Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am Introduction. The Start of my own Obsession for the Trans Am SE.

[@camarossdriver]

Today my wife and I drove 3 hours south,and bought a BEAUTIFUL 1977 Black Trans-Am. I have wanted one ever since I saw this flick when I was a little kid…now I have one. ❤️

[@Gr504-l1u]

Congratulations

[@Jagabot_Esq.]

Nice. The cars used in the movie were all 1976 Trans Am, the only thing on the cars in the movie that were from the 1977 model was the front bumper.

[@camarossdriver]

I know that. I just wanted a car that LOOKED like the Bandit car. 🤠

[@Jagabot_Esq.]

@@camarossdriver Still pretty awesome!

[@alexshatzko1381]

they got ''fred''the bloodhound from the beverly hillbillies gang

[@adamjhuber]

0:23 "Of course we can make it. We've ain't never not made it yet, have we." The motto of my life. RIP Burt, Jerry, and Jackie.

[@JustinMacri007]

I bet Burt is still running that car up there

[@h2w25]

Fred is long gone to Heaven

[@guarddog318]

@@h2w25 - Fred's probably been tellin'' 'em to hurry the hell up for quite a while before they actually did.

[@25pappy]

You can't beat a good old triple negative

[@jeffbranchick1516]

Amen brother 👍🏻

[@patrickanderson9023]

Hard to believe that this brilliant movie came out 45 years ago. Still a better movie than most modern day movies.

[@evm6177]

Never again son.. Reckon it's just well preserved now, in this here YT time capsule for all of time..! 🍷

[@evm6177]

Just to remind humanity, we always made it, 'cause theres just more to life after all now wasn't there.. ?

[@raymondj8768]

omg you dident have to make me feel so old lmfao

[@onwednesdayswewearpink2761]

It seems impossible...considering I remember sitting in the theater as a kid watching this. Movies in the 70s were SO GOOD !!

[@hankkingsley9300]

@@onwednesdayswewearpink2761Saw this at the drive in. Still there and packing them in.

[@jeffbranchick1516]

I love Billy Bob Thornton’s quote that said something to the effect of “Growing up in the South, we didn’t think of this as a movie, we considered it to be a documentary.” Profound stoicism for certain.

[@BrianGillespey-qm2cz]

Hey Snow Man Fred isn't ugly bandit is just crazy

[@ModusOperandom]

The fact that Jerry Reed wrote this iconic song in about half an hour continues to blow my mind. What a talent.

[@markJaggi]

He was a musical genius and one of the best guitarist ever.

[@Polo22546]

Exactly!!

[@LunaCryptic]

Jerry Reed was very underrated as a musician and actor. .

[@keithbox1684]

The Alabama Wild Man!

[@vernwallen4246]

@@markJaggi Can you imagine going bar hoppin' with Burt and Jerry.🗽👍💕

[@mattygates1]

These 2 guys were awesome together. And the scene where Reynolds looks at the camera made you feel like you were part of the run with them.

[@acewilliams7917]

Let the party begin!!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EPstroker]

@@leighthompson489 I've heard Burt talk about that in an interview. He also said it's the first time it had ever been done.

[@timbaumann9046]

I got news for you... THE WHOLE DAMN COUNTRY WAS ON THAT RUN WITH THEM!!! :)

[@guyemett1675]

Yep!

[@Skyfaller2010]

My Dad passed away in 1979. We went to the theater to see this movie and I can still see him laughing his ass off watching this movie. He was sitting a few rows behind me on the other side of the aisle right next to the aisle. He had a big grin and it's a memory I will always remember of him. FWIW, this movie always makes me think of him.

[@TimRogersMT]

My dad, who passed away in 2016 took me to see the second film in the UK - I was too young to get in!! But I watched both hundreds of times on VHS. Now I own a 1979 Bandit. You may find some interest in some, or all of this. timrogersmt.com/trans-am/

[@acu112]

RIP, to your dad, I miss mine too, I'm restoring his dodge truck in his memory

[@stardancer4077]

❤️

[@raymondj8768]

thats a great memory bro !!!

