I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but when I think back to my childhood in the 80s, everything looked exactly as the old films looked... Kind of hazy and hot looking, faded colors as if everything had a faded hue. Kind of grungy..... Now everything seems really bright and HD looking. Not only on film but through my own eyes everything has become more HD looking..... Some people think that I sound crazy and make no sense, but I swear I can tell a difference.... I sure do wish things looked the way they did back then.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching I do notice that grass is definitely greener than it used to be to be. In the past grass on the side of roads wasn’t so manicured, so it would be taller and more hay breeds (which would look browner) With cities cutting the grass and keeping it lower, that allows different breeds to thrive. Now it looks greener and that breed becomes dominant. Where as in the past you would want more hay varieties for livestock and that grass would spread. My house has a field with a lot of hay, (it’s an old farm) as my county is growing up I’m seeing more and more neighborhood type grass on the roads. Maybe thats a part of it?
@jerrypass88887 ай бұрын
I agree! I tell my kids all the time it use to be hazy dull looking all the time in the 70s 80s. You can see it in old movies from that time. Now everything is clear and bright.
@thomaskimparker8097 ай бұрын
Me too.. I love the old hazy look .. hate the HD look everything has..
@JennyWinters6 ай бұрын
HOney you've been out in the heat too long. I lived my late teens in the early 80's and everything was full color. We just got bigger roads now and less dust. :)
@CHRISANDREOU41996 ай бұрын
Now everything just looks shht to me
@brainards117 ай бұрын
Great Detective work on Smokey and the Bandit!!!
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thank you, it’s easy when you grew up in the same town and always recognized the places in the movie
@brainards117 ай бұрын
I grew up in Stone Mountain where some of the movie was filmed too. @@1870offroad
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
@@brainards11 cool
@larrytate56057 ай бұрын
wow great,..thanx
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
You’re welcome, thanks for watching and commenting
@portjanka9 ай бұрын
Why would Burt Reynolds fake Texas in Georgia instead of going to the real thing?
@1870offroad9 ай бұрын
He lived in Georgia then. A lot of his movies were filmed around here during that period
@cecilmusick86297 ай бұрын
Love it, great video although it's sad in some ways to see the urban sprawl.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
It is sad, I heard stories of how rural Clayton county use to be. My family had been there for several Generations (I believe it’s where one group settled from Ireland) But now it’s grown up and we’ve all moved away Thanks for watching the video, glad you found some enjoyment from it
@maryhadalamb321 Жыл бұрын
Right in the area where the car wash was on Hwy 3 in Jonesboro, there was also a small theater back in the day. I saw the Disney movie Herbie The Love Bug that featured an old Volkswagen Beetle. They were commonly referred to as a "Doodle Bug" back then. I was about 9 yo at the time. I also remember my daddy taking us in for a dip in Mundy's Mill Pond (a small area just below some rock and falls). Nice trip down memory lane. Thank you❣
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, all that is real close to your stomping grounds
@jeffmitchell98637 ай бұрын
I don’t know if anyone pointed this out, but the Gold Cadillac was Gleason’s and his chauffeur drove him around everywhere! He was usually drinking! It’s in the scene where the Trooper kicks the car to stop the horn. And in other scenes as well. It followed him everywhere!! With a full compliment of cigars.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
I knew about the drinking but not about the Cadillac. That’s a Cool detail, thanks for the comment!
@chrismartin56526 ай бұрын
The caddie was in the scene just before the car wash scene.
@ts1ezrdr7 ай бұрын
One portion of the chase at night that you didn't cover was filmed at Southway Shopping Center where the old A&P used to be. Burt speeds up the little hill in front of A&P and exits the parking lot with a right turn in front of the New Moon Chinese restaurant. I saw the movie (as well as many others) at the Jonesboro Twin which was in the North Main Plaza just north of the car wash. The structure is still there, but I don't know if it's in use. One of the reasons I love this movie so much is because I can go back in time and see my old hometown just as it existed when I was a child. I was 9 in the summer of '76...lots of good memories.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
I’ll have to go back and find that scene. I remember the A&P when I was a kid. It really is a trip down memory lane making these videos, hardly recognize these places now
@keezeeroots59976 ай бұрын
The good days. I was 8 yrs old when this movie came out. Theaters were sold out. How I wish we could go back to those years.
