@Bfdidc]

One of my faves is from early in his career, To Be or Not to Be.

[@heyitsmemg7494]

I would venture to say that Jackie as Buford makes up half of the movie and everyone else and the jokes make up the other half. Without Jackie Gleason in the role of Buford this movie would not have worked.

[@jakubfabisiak9810]

for extra shits and giggles, watch Jackie Gleason crash Burt Reynolds' party dressed as sheriff Justice - it was an absolute ribcracker.

[@kennethfharkin]

@@Bfdidc That is a Mel Brooks film without Gleason or Reynolds.

[@Bfdidc]

@@kennethfharkin I am referring to the original To Be or Not to Be, starring a young Jackie Gleason. Mel Brooks did a remake.

[@flinx1241]

Burt Reynolds was the literal definition of cool in 1977...

[@mikelmcknight72]

Slight correction: Burt Reynolds is still the literal definition of cool… at least for my generation!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Yes I agree 👍💯

[@otisroseboro5613]

@@gerardconsidinejr.2802 Fact's

[@PhenomProductions23]

There was a stretch of about 6 years in where Burt and Clint Eastwod were the 2 coolest guys in all of hollywood.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

I saw Queen five times in the 70s, and on the first tour with that godawful moustache, Freddie asked the crowd "Don't you think it makes me look like Burt Reynolds?" That's the problem, mate.

[@Nimzzeee]

A heartfelt coming of age tale about a boy and his moustache 😂😂😂😂 She's a comic genius!!!

[@benniescarbrough6]

Best thing is Jackie Gleason ad-libed almost all his lines in this movie.

[@MrAitraining]

Bill Murray was famous for that too. During Kingpin, he would look at his lines, toss them and tell the directors that he'll come up with something better lol

[@mem1701movies]

@@misterprickly the TV version was better when they dubbed “SCUM BUM.”

[@leslauner5062]

Oh...for some reason or another, on the radio, you seemed TALLER!....

[@garygoodman4342]

Still laugh out loud when Gleason says the GD Germans got nothing to do with it

[@TrashWerewolf]

That's because he was totally sh*t-faced the whole time! LOL!

[@aliaj98]

“There is no way....no way...that you could come from my loins.” 🤣🤣🤣

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"Makes me think I'm listenin' to a radio station in Savannah."

[@ListerDavid]

The God Dame Germans got nothing to do with it!

[@otisroseboro5613]

Super Funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@curtisallred7250]

Buford: Soon as I get home, the first thing I'm gonna do is punch your momma in the mouth. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That's my favorite line. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tylercox1875]

@@ListerDavidthey skipped past my favorite part of that part. When he met sherrif Bradford

[@MrBigPicture835]

Well known fact that Burt and Sally lived together for many years, their chemistry is very apparent in this film.

[@Aeroldoth3]

Well known fact that most anyone would live with Burt for many years, cause of his chemistry.

[@paulhewes7333]

before he died, Burt said that he really only loved one woman and intimated that it was Sally and that she was the one that got away.

[@captaincell]

That's because he liked her. He really, really liked her.

[@OneEyedJack1970]

@@captaincell He was in love with her. He said so in what was perhaps the last interview he ever had.

[@captaincell]

@@OneEyedJack1970 the line I used, was taken from the speech she gave when she won the Oscar for best actress. When she accepted the award, she had said to the other actors in the audience, you like me, you really really like me. I was not trying to imply that Burt Reynolds did not love Sally Field,

[@kuschleripo]

Show you the Cannonball Run with Burt Reynolds from 1981. I love this movie

[@matsv201]

Did you know cannonball run is a parody of a older identical movie that alreddy is a comedy

[@jcoptimus]

Hell Yeah! the sequel too.

[@ListerDavid]

Burt, Dom and HIM!

[@matsv201]

@@bessarion1771 was thinking of gumball race

[@highlander440]

1978 Hooper is a good too!

[@shanefourtwenty]

Burt's laugh when he's in the hammock is great. 😂

[@FallenHellscape]

That laugh was real. Check out the Jonny Carson interview of him with Don Rickles.