[@Gr0t0tter]

Damn - right in the feels. I was obsessed with this movie as a kid, and my dad dotingly watched our VHS copy with me, because he loved it just as much. It's one of my fondest memories of him.

[@vickieburton8139]

Kids now days have NO IDEA what joys they are missing

[@cizia69]

When Burt looked at that camera, he looked right into the depth of America's soul, telling us everything would be cool, not just okay, but cool.

[@briang.7206]

Yes I guess actors are taught never to look into the camera but Burt is so cool he can get away with it.

[@annaritaranalli1791]

I agree with both

[@samconduct1356]

He was breaking the fourth wall.

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

That was so weird, lol.

[@vannjunkin8041]

We've lost that ability... I swear that's what's wrong with America we no longer know how to be COOL.. the Lost art of being cool 😎

[@keithfaulk1354]

The best days of my life and I didn’t even realize it until it was gone!! The 70s

[@SealofPerfection]

When this movie came out, my dad was the body shop manager at the local Pontiac dealer. He bought my mom a T/A identical to this one. Had the AM/FM radio with built-in 40 channel CB radio. I was a kid caught up in the CB craze at the time, so this was heaven for me. They went to see this movie at a drive in, in that car. My dad fishtailing it through the parking lot while finding a spot to watch. Doesn't get much cooler than that, unless they had taken me along with them.

[@johnrobbinssr5507]

Not only the fact that I’m a third generation truck driver, but this movie helped solidify the fact that I’m 24 years and a few million miles between the lines.

[@12pawsinn]

That makes no sense. You're 24, but got millions of miles between the lines?? I call b.s

[@eianmerino190]

@@12pawsinnI think he meant driving for 24 years. Which he’d have a couple million under his belt

[@rich68]

It doesn't matter how many times you watch Smokey and the Bandit it never gets old and it's still one hilarious movie

[@christopherdoff-sotta4441]

What's awesome is knowing the movie lines by heart.. lol

[@AustinScurlock]

Come come over come over come over

[@Prince.15306]

One of my favourite movies of all time. Smokey and the Bandit is one of the best movies ever made.

[@jimmygentile3354]

Sounds a little corny but I long for these days. Things were a liitle more simple and people a little less meaner. No cell phones. No internet and we did just fine.

[@LuisHernandez-hw7dj]

Nothing corny

[@cameraman655]

@@MidwestFarmToys Jimmy is spot on......One 'Way Back Machine' please or a De Lorean with the 'Flux Capacitor option'.

[@thatnicklongo5939]

Jimmy Gentile trust me buddy you're not alone in that statement

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

The 70s were the only heaven*I will ever know*

[@iliksoftball]

That's a BIG 10-4 Good buddy

[@marcorubio3496]

That car still looks sexy today. Some things are timeless.

[@edwardneuman6061]

Those cars were works of art. RIP Pontiac

[@willh1082]

A work of art was about it since the motors were so choked up they didn't have enough power to hardly get out of its own way

[@vxy357]

You could put 2-3 beautiful babes wearing bikinis standing next to that Trans Am and i would STILL notice the car first and and would take it home with me FIRST.

[@ekscalybur]

@@willh1082 It was the time before electronics and computers. You're average shade tree mechanic was more than capable of ripping out the smog crap, then opening up the inhaling and exhaling and the motors came to life.

[@Gus1966-c9o]

Sally was sexy!

[@wb9506]

I like it when Burt looks directly at the camera Lol

[@rx7sportscar]

Its called breaking the fourth wall. I loked it too.

[@davidrmohr]

Yes, when it is done right I love when they break the 4th wall - and Burt had a the ability to break the wall and make it look like it really belonged there - made you feel like you were actually part of the movie.

[@ericscottstevens]

I don't know how he did not clip that brick building jumping up off the curb. May be why he looked at the camera, like whoa that was close.....and that is a wrap.