@jasonhuntsman32047 ай бұрын
I grew up in Jonesboro off flint river road, me and my friends use to fish as kids were bandit jumped the bridge! Every time we pass a location were they filmed we would always say something about it.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Same for me. I’ve lived off 85 in riverdale, point south pkwy, valley hill rd, 138. All over the area. Most people I know have heard me tell these stories 100 times 😂
@jasonhuntsman32047 ай бұрын
My sister n law grew up on valley Hill Rd there at Battle Creek rd,they were known as the valley Hill crew. I went to point south elementary and jr high back in the 80's. I live in Hampton know,been here around 11 years now.
@chrismartin56526 ай бұрын
I lived in the apartments there at one point when I was a kid and we used to go back to the bridge.
@Rwalt617 ай бұрын
Bandit-I wonder what they do here? Snowman-Probably watch the cars rust.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
😂
@DDawg20195 ай бұрын
Born and raised all around there. Back when it was filmed my dad worked for the sheriffs office and worked security for them. We live just across from the pond where Fred jumps in.
@1870offroad5 ай бұрын
That’s cool, small world. My family is from Riverdale and Jonesboro. My grandfather had a garbage company at the time, he said they would watch them film several scenes even the bridge jump. However they missed it the day they did the jump. He either saw the setup or the cleanup, I forget now which one he said.
@walterwhitaker13957 ай бұрын
Give me a Dr Pepper and a big Diablo Sammich and make it quick I'm in a god damn hurry! Junior you want summum? I want hush puppys!
@DNR55867 ай бұрын
We ain't got no time for that crap!
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
You beat me to it 😂
@garyhileman49855 ай бұрын
I did this "tour" in June 2023 when I drove to GA by myself with camera in tow and was fortunate to meet a guy in Jonesboro that lived there when they were filming Smokey. He showed me the exact spot where the house once stood. This video is past the actual spot by about 20 - 30 Yards.
@1870offroad5 ай бұрын
Good tip, I’ve never seen the house. I was a little kid when it was gone. Was it 20-30 yards towards the tracks or away?
@z5123457 ай бұрын
Nice job, but you should have used more of the movie for reference.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks watching and for the comment. I would love to use more of the movie. The problem is copyrights, I’m not 100% certain how many clips of the movie I can legally use (and how long). I try to keep each clip under about 5 seconds, seems to work so far. I’d love to get some kind of licensing to where I could use entire scenes from the film and match it up
@z5123457 ай бұрын
I can dig it.@@1870offroad
@jamieperryart63666 ай бұрын
You guys did a great job and provided great detail regarding locations. I was an up and coming stuntman in the 70’s/80’s and was friends with Alan Gibbs(RIP), the stuntman that jumped the bridge.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Cool story, Thanks watching. I grew up all around the area, heard the stories my whole childhood. Seems almost everyone in Clayton County back then, watched a scene or 2 being filmed
@maryhadalamb3213 ай бұрын
cool
@travelingrvrv460817 күн бұрын
You left off two of the best sceens, In Helen Ga where Frog & Bandit came to a swelling stop Bandit ask Frog, Are you ready Frog, She Responds I was Born Ready. That building is still there, it looks Real Rough but you can tell. Where Birt drove the TA off the Road and into the Chattahoochee River (real Small stage) and in just a few seconds was back in Jonesboro. Ha! Ha! This was a Great film about the Georgia Documentary.
@1870offroad17 күн бұрын
@@travelingrvrv4608 thanks for the watch and for commenting. Check out the channel, this video was only scenes from Jonesboro area. I made another one earlier this year covering the scene you just mentioned. For some reason KZbin didn’t push that one like the did this one. Look for the thumbnail of the TA driving through the Chattahoochee , that’s the one you’re looking for 😉
First time on your channel, you did a great job lining up the shots. One of my favorite movies of all-time… thanks!!