[@ericwalker8636]

So iconic. Instantly recognizable.

[@reactionwatcher7652]

I had that laugh as one of my ringtones on my phone for a while.

[@raputathebuta]

Such a great laugh.

[@Razalonjrt1]

Actualy the fun fact when he lifts his hat that is the first time he really sees the two brothers and that was his reaction to it all.

[@michaelwiggan7437]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of my favorite movies of All Time!!! CANNONBALL RUN .. Next {Must Reaction}

[@davidbrodie92]

best line... " why do you need that beer so bad?" …"because he's thirsty … dummy ". My dad and I wound repeat the one liners from the movie for days afterwards..... drove my Mom up the wall LOL.

[@AJ17_]

That's totally a friend of mine and I. We're always texting each other when the movie comes on tv. Or he'll randomly text me a line from the movie and I'll text back the next line. LOL!

[@memnarch129]

My favorite character in the whole movie and he is only there for maybe 10 minutes, Little Enus Berdette.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

One of the greatest of all time. I met Burt at Bubba fest in pigeon forge Tennessee in 2018. He was really frail but I'm grateful to have gotten the chance to tell him how much I am a fan. He passed away about a month later. Rip Bandit, Snowman, and Burford T. Justice.

[@tempsitch5632]

Have you ever seen The Last Movie Star ?

[@bufordteejustice1119]

@@tempsitch5632 no

[@tempsitch5632]

@@bufordteejustice1119 Some very meta/sad shit in there about a crumbling has-been movie star, played by old Burt. It’s interesting but maybe make you sad if you love Burt.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

@@tempsitch5632 that sounds interesting. I'll definitely check it out. Thanks .

[@michaelplano6941]

Paul Williams, Little Enos, is a singer/songwriter/actor and wrote “The Rainbow Connection” from ‘The Muppet Movie’, and had a cameo.

[@jinto1980]

exactly Kermit singing that on a log in a swamp is one of my most cherished childhood memories.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

"We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Evergreen" so many.

[@chrismcelligott5462]

Also the theme song to the Love Boat

[@DavidB-2268]

Also, "Another Fine Mess", which was used in "The End", another Burt Reynolds/Sally Field movie

[@paulcochran1721]

He was also Virgil the Orangutan in "Battle for the Planet of the Apes".

[@JamieLycronisMcCutchen]

One of the most adorable ladies on the internet! Such authenticity! I love it so much!

[@JamieLycronisMcCutchen]

You both are so much fun to watch!!! Thank you so much for the entertainment!

[@AlanYoungIII]

"Are you rooting for romance?" No ... she's rooting for a rooting ...

[@uncannyrman]

I am here for thirsty Emily. Also, I would die for Fred.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Same here

[@strongdecaf3729]

Yup - my accent started coming out too. And flashbacks to when CB radios looked like the coolest thing ever.

[@picks_1993]

14:30 My absolute favourite line from this movie. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MGower4465]

When Jerry Reed write Eastbound and Down for the studio bosses, he recalled they just stared at him. He started about how he could change this and that, and one finally spoke snd said "You change even one note and you're fired." They were all in awe how perfectly it fit. Reed later visited Reynolds on the set of Stroker Ace to advise on Reynolds's costuming...Reynolds was wearing a chicken suit at the time.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

It was Hal Needham who was speechless. He couldn't believe the fortune he'd found in Reynolds, Gleason, Fields, and Reed.

[@Thunderchicken69]

Jerry Reed also appeared as the villain “Bama McCall” opposite of Burt Reynolds as “Gator McKlusky” in the 1979 movie Gator which he also wrote and sang the theme song for

[@georgesykes394]

@@Thunderchicken69 Jerry Reed played a very convincing menacing bad guy. Wish he played the Heavy more often.

