Smokey and the Bandit 'Brake Downs' Ep-05 (Breakdown)

[@garrisonnichols807]

RIP Mr. Burt Reynolds. May your T- Tops never leak and your Coors beer always stay ice cold.

[@nigelmathewsnrm]

This is pure gold. SO much attention to the facts and details of the story of the film and the behind the scenes make this video a must see. Awesome. 100% To quote baseball 'You didn't just knock that out of the park, I think it's gone into orbit'.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Thank you very much for the wonderful comment and praise. Feel free to share the video and like and subscribe and check out our other content. Cheers.

[@nigelmathewsnrm]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions Thanks for the reply and for the kind words too.

[@JoeHernandez1210]

I was in High school when Smokey came out. I lost count after 125 times I saw it in the movie theater. I saw Star wars only once. 😅This was a great video. Thanks. I'm glad I subscribed

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Thank you for your support.

[@fennec13]

I thank you for the ingredients for the Diablo sandwich - being a boy born in bred in NY state I had never heard of such a sandwich til watching this movie growing up in the 80's

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Glad you appreciated it.

[@botiduran344]

The quantity of information is gobsmackin... many thanks!

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Thank you.

[@roadwolf2]

There is a trucker/KZbinr named “Twin Sticks garage” who is building a almost screen accurate of the KW

[@oregonfordguy9812]

with offset stacks, split rings and all. fantastic build.

[@sketchywolf9387]

This is a great doc! You should do one on the Convoy movie!

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Perhaps. I will see what will come next. Might finally activate patron to start a poll from now on.

[@jeffharden2797]

This is and was the best car movie ever made!🔥

[@bobbybmc564]

One thing, also Ben Jones "Cooter" from the Dukes of Hazzard also had a pre-Duke's role in the movie. He's seen in the fairgrounds where the semis are racing and the Eno's confront him looking for the Bandit.

[@PhoenixHavenGarage]

This was awesome, nice job putting it together

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers mate.

[@modelcars2978]

I can verify that not only did we use "scum bum" in the 80s, but my friends and I still use it.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Ha ha. Same as when I was a kid. Probable 3-4 when I first heard it. But used it for a while too. Lol

[@rusty_gold_garage7138]

That really waa great to watch. One small thing at the very end of the movie when they freeze the frame to roll credits you ca see John Schneider of the Dukes of Hazzard in the croud. He is easy to spot just look for Bo Duke.

[@AL-ud2is]

Great vid , always look forward to your breakdown vids, you're very good at narrating them

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers mate. You are one of the few who likes my narration, as in its usually the biggest issues most people have with my vids. But I think I'm getting better.

[@michaelhutin5451]

WOW! Brilliant video MFP.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Glad you liked it.

[@dingjs1969]

My wife always hates it when i go 'Ready Roy', spoil sport! Great video.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Ha ha, the quotes we use to annoy our loved ones. Cheers.

[@stevensons78]

Maaaan I tell you what.. That was a great doc.... Still have the drive in movie ad from Newspaper framed..

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Glad you like it. I love those types of personal memorabilia we keep and cherish. They are fun to look at and relive the moment.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Great movie! A guilty pleasure of mine for years. And Sally was definitely a hottie. No doubt about it.

[@shadowmatrixbc]

I enjoy your content,especially the pursuit special info.Keep the candles lit!

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. Then you will be in for a treat in the next day or two as I have a new pursuit special video 99% ready about the debate if and why it is called an "interceptor" and not widely known as a pursuit special. Feel free to like and subscribe and hit the bell icon to keep posted. Cheers for your support.

[@quinntoohey406]

Fantastic ‘brake’ down!!! Love your channel!!

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Thank you very much. Much appreciated.

[@jeffstaltari8214]

MFP, really enjoying your vids, though you also need to include the original 1969 version of ‘The Italian Job’. Awesome car chases, fantastic cars and the real heroes of the movie are the three Mark 1 Austin Cooper S! Also, the stunt director is the was the great Remy Julienne. As you can guess, I am a real fan of this movie and reckon it is one of the best car chase movies of all time! It would be great if you feature this movie in your list! 👍

[@jaimenunez2139]

Great Channel! Definitely have to do some fast and furious films ;-))

[@robertvance1873]

Not many know this, but at the end before the credits roll at the end of Smokey and the Bandit if you slow down the film and look to the right in the crowd briefly you will see a very young John Schneider from the Dukes of Hazzard. As a stand in.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Nice, need to go check it out again to confirm.

[@robertvance1873]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions it's Him he has confirmed it a long time ago.

[@elliotthaddrell3917]

Great break down, super well put together, love and always like your vids - cheers

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Thank you. Very much appreciated.

[@oregonfordguy9812]

burt was originally supposed to be snowman and Jerry was supposed to be bandit. but when but got ahold of the script he flipped the roles. 3 kws 2 trailers. one truck and trailer burned in a warehouse fire. 5 trans ams 8 cop cars. Jerry wrote the title song on to minutes on set. and direct said he'd fire him. not kill him. and the sheriff justice adlibed most of the movie.

[@samueledwardsjr2045]

Love the details 🙏

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Thank you.