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks for noticing, it’s not easy lining them up when there’s 50 years of change in between the original and now 😂
@wingrider6877 ай бұрын
@@1870offroad it’s the sad part of life when what meant so much to us when were kids is gone or changed forever 🙁
@FCV05116 ай бұрын
This was a fantastic trip down memory lane. Excellent footage, and here's to a great movie and a moment in time!
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it
@elainebrown8746 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this. Loved the movie. I’m from Atlanta. Lived near Lakewood fair grounds most of my life. Was glad to see it in the movie. Thank you. 👍🏻
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching, Glad you enjoyed it
@lamarw99017 ай бұрын
Thank you for this and giving details to get there. Six Pack was filmed Kennesaw area. I used to drive the intersection with the rail road crossing in the opening chase. A friend wrecked his car in high school on one of those sharp turns. It has changed so much it s amazing.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and commenting. Yeah it’s amazing how things change over time. They’ve filmed several things down here, seeing them on TV is kinda like a time capsule
@blackwagon18 Жыл бұрын
Nice video!! Grew up in Jonesboro, always tell people about these filming locations, my mom worked at the Ole Hickory House where Burford meets Bandit for the first time....31.00 mins in.... "They made 54 a 4 lane about 4yrs ago" It's been under construction for over 4 yrs, haha. I've lived in Fayetteville for 21yrs. If you go out 92 towards Griffin, Burt Reynolds use to live in a house on the hill on the left right before Woolsey
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
Nice, I know the area, that near the house that looks underground from the road. I don’t know which house was his but there’s a few big ones there. He also used to live on emerald lane on Lake Spivey
@blackwagon18 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, if you're looking at the underground house, it's the 2nd one to the left on top of that hill.
@JimWhitakerMusic7 ай бұрын
@@blackwagon18Do you have any idea what the Diablo Sandwich was, or was it something that the writers made up? I've always wanted to know! 😂😂
@hueyman6244 ай бұрын
Fred went swimming in Mr Edgar Blaylock's pond. That was his house too
@brianhumphrey67913 ай бұрын
Great video
@1870offroad3 ай бұрын
Thank you, it’s a great movie
@lukedawg357SIG Жыл бұрын
Hey great video the building with the flags 35:36/38:47 37:16/38:47 is National Pride car wash my late brother worked at one in East Point they were big in the 70's notice the German Shepherd dog at the car wash in back ground. I am pretty sure I went fishing one time were the car jumped the bridge also when I was a kid thanks for the video!
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the comment. I didn’t know that about the car wash. I remember in the 80s there was a guy living in that area always walking around with a shopping cart. Never realized that building was a car wash. Also I didn’t say it in the video but I seem to remember there being 2 of the yellow car wash buildings there. However when I watch the movie I only see one (probably just a bad recollection from being a little kid back then)
@lukedawg357SIG Жыл бұрын
@@1870offroad The OLD Hickory House where the sheriff ordered a Diablo sandwich was in Forest Park near Georgia Power I ate there a few times as a kid its long gone now Georgia has changed so much.
@bilplaymo61217 ай бұрын
Many thanks for sharing, i like specially when I'm fan of one movie, to see the different movie location, due to overseas it's complicated, fortunatly you are here to make it ! thanks again fellow, and Viva Buford T justice ! ( and the Bandit of course ! ) take care Buddy ! yipiiiiiiiii
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, definitely convenient for me to film this. I was only about an hour from these locations
@bilplaymo61217 ай бұрын
@@1870offroad As you're far, more thanks for your duty job !! take care buddy !
@chrismartin56526 ай бұрын
Funny, you zoomed in on my dad in his truck. He told me before he died that he flipped them off and you could still see it in some edits. When they brought it back out at theaters for the last big anniversary I went to see it to confirm … and sure enough, he did flip them off. 😂
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Hahahaha, I’ll be looking for it when I go back and rewatch the movie
@JimRockford853Ай бұрын
Good job showing how many scenes were filmed close together. I always noticed the Decent County Arkansas police roadblock scene has a sign in the background that says Clayton County homes. When you do the next one in 2025, could you add the nearest street address for the places you visit at three bottom of the screen?