[@hippychikforever]

Jackie Gleason modeled Buford T Justice after Burt Reynolds' dad who was a Chief of Police in old South Florida. As someone who grew up in Florida, his portrayal was accurate. This is still one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies. Thank you for this reaction! *Edited to add if you want more Burt, watch The Cannonball Run, Hooper, and Deliverance, where Burt did all of his own stunts.

[@markstoudenmire4935]

He also based it on some of the South Florida police officers that he got to know once he relocated his show down from New York to Miami.

[@Rebel9668]

And "Silent Movie"...and "The End".

[@synaesthesia2010]

why is it a guilty pleasure? i'm very open about my love for this film

[@TimedRevolver]

Well, Burt was a stuntman before becoming an outright actor, so...

[@genedoss664]

And "The Longest Yard."

[@jeremyszczepanski216]

"He was born with that mustache..." Very apt. Only a blessed few men bear such a distinction. I once tried to grow a Sam Elliot, only to find that I had not been deemed worthy by Mjolnir. Rejected, I accepted the verdict and settled for my mortal follicles.

[@michaelcole8196]

Fun fact: That jump into the football game almost went horribly wrong. The stunt driver ended up almost running over some kids when she drove through the game. She actually thought she did at one point. Luckily, no one was hurt, and the kids that were almost hit got to have a little meet and greet with Burt.

[@lizzyobrien2376]

Hearing Burt describe it sounds nothing short of horrifying. For context, the field has been watered the night before the shoot, and if you’ve ever driven an old car on bias-ply tires on wet grass it’s like driving on ice. The stunt driver had no control over the car and instead of driving around the game she ended up driving through it. Thankfully nothing went wrong and no one got hurt. Burt wanted to rip into the stunt driver, but she was already doing that to herself, and Burt couldn’t help but to feel bad for her. They spent the entire afternoon apologizing to the parents and especially the mothers. XD

[@Knight121198]

This movie was one of the big reasons the Transam Firebird was such a popular car.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I think they totaled seven of them making this movie.

[@Jar0fMay0]

It was a crappy car that looked awesome and this movie made it famous. My uncle bought a firebird because of this movie.

[@joeday4293]

The top two years of Firebird sales were 1979 and 1978, and this is why.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

I have a 77 Trans Am. Its a great car. Turns heads:)

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV Does it turn corners, though? :^D

[@rammsteinrulz16]

That is the smoothest use of "i must-ache you..." ive ever heard

[@qwizzle78]

Kung fu hustle is a must watch. One of the best in slapstick and satire. Pure genius

[@John57945]

Kung Fu Hustle is great foreign martial arts film. Plus, it cracks me up every time I watch it.

[@aaronlane8405]

They say Burt Reynolds mustache had it's own trailer.

[@1nelsondj]

Sally Field is an icon, she starred in the TV series "The Flying Nun", she was Gidget in some movies, won an Emmy award for "Sybil" where she played a real-life woman with 17 personalities and won Oscars for "Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart".

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

My favorite of hers is Punchline. It is also one of my favorite Tom Hanks movies.

[@trevertravis8963]

You like her. You really like her.

[@AJ17_]

She played Gidget on the tv series. Sandra Dee played Gidget in the movies.

[@Madbandit77]

She won her second Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for the series "Brothers & Sisters".

[@BoomerandZoomerReacts]

Momma gump. Mrs Lincoln

[@PhenomProductions23]

I like how you were watching the movie with the original audio of the cars, the newer dvd versions and Tv replays of the movie have been re-dubbed with different car sounds that aren't the originals and don't sound as good.

[@krypticeye2126]

Great react! Would love to have Emily react to Every Which Way But Loose. One word ... Clyde. In the same era as Bandit (1 year later -1978). Just a campy romp like this but with Clint Eastwood, so the humor is a bit dryer, but just as funny. For more great Burt and car race/chases I'd also recommend Cannonball Run (1984). The chemistry between him and Dom DeLuise is gold. Thanks guys!