[@richardcarr6493]

l loved this movie too and even had a basset hound named FRED :)

[@TheA53ford]

You know my aunt had a firebird of that generation. Shame that it got ran through a brick wall. Also can I add that on the pursuit pack DVD special the name on Buford's car isn't blurred out.

[@williammitchell4417]

Talking about the Trans Am jumping over the river. When John Schneider and Jack Gill (who got to drive another Trans Am (wink wink) recreated the stunt for "Stand On It" they trashed the Dodge they used.

[@JustPeasant]

The last dialogue in the movie is Junior, yelling: "Daddy, don't leave me! Who'll hold your hat?!", as the front right wheel comes off. The frame freezes, end credits are rolling with song "The Legend" that also played in the movie's opening. NOT East Bound and Down🚫 As for the main vehicles: GM provided four Pontiac TransAM and two LeMans that were constantly scavenged for parts as the filming went on💥🔥

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

No, the movie ends with Eastbound and Down in the end credits. You can easily look it up on KZbin.

[@JustPeasant]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions OK, my fault. But there are three version of this movie out there. Original 1977, remastered DVD 2006 release, and remastered 4k Blu-ray release. For full enjoyment, original 1977 (Monaural) release is the one to get. The 2006, and later has all of it's original sound effect replaced. Engine sound and growls in 1977 (Pontiac V8s) were (almost) all recorded on scene, and sound mind blowing!🤯🤯🤯 2006 and later releases sound like wet farts...😆😆😆

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

@@JustPeasant Cheers for that info, I will keep an eye out to see if there are any big differences. I still remember as a kid in Australia, the TV version I recorded back in the 80s had the "Scum Bum" swearing (which I use to say all the time in school and home as a result from this movie) and it had the deleted scenes in it as well. So I will see what other differences are about of this movie.

[@JustPeasant]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions He, he, he. Since the Soviets are still in power (where I live, no it isn't Russia), we got to watch on our main state TV channel theatrical versions of every major international blockbuster: original Star Wars trilogy, Gone With the Wind, Bullit, Mad Max 1, 2 & 3, Smokey and the Bandit, Alien, Das Boot, Aliens, Top Gun, Jurassic Park, Golden Eye, The World is Not Enough, Disney's Aladdin, The Lion King, Titanic, etc. All for free! What was the craziest part about all this? We got to watch them on TV (free of charge) before the international thestrical release!!🥳🤯

[@kevinfox500]

Okay. Love thw video. However, the Firebird TAs were not 77s. They are 76 models. They are wearing 77 front clips, as part of the deal with Pontiac, only way they would agree to lend them the cars. It's in the DVD commentary track.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Cheers. It is mentioned in the video that this was also the case. That 76 were used with 77 parts. How many is not confirable.

[@kevinfox500]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions oops. Missed that some how. Full number, yeah. That's a hard one, and I've heard everything from 4 to as many as 7.

[@thomashart9304]

Especially since at least one of Burt's cars was never actually in the movie but is often included in the number

[@BTCC90s]

i think the fate of the trans am in the movie is known, i haven't seen Smokey and the Bandit 2 in a long time but didn't the bandit "drink it up"? he sold it for beer money if i remember correctly

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

Yeah, I thought about mentioning that. But I felt like there was not enough confirmation that Sowman and Bandit were talking about the same Trans Am used in the first film. Perhaps he bought a replacement one or Snowman got him another one. I would imagine the car would have been sold at police auction after it got picked up and no one would be foolish enough to claim to owning it. It's possible someone got it back for him. But not enough info. I'd be more upset at the loss of the Kenworth. It was only like 3-4 years old, and losing that would be more of a loss. Wish a little bit more talk about if the bet was won or if they got or lost the vehicles and booze was talked about in the sequel.

[@oregonfordguy9812]

@@MFPMapFilmProductions part 2. burt did sell trigger for a case of beer. and snowman got him a new one. an 79 version.

[@thomashart9304]

​@@oregonfordguy9812 with the crappy little turbo motor tho. Ruined that movie for me. I owned a black '78 with Fisher t-tops and currently own a '77 SE with Hurst t-tops that I'm restoring. Both are 400 cars. Granted they had neutered the heads by then, but they can be spiced up pretty easy

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

​@@thomashart9304Heard they were unhappy enough with the performance they had to equip it with Nitrous. Though personally for me the problem with II is that it didn't really have any good chase scenes, the first movie had a lot of small chases throughout. II had the very short chase through the RollerCoaster midway then a big scene at the end, but that felt more like a demo derby then a chase. In general it was just a slog to get through. I actually enjoyed III more then II, a good example of doing more with less.

[@cblades2002]

10/10

[@ccfmfg]

Warning; This Trans Am Travels at 10 Feet of the Ground, Just below the Speed of Sound and with the Shiny Side Up.

[@alexander1485]

its Barret Jackson, not Barret and Jackson

[@pokerspades2167]

👍

[@hongaonguyenthi3521]

❤🎉😮😅😂

[@Curious-c1c]

It's a shame really...much of what's presented here is just plain wrong - they contradict many things quoted directly from all those involved...the actual director/actors & its documented movie sales performance - the video is a 'brake down' in itself...

[@michaeldyer4140]

The narrator is terrible.

[@MFPMapFilmProductions]

I know, but what can be done, it's a one man show. It was either do this or go broke as a result of lock downs costing me my old job.