@1870offroad25 күн бұрын
That’s a good idea, Yes you can even see the Willows bend neighborhood sign behind the sherif. The neighborhood is still there
@hueyman6244 ай бұрын
The house across from Snowmans house in the movie was owned by TT Ford, He and Mrs Ford were the people on the porch. They went to our church. Jonesboro Presbyterian. The "beer warehouse" was Mr Fords garage. Clayton County was a dry county and did not allow any beer or wine sales until well into the 80s. I remember working with the Chamber of commerce to get it allowed. Waynes was a 5 & Dime not a grocery store. I knew him too. Same street used in Movin on too (TV Show). Today Clayton County is a 3rd world country with a corrupt superior court that is involved in organized crime and racketeering. I am a victim. Laws ignored to steal a $630,000 property from my Dad's estate. It has financially destroyed my life and credit. Nobody cares
@1870offroad4 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. My family was from around there but most of them moved away decades ago. It’s went down hill even in the 90s, it seems to have gotten worse since My dad grew up off of Valley hill rd. They had B&B sanitation and B&B campers around the time of the movie was filmed. My mom was off of turner rd. I wasn’t around yet when the movie was made. I remember watching as a little kid and everything mostly looked like it didn’t in the movie
@libertyroads73426 ай бұрын
I grew up in Jonesboro in the 80s and 90s and always loved the Smokey and the Bandit movie. It's crazy to see how much has changed. Haven't lived in GA since the late 90s, but your video still makes it feel like home.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed it. The place has really changed since the 90s.
@erics97545 ай бұрын
One thing is for sure as time goes on things get and worse and worse. God I pray someone invents a time machine so I can go back to the 1950s and live out the rest of my years from then. As a Canadian, I will die before the mass third-world immigration when my country was still a majority Christian European-based place with English flags and food and North American cars and smoking anywhere you want no political correctness when you could afford a nice house on a blue-collar wage where the green spaces were pristine and Canadians were proud and patriotic. When men were men and the ladies were glad about it. Beer and smokes were cheap and people were cool and had manners. Drive-in movies real steaks real burgers. Hell, we could hop in the car and go camping without a freakin reservation those were the days great music beautiful fast cars great TV shows and so on.
@1870offroad5 ай бұрын
Definitely don’t feel as free as we used to be
@runningdeer21118 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for doing the videos. I really appreciate you listening to your Dad’s stories, how cool they were, and then passing them to us. I’m sure there’s not very many people who would have this knowledge today. Thank you again. I’m Really enjoying watching them.
@1870offroad8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the kind comments. I actually just did some filming in Helen last weekend (it was a Jeep adventure video) but we swung by 2 filming locations there too. So there will be another Smokey and the Bandit video in the works. Although this one won’t be story’s from my dad 😂
@runningdeer21118 ай бұрын
@@1870offroad awesome. Thank you. Looking forward to seeing it.
@JennyWinters6 ай бұрын
I've driven all around this town but not to this town. Used to live in LaGrange. I didn't mind it too bad being out in the sticks but it was pre-internet and there wasn't much to do, if you wanted to go shopping you had to haul up to Atlanta.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
It’s amazing some of the places I’ve been that were less than 20 minutes away and I didn’t know it
@ebrown7824 ай бұрын
How many trans am did they go through in this movie? Good editing by the way. I never knew this movie was filmed in Jonesboro ga
@1870offroad4 ай бұрын
Thanks To the best of my knowledge they used 4 transams and they were all in bad shape by the time they finished filming
@jimwatts49015 ай бұрын
One of the best and funniest movies (EVER) !!! Sure miss seeing jerry reed too !! 👍👍
@1870offroad5 ай бұрын
One of my favorites
@chicnwing45196 ай бұрын
Looks like the trans am changed wheels from Texarkana line to the beer warehouse, honeycomb to snowflake
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
I’ve never noticed that, I’ll have to go back and rewatch the scene. They used 76 Trans Ams modified to look like 77s. I think they used 4, maybe the wheels were different on one of them? Good eye
@IcelanderUSer6 ай бұрын
I could be wrong but it looks like the trans am has those 76 composite rims instead of the classic snowflake rims in that scene where the sign says Texarkana.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
The cars were 76’s not 77’s. They changed them to look like 77s because the movie was filmed in the summer of 76 but it was to take place in 77 (to the best of my understanding)
@Obizzil.6 ай бұрын
Fun fact snowman’s wife was named Wynette because Burt was dating Tammy Wynette at the time. 1:44
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
That’s cool, I had no idea Thanks for the comment
@terrencemerritt906 ай бұрын
Where those flags are that was a national pride car wash, I was there and I was 16 when they filmed smoking the bandit in Jonesboro
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
That’s cool, And surprisingly it still looks somewhat similar on Hwy 3 right there.