[@joeday4293]

Fun fact: Clint Eastwood had some hit comedy/action flicks around that time, including "Every Which Way But Loose." He and Burt were friends from their earliest days in Hollywood, and Burt jokingly accused Clint of doing HIS thing. He told Clint, "If you don't stop making hit comedies, I'm going to make 'Dirty Harry Goes To Atlanta'." Then Burt made the excellent "Sharky's Machine," which is pretty much exactly that.

[@jowbloe3673]

33:26 - "Bam, Zoom . . . to the stars." Oh, Emily.

[@reactionwatcher7652]

"Goddamn Germans got nothing to do with it." is the GREATEST movie line of all time.

[@GirlofCulture]

Funny tho. I am german and to hear this line for the first time in english..it's even funny to me ^^

[@barbarachieppo8290]

"We ain't got time for no hushpuppies"

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"Makes me think I'm listenin' to a radio station in Savannah."

[@traceywoodward1354]

Ranks right up there with..."was it over when the Germans bombed pearl harbor!?!?!...hell no!"....Bluto Blutarsky Faber college...delta fraternity brother class.of 1963

[@ericdentry9236]

This is definitely one of my favorite reactions

[@wendellbunn10]

I am in Alabama born and raised we all know these people, Emily's accent got more prominent as the movie went on, as always love your reactions.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Same here

[@jennastorr4832]

The man who played the police officer that was on the motorcycle played Enos in The Dukes of Hazzard.

[@TrashWerewolf]

The short guy in the blue suit is Paul Williams - legendary songwriter, Academy Award winner and actor. The guy driving the truck is legendary country singer Jerry Reed. He wrote and performed the theme song.

[@robertsmith3883]

The actor Billy Bob Thorton once said to Burt Reynolds that in the South we consider Smokey and the Bandit as a Documentary!

[@MrTech226]

I seen that 18 Wheeler in person when Burt and the gang did a sequel to this movie in my town couple years later. Burt lived in Jupiter, Florida. He was a resident of Palm Beach County where his father, Burton Reynolds Sr. became Chief of the Police in Riviera Beach, Florida. Burt had property in my town in nearby county. One day, my friends and I were waiting for school bus when we seeing Semi Truck with a trailer had bandit holding up stagecoach on the side like in this movie pulling behind local store. I told them that's Smokey and Bandit truck pulling behind the store. So, we walked towards the truck. We noticed film equipment nearby. We realized that they are making a movie soon to be the sequel to this movie that you are reacting to. My friends and I skipped school that day. We have met Dom Deluise as he walking out local hardware store. We seen Bandit cars (one with camera mounted for closeup shots). Plus, I have met main star of the movie, it is not Burt, it was Fred The Dog with his stand-in, Yes, Fred had a stand-in lol plus their trainers. Burt loved my town. I cherish those memories.

[@MrTech226]

I knew that Emily would love Fred. Both Fred and his stand-in were just sitting as my friends and I talked to their trainers. Normally, movie sets are off limits to the public. But we have seen a lot of things that day.

[@elfman5176]

The chemistry between Burt and Sally Field is awesome and a great part of the movie Great cast And Jackie Gleason too

[@brettv5967]

I had 2 friends who were in the scene where the Bandit drives through the little league football game. We were 10 or 11 years old at the time.

[@racerfink]

Have you watched the interview with Burt where he talks about that stunt? They got VERY lucky they didn’t kill someone.

[@brettv5967]

@@racerfink No. I didn’t know it existed. I’ll have to look it up. Thanks.

[@DCFCfanatic]

@@brettv5967 yeah, the stunt person panicked while driving the car and after landing the jump steered directly into the kids on the field. they all managed to get out of the way.

[@michaelschroeck2254]

Paul Williams! A legend! Muppets Movie songwriter!!

[@Bringmethehorizondude]

“A boy and his mustache,” omg 😂

[@kentonkruger8333]

Should put The Longest Yard on a the list.

[@kentonkruger8333]

@@ksronlinemedia3798 I would have hoped that went without saying, but you're right, I should have specified ;)

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@ksronlinemedia3798 Both

[@kieronball8962]

Matthew, of all the films you have both reacted to, I feel this one actually spoke to Emily! 😁 Wonderful swooning and giggles from a love struck Emily!

[@ShortyLongstrokin]

I feel like Emily is going to watch this again at night with the sound off while Matthew is sound asleep.

[@kjmorley]

Are there any good Tom Selleck comedies, you know, for Emily’s mustache fetish.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Yeah I think she did

[@EagleFang74]

As a kid back in the 80’s, driving south with my family from Jersey to Georgia every summer felt like this movie. Getting truckers to honk their horns, watching out for speed traps or “pigs in a blanket”. My dad getting into impromptu races heading down 95. Me imagining I was the bandit. Ugh so much fun!

[@MrTech226]

Smokey Reports. 10 codes on CB Radios like 10-20 meaning what is your location? or famous 10-4 for confirmed

[@MrTech226]

I believe that truckers are still using those Radios today. They are probably more complex than ones 30+ years ago

[@EagleFang74]

@@MrTech226 10-4 good buddy!

[@Amoncarybab]

@@EagleFang74 Shaky-Town hears ya too!

[@elijahvincent985]

Never apologize for your ADORABLE Southern accent! Your laughter to this movie is music to "Smokey and the Bandit"-loving ears like mine! This movie's a Southern masterpiece and an absolute must-watch for comedy/action-lovers!

[@moetop]

A bit of interesting trivia. The short guy Little Enos (Paul Williams) Is a Singer / Song writer. He has even wrote for Daft Punk

[@vincentlyon7448]

Be wrote Rainbow Co section for th e Muppet Movie and he was an ape in Battle For the Planet of the Apes

[@vincentlyon7448]

Rainbow Connection

[@mem1701movies]

He wrote that CARPENTERS song “We’ve only just begun “ and I think THE LOVE BOAT

[@Madbandit77]

@@mem1701movies He also wrote "Just An Old Fashioned Love Song" for Three Dog Night.

[@ajclements4627]

YES! So many reactors are sleeping on this movie.

[@Cagon415]

Because most of them just copy each other.

[@MrAitraining]

@@Cagon415 I know. Airplane, blazing saddles, groundhog day etc... Same shit. Movies like midnight run, bowfinger, life and too many to count are ignored great comedies.

[@SightseeMC123]

"I'll press you if you want to have a time." I died. 😂😂😂

[@johnaldridge83]

As someone who grew up with a Father and a Grandfather who were Truck Drivers, this was mandatory watching.

[@celeboria]

Always a treat to watch your reactions. You are going to love The Cannonball Run.

[@raytalbot5890]

Jerry Reed: East bound & down & he acts ? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@scottvivian9859]

As a truck driver for 25 years..i think this movie helped me decide my career choice

[@corvus1374]

Enos Junior, the little guy with the long hair, is composer Paul Williams. He wrote songs like We've Only Just Begun, Evergreen (from Barbra Streisand's A Star is Born), Rainy Days and Mondays, and Rainbow Connection. When Burt died, Sally said he was the love of her life.

[@Angel-vg2zf]

This movie never gets old and I still want that car!!😁

[@porter0138]

I’ve been fortunate to end up knowing Burt Reynolds after running into him on three occasions. I swear, he was a bigger fan of you than you were of him. Yes, that’s Burt Reynolds and me in my account picture from the first time I met him.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch "The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen" (1988) from Terry Gilliam !

[@only257]

Agreed🎥

[@StormyPeak]

Every dog owner gets that "Don't make me come after you Fred' scene....and the man's already hip deep in water...lol. I remember watching this movie in the local theater when it came out and that scene had me laughing more than any other in the movie.