@warp9p6597 ай бұрын
Love all this trivia. Smokey and The Bandit is also my favorite movie of all time. Is the local "choke and puke" diner also in that same area?
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
The hickory house is gone (I wanna say it was in forest park), I’ve heard there’s a new one in Tucker Ga. But personally I’ve never been nor seen it. Thanks for watching
@h.i.m3646Ай бұрын
Why did they tear these buildings down for no reason? They would've made a fortune in tourism from preserving these iconic buildings. It's not as though Georgia has many tourist attractions. Insanity.
@1870offroadАй бұрын
@@h.i.m3646 it really would, unfortunately many of these locations have been gone for decades
@h.i.m3646Ай бұрын
@@1870offroad Perhaps hiring a Trans Am and driving through the locations of S&TB, with my lovely wife will have to do :)
@1870offroadАй бұрын
@@h.i.m3646 that would be cool !!! But I’m doing it in a Jeep, and it’s pretty cool no matter what you’re in 😎
@joed94919 күн бұрын
The area where Sheriff Buford pulls off and the trooper confronts him looks like it's actually a couple of hundred feet further down the road in front of a car wash at 7740 N Main St in Jonesboro judging by the roofline of not only the building directly in the background but the slopped roof on the one just off to the left.
@1870offroad9 күн бұрын
@@joed9491 yeah it was, I stood in front of the building next to the correct one
@1870offroad9 күн бұрын
@@joed9491 but I was going off of memory there. Didn’t even catch it until someone sent me the address
@joed94919 күн бұрын
@@1870offroad - Pretty darn close but you certainly did a wonderful job of highlighting many other places like the pond. I knew a lot was filmed in Jonesboro but until your video, didn't realize how many scenes were filmed in such close proximity.
@frankmarullo2286 ай бұрын
Good video my friend , question what ever became of the snowman's eighteen wheeler truck with the beautiful paint job ??? THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA....
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
From what I heard they actually used 2 different trucks for filming. There’s slight difference in the paint jobs, gas tanks, and a few emblems. I never heard what happened to them. There are some replicas I’ve seen in Georgia a few times. They do a ride called “snowman’s run” maybe one day they’ll come through Montana?
@leebaldwin60153 ай бұрын
The trailer itself could actually be seen as an Easter egg in an early episode of the walking dead abandoned along a Georgia highway
@jeffkleinschmidt17752 ай бұрын
You need help
@EvilBraTT6 ай бұрын
Impressive knowledge and well put together video!
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@1sostatic6 ай бұрын
"why do you want that beer so bad ?"... "because he's thirsty, dummy"
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
50 years later and still a very quotable movie
@kc-683711 ай бұрын
Thanks! I’ve been to several of those locations.
@1870offroad11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@edyer015 ай бұрын
No, they don’t mention Smoky and the Bandit in the sign article.
@1870offroad5 ай бұрын
Sadly they didn’t, I didn’t read it while filming. I took a picture and read it after I was home
@lewispaine45896 ай бұрын
Hard to believe that movie is almost 50 years old
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Sure is
@martywithceleste44444 ай бұрын
Sir, do you live near this town/area?
@1870offroad4 ай бұрын
Not anymore, I lived there many years ago
@chrismartin56526 ай бұрын
This is fun to watch. I grew up around most of this. I used to play on the bridge he jumped. I got stung 27 times because I hit a wasp nest on that little dock at Mundy’s Mill. The old man that lived at the Mill put tobacco on my stings. My dad was accidentally in the movie, he was driving and was caught behind Jackie Gleason at Flint River Road. It was the scene just before the car wash scene. He was in a Blue Ford truck with a black spray painted grille.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Cool, I’m gonna have to go back and find it now. My family is from around that area
@1972Ventura455ho7 ай бұрын
I grew up in College Park and had a '77 black and gold TA back 30+ years ago. I use drive all through Riverdale, Jonesboro and never thought about taking a picture of the car at the location when everything still looked the same. That picture of the dugout (my profile pic) was taken by a girl i went to high school with.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Sounds like an amazing car. That would’ve been an awesome picture. But something like that, you don’t realize how special the moment could be until years later. I’m loving doing this KZbin stuff, I hope it last for many years to come and offers a way to share memories with future generations
@chrissnodgrass27057 ай бұрын
Seems like all the play in GA
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Yeah lately a lot of stuff is filmed around here.
@thies78316 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Many thanks from Australia. Learned heaps today. Well presented. 👍👍🖖
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@boshane123 Жыл бұрын
I believe that's Deeson county Arkansas 😁 Great show fellas... Huge S&B guy here! Used to have every word memorized! 😂
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
Hmm never realized that, I’ll have to look it up. when we do the tour next year I’ll call it the correct name! Same here, it’s a great movie. Thanks for the info
@jerrywood5441 Жыл бұрын
Guys you left out so many important scenes. I grew up in gwinnett cty and watched many of the scenes , you left out so many scenes filmed on hwy 400 and north Georgia. What's up guys.
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
For this video we only hit the Jonesboro area filming locations. We are hoping to do a Helen video, maybe this winter? Ironically I was on Ga 400 a few weeks ago and filmed it but I haven’t started the editing process yet.
@silversolb188 ай бұрын
Awesome video. It's cool to see someone that knows the area break it down. The truck stop where the bandit gets gas is at pleasant hill and 85n! That's the only area I know
@1870offroad8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, we’re gonna film one up on the north side one day. Hopefully hitting Helen while the leaves are down
@rosecomeau-v4x7 ай бұрын
Good job on the redo. That was my favorite movie. Even bought a Trans Am and later a Peterbilt.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Awesome, I’ve had a few Camaros and firebirds (but never a bandit TA). Always been a gear head, had several cool cars over the years. Movies like this, Bullet, gone in 60 seconds, NASCAR probably had a lot to do with it
@sgttombailes33807 ай бұрын
When will you do an update including Cleveland, Georgia scenes? A lot of it was filmed in the Cleveland area too. My Uncle was Mayor of Cleveland at the time. He was able to acquire one of the less damaged Firebirds used in the movie.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
That’s awesome!! I recently filmed a couple scenes in Helen, cumming, and McDonough. Not as detailed as this video I’m aiming to have that video edited by spring time
@hueyman6244 ай бұрын
All those firebirds were crushed at Auto Crushers of GA in Conley. GM sent a man to watch them all be crushed. They didnt meet EPA rules and GM didnt want the serial numbers getting out
@keith455-736 ай бұрын
I am originally from Texarkana and it is amazing how similar the scene locations that they used actually look just as if they are in Texarkana. They released Smokey And The Bandit at the Joy Twin Movie Theatre for its first release showing in Texarkana Texas ( Nash ) and we went to see it on the first day, first showing and then again a couple of more times within the next two weeks after. It is my all time favorite movie and 77-78 ( second generation ) Trans Am’s are of course my favorite cars. Kenworth tractors are my favorite rigs ( I am a truck driver ) and of course this movie had multiples of my favorite actors- Burt, Sally, Jerry, Jackie. I have seen this movie at least 200 times and plan to watch it many many more- can’t get enough. If anybody is interested, there are also other movies filmed in and about Texarkana that are true stories. 1.- The Legend Of Boggy Creek ( which I grew up in Genoa and lived on highway 82 and went to school in Genoa right next to Fouke Arkansas that highway 71 runs right through, which Fouke is the setting in this movie, but I was born on the Texas side of Texarkana.) 2.- The Town That Dreaded Sun Down. Ya’ll should check these 2 movies out sometime.