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

I grew up in Texarkana, and I was always blown away as a little kid when they mentioned the town. 🤯

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

It's in "Cotton Fields" too

[@jeffl9167]

I just discovered your channel, but I haven't seen your reviews of scary or dramatic movies yet because I'm having too much fun laughing right along with Emily. Thanks for making my day!

[@johnross6805]

I didn't think it was possible to live in the south and not know this movie word for word, much less not even have seen it. That kinda hurts my heart a little bit. Other movies directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds are Hooper, Cannonball Run and Stroker Ace.

[@snorpenbass4196]

Also the original Gone In 60 Seconds. (I mean, technically he didn't direct it, but...he probably did.)

[@Tr0nzoid]

Also "The Best Little [Chicken ranch] in Texas" would get some fun reactions.

[@jescis0]

I'm 46 was born in 1977 and I LOVE this and many other movies that came out in 1977! "Star Wars", "Smokey And The Bandit", "Pete's Dragon", The Rescuers" and others! 😉😉 That's Jackie Gleason! 😂😂 fyi Jackie Gleason was the main actor for "The Honeymooners" in the late 50's and early 60's… I'm proud that Matthew knew it, but Emily didn't? 🤔🤔 I have the DVD and it has extra features with documentary on trucking! 😉😉

[@DamonCzanik]

I love it when she absolutely adores a new movie. Another movie with Jackie Gleason I loved as a kid was The Toy, starring Richard Pryor.

[@nluna75]

directed by richard donner. I just learned that.

[@masteurmitchell1351]

This me and my girl's favorite movie. Anytime it comes on we are stuck.

[@wampa25]

Dude, show her the Cannonball Run. Also, another recommendation: Used Cars. It was made by the same team that made Back to the Future. It stars a very young Kurt Russell as a sleazy used car salesman with political aspirations. It is very adult. It has nudity, the most superstitious guy in the world and a scene stealing beagle named Toby.

[@brucechmiel7964]

"All he wanted was for you to go home in this late model station wagon, and now he's dead."

[@wampa25]

@@brucechmiel7964 Yes! One of my favorite scenes!

[@Brad772006]

As a Georgia boy, happy to see good folks enjoying our official documentary about Southern life. A bit of trivia, the state patrol officer that landed on the back of the truck. His wife taught me math in 7th grade.

[@darrenrunning5415]

Watching your reactions takes me back to the summer's when my family would go to the drive-in and watch movies like 'Smokey', 'Cannonball', etc. Burt was the man back in the day.

[@jamielandis4308]

Saw this in the theater and watch it every time I see it’s on TV. I remember the CB radio craze. Everyone had one.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Remember the Coleco CB for kids?

[@Acoustic_strings]

Burford T. Justice is one of the best characters ever. I loved the "Bang zoom" attempts that seemed to just pass by unnoticed lol

[@joe6096]

For a generation of us in our 40s-50s, this was THE movie of our childhood. It was one of the main influences for the TV show Dukes of Hazzard, and for me personally, started my lifetime love affair with cars. Classic cars, muscle cars, and anything with 4 wheels. Pontiac Trans Am sales exploded in the years after this movie came out, GM couldn't make them fast enough. I drive a 2019 Camaro Super Sport now and spend my free time at my uncle's garage helping him work on cars because of this movie. I go to every classic car show and modern auto show I can, and fly to Phoenix every year for the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottdale - all because of Burt Reynolds and Sally Field burning up the black top in a triple black 1976 (with the '77 front end clip) Pontiac Trans Am with the gold special edition striping package. You girls loved Reynolds mustache. Us guys loved his car.

[@robhorsey9906]

"Speedy car. Speedier than that." "Big Enos Burdette. B-e-r. B-u-r. Hell, I got to go." "Sheriff, do the letters F O mean anything to you?" Such a great movie that still holds up. Love your reactions! Also, you should definitely do 'Hooper' next. They go hand in hand.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"Nice lady."