@1870offroad6 ай бұрын
That’s awesome, I’ve never been to Texarkana but I plan to pass through there in a few years when I go to Moab. I hear it’s not as nice as it used to be, I’ve also heard it’s a fairly big town even though it’s regressed in recent years. Cool to know the similarities with Jonesboro ga. The train station is also the cover of a Lynyrd Skynyrd album from the same year
@timlong76417 ай бұрын
The white house behind the pond my wife used to clean the house for the old couple
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Nice! Small world
@kevinfullwood80227 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the video was ten years old when it came out awesome movie.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video
@chrissnodgrass27057 ай бұрын
Very interesting
@Prince.153067 ай бұрын
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 is one of my favorite Movies of all time. Thank you so much for sharing this video I love watching Smokey and the Bandit Then And Now Filming Location. I can’t believe they removed the snowman’s house that was sad I was so surprised. But there’s one thing you forgot to film the shot it was when Burt Reynolds and Sally Field went to a swamp area when Burt Reynolds said to Frog “You wanna starche your legs”( Do you know where in Georgia that scene was shot.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, there are several locations of that movie being lost to progress. That scene was filmed at Unicoi state park in Helen ga. That walking bridge is gone but there’s a new one going over the creek now. I was in Helen just a few weeks ago, filmed a little for the next Video. Unfortunately we ran out of time and didn’t make it to Unicoi park, we’ll hit it again in the future
@Prince.153067 ай бұрын
Aww thank you so for much for the Location: Unicoi Park I really appreciate Because I’m going to Georgia their with my brother this April 17 for 4 days and to check out Smokey and the Bandit Filming Location. Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason were Awesome.
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
@@Prince.15306 only a few scenes are filmed in the Helen area. Most of the movie was filmed in Jonesboro ga. Have fun, April is a great time of year to visit. Warm days, still cool at night
@Prince.153067 ай бұрын
@@1870offroadAww Thank you so much you as well. 🎉😊😊
@LoneWolf-cf5tp7 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Glad you’re keeping the memories alive. I stayed with my aunt and uncle that summer in Ellenwood Ga. Never knew that one of my all time favorite movies was being filmed nearby. Also my parents moved to Social Circle during the time The Dukes of Hazzard was being filmed in Covington Ga which is nearby. That’s crazy some of my favorite shows and movies were filmed closed to my childhood homes and I never got see any of it. lol
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Awesome I’m glad you found enjoyment from the video. It’s ironic that I grew up around Jonesboro and my little brother moved to social circle when he got married (he’s in Madison now)
@LoneWolf-cf5tp7 ай бұрын
@@1870offroad Is there still a Mr. Donut ? I can’t remember if it was Jonesboro or Forest Park. We used to go there every time I visited. lol
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolf-cf5tp I don’t even remember Mr donut. Must’ve been gone by the time I came up, I was born early 80s. There was the Krispy Kreme in riverdale and a Dunkin across the street. That the only 2 we ever went to
@hueyman6244 ай бұрын
Im from Ellenwood too. Lived on Grant Rd before it became an industrial park.
@crlaw75 Жыл бұрын
A nice, well done video.
@1870offroad Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@blkramair7 ай бұрын
Aweomse video
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MRSCMBOHB8 ай бұрын
Was the Jonesboro Arkansas or Louisiana?
@1870offroad8 ай бұрын
Jonesboro Ga. The entire movie is filmed in Georgia, to the best of my knowledge. (Except for 1 scene that was a reshoot in LA) Jonesboro is about 20 minutes south of Atlanta. It’s mostly filmed in Jonesboro, Cumming, Helen, McDonough, and Riverdale. All Georgia
@donsummerour80657 ай бұрын
@@1870offroadThe scene where Buford cane out with the toilet paper on his glasses was filmed at the old hickory house in Forest park
@1870offroad7 ай бұрын
@@donsummerour8065 that area has changed a lot!, they recently redid old Dixie on the north side of 285