[@Redbikemaster]

"smart aleck"

[@Redbikemaster]

I loved this movie for as long as I can remember. It inspired me. I now own my own trucking company and still can't ignore the call of the open highway. Also, a "bear" is State Police or Highway Patrol. A "smokey" or "county mountie" is a Sheriff. "Bear cub" is a local cop. "Kojak with a Kodak" is a cop with a radar gun. "Evil Knievel" is a motorcycle cop. "Seat cover" is a passenger, usually women specifically. "What's your 20?" = "Where are you?" I think that's most of the slang used in this film.

[@darylabrams2]

You can really tell that Burt and Sally were falling in love in this film. Such a great film and it moves well. Just a fun movie.

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

Far and away the best reaction I've ever seen. I enjoyed the movie way more than I did watching it without the reaction. The only part you omitted that I actually missed was never the beginning when Sherriff Justice told the kids trying to steal the car "don't play with yourself on my highway. Oh, you can think about it, but don't DO IT!!" LMAO

[@shakarussanders9911]

This masterpiece was made in my year of birth! And Jerry Reid is a national treasure! He was a funny guy without even trying 😆 And 1977 Sally Fields 😍😍

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

He had a short-lived TV series, a variety show. It was called when your hot your hot! It was a great little show I'd like to lot of course that's the kiss of death and it got canceled.

[@shakarussanders9911]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Yep! When your hot your hot🎵🎶 I loved him in Water Boy as well! Hey Wata Boy! You're fired!😆😆

[@barefootanimist]

CB radios and long-haul truckin' were something that a younger me (born the year that film came out) really was inspired by, and I had a CB walkie-talkie as a kid, and all the dictionaries I could find. Never did become a trucker, though...

[@robashley8216]

Fun fact, the actor that played The Snowman did the theme song and also was a hell of a country singer in his own right

[@gomikmay]

Favorite song was "She got the gold mine,I got the shaft"

[@tonyarogers6997]

Jerry Reed was a singer who dabbled in acting.

[@joeday4293]

@@tonyarogers6997 Jerry Reed was a dazzling guitarist who dabbled in singing and acting. One of the elite chosen few to be knighted by Chet Atkins as a C.G.P. - Certified Guitar Player.

[@bradleysheakley5955]

Finally someone is reacting to this!

[@JayMallow]

"You know what I hate? I understood every Fu#$# thing he said..." "You gotta Buford T in your family?" "You know I do GodDam##!" This is just good content

[@pleutron]

that song sticks in your head forever... and many things will trigger it playing in your mind. seen this movie when i was a kid and that song is still playing in my head 40yrs later

[@jetvulcan2020]

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' A-we gonna do what they say can't be done We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run dam that song gets stuck in my head

[@crapsmalloy7273]

Keep yo' foot hard on the pedal, son never mind them brakes Let it all hang out cuz' we got a run to make. The boys are thirsty in Atlanta, and there's beer in Texarkana And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes.

[@jetvulcan2020]

@@crapsmalloy7273 East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' A-we gonna do what they say can't be done We've got a long way to go, and a short time to get there I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run

[@jimhenry8714]

Trivia: Buford's son was played by Mike Henry (my dad's name, BTW!), who played one of the prison guards in The Longest Yard, and was also a former Tarzan. Thanks again for a great react video! 😍😺

[@AB2B]

Of course, you do know you now have to watch a Tom Selleck movie to add to your Power-Stache collection.

[@ryangreen6255]

Quigley Down Under or Three Men and a Baby

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@ryangreen6255 Or "White on White and Nearly Perfect." season five of the Rockford Files. Or just a few choice episodes of Magnum P.I.

[@erinpauley9047]

Yes. Three men and a baby is excellent

[@twylanaythias]

Also keep in mind that this movie came out when we had a nationwide 55 MPH speed limit and receiving federal highway funding was contingent upon *strict* enforcement. Back in those days, they'd pull you over for even the slightest infraction. (Though they'd usually let you off with a warning for 56 or 57 - 59 or faster was a guaranteed ticket and 58 depended on what sort of mood the cop was in at that moment.)

[@tniwde1]

If you liked Smokey and the Bandit, you'll love Cannonball Run

[@d8trace]

The outakes!

[@jsharp3165]

I love Smokey. I’ve seen it 9000 times. I can’t see a 77 TA on the road without hollering. But I don’t like Cannonball Run. Smokey is funny and nostalgic. Cannonball is just silly.

[@wendellbunn10]

Saw this at the drive in with my entire family brings back memories, love Emily lafter.

[@austinkeene8421]

As a truck driver I hope you never stop pumping your arm at us

[@masonsteele261]

You said "pumping"! 😂

[@joeday4293]

Been doing it for over 40 years. See profile pic, LOL.

[@harryhopkins5575]

Ah Sheriff Buford T. Justice. One of my all time favorite antagonists of all time. He steals every scene he's in.

[@MrAitraining]

Sally Field was a little hottie in this.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

She pulled out a chair for Reynolds but he wouldn't sit down, so the story goes

[@joeday4293]

I'm forever in debt to Hal Needham for including a gratuitous shot of her ass in those white jeans - "We lost him." Thanks, man. Seriously. 😍

[@CycolacFan]

Smokey played in the south in theatres and drive ins for about four years, they loved Burt and Jerry down there, the movie was hard to miss.

[@FallenHellscape]

Ma’am, aren’t you getting the Honeymooners references?! Have her react to the Honeymooners.

[@mem1701movies]

The HONEYMOONERS are great and still hold up because they’re not fake or corny like a lot of 50s stuff.

[@genedoss664]

Ralph always made the threat, but we know he never would never actually do anything to Alice. She was the Alpha in that relationship.

[@GuessWhoAsks]

or The Honey Mousers ;)

[@dave1986R]

One of my favorite movies. One time when I was in college I went to an old movie theatre near my house and watched Smokey and the Bandit at midnight. When the lights when out and the movie started some people shouting “yee-haa”. 😄😄😄. Good times.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

I am in love with men with a great moustache and Burt had a great one.

[@mavrikgr]

Because Burt Reynolds is a legendary alumnus of Florida State football, we have started playing “Eastbound and Down” during the 3rd Quarter of every FSU home game.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

The Jerry Reed album with this song, is one of the best I've heard, with such classics as "When You're Hot, You're Hot," "My Lord Mr. Ford," and "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)." Highly worth a listen.

[@beatmet2355]

Played a mean guitar, too.

[@richremaly8418]

It is/was even better seeing Jerry Reed preforming his hits in person.

[@Thunderchicken69]

@@beatmet2355 so much so that when Elvis covered Guitar Man they couldn’t get any of their usual studio guitarists to sound like Jerry, they just had to hire him to do it because nobody could play like he could, at least in the top 3 guitarists of all time in my opinion

[@ts1ezrdr]

Most of this movie, if not all of it, was filmed in north Georgia with many scenes in and around my hometown of Jonesboro, just south of Atlanta. I was 9 years old in the summer of 1976 and it was a big deal to have Burt in town. It's great to be transported back in time and see exactly how my hometown looked during my childhood. Burt did a lot of filming in Georgia over the years...Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Gator, Cannonball Run (started in GA), Sharky's Machine, and Stroker Ace. Smokey and the Bandit is a true comedy classic that stands the test of time. It'll never grow old. BTW, you two are a hoot to watch!

[@DataCab1e]

There was literally an entire TV series predicated upon the tinyness of Sally Field.

[@richremaly8418]

Ah yes the Flying Nun. But even before that she was Gidget.

[@harryzimmerman7991]

"Daddy, the top came off!" "NO SHIT!!!!"😂

[@Damien_Paxton]

6:07 Her laugh broke me.

[@Diegokid]

This series of movies is sooo quotable. I'll walk up to my son and say "You'll always be my lil tickturd", my son hates that. LOL