[@jakestokes398]

Idiots

[@choppergirl]

It's called breaking the forth wall. Mister Roper was the best at it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJPKqZiwZcp4qLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/gavIl3ecYsdroKc

[@frankmachotka3488]

Wow Smokey and the bandit I love this movie watched it a hundred times thank you and God bless you 🥰🥰🌹🌹💋💋❤️❤️😘😘

[@Stun-69]

One of the best feel good movies ever made, great actors, great cars and great fun. Made us feel like we were along for the ride.

[@DustyBalz]

I was 16 when I saw this movie in the theater, watching that Trans Am roar out of that trailer made me say holy shit. 40 years later I have one in my garage , always takes me back to my youth :)

[@animalcorvair]

cool

[@lindonzeqaj7154]

DustyBalz It better be a black and gold '77 with black leather interior with t-tops or it ain't a trans am

[@MrThenry1988]

Awesome.

[@schoondog]

There was no leather interior option. Vinyl.

[@manfacilitymetalworks1296]

Wish I had one.

[@chriscox3709]

Still a fav of mine. The 76, 77 model Trans Am is one badass motor vehicle. Up there with the General Lee.

[@KP-zi6jx]

'76 still had the two round headlight front, '77 went to the front like in the movie. However, movie production started in '76 and '77 new-front T/A's were not released at the time, so the Bandit Trnas Am's in the movie are actually '76 T/A's w/the new '77 front clip...so when the movie came out in '77, the T/A in it looked like the new one by then on dealer lots.

[@rmx01indiana]

Back when America was still America. Love it

[@jf405]

Proud to be from the state of Georgia, that plate on his car is a perfect fit.

[@AustinApologue]

I grew up without much money on a dirt road in Texas. But I saw the Smokey &TB movie when I was a kid and was equally obsessed. Although my parents were strict and we didn't have much, I somehow convinced them to let me spend my own life savings on an old (late 80s at the time) 1977 Trans Am. It was my dream car. The engine blew up literally the first night I drove it, but my dad helped me swap a junkyard 455 ("great" idea for a 16 year old kid to drive, right?!?). I drove it like a Duke boy, often power sliding around corners on the dusty dirt roads of Texas (not condoning that behavior, but I will say it was a blast). Still my favorite car I ever had by a mile.

[@lornamiller4945]

Don't apologize. That's just what we all did back then. Life was fun and simple. People actually knew how to drive back then.

[@DR-wp6gy]

I hear ya buddy. I grew up in DFW area and did slides in my '73 Nova at the park in the 80s.

[@BradMcManus-hv7jp]

You should have kept it

[@KLUNKET]

It is still so hard to believe that the Bandit is gone. We sure miss you Burt... may the highways in heaven be free of smokies!

[@mikegallant811]

I should hope so because what if JC and family want to have a couple hundred cases of brewski delivered? I mean who's to say that they don't like Coors up there?!

[@michaelbreckshot6589]

And Need For Speed Unbound had 2 missions that paid tribute to this movie

[@matthewjahnke6956]

Not the ones on the ground. They're still around.

[@spiceweasle3945]

When that car fired up and rolled out the back of that truck, it was love at 1st sight for me. Had a 1977 Trans-Am SE for 9 years. Was a lovely car to drive.

[@dwaynejones1555]

Was that model Auto or Manual?

[@razt.6794]

Saw it in the theater. ❤❤❤ R.I.P. to all the actors.. A true classic

[@Buddycoop1]

Wanted that car as a kid and still want one. A timeless classic. Even Leno went nuts over it and he has the ultimate collection. I'd have a Fred too if I drove a big rig.

[@jamesduncan3171]

Fred is the reason I have a Bassett hound now

[@shanesmith6941]

These 3 guys, Gleason, Reed and Reynolds have all passed away and this movie is 45 years old and is still one of the most iconic movies ever made. Nothing made today even come close to being as funny. This was the number 1 movie until Star Wars hit the screen knocking it back to the number 2 slot. And Smokey and the Bandit still gets more air play than Star Wars.

[@Bandit69ply]

This movie is solid fun and more entertaining than most movies now. I'm 52 and we went to see this when it came out. My children liked this movie and my oldest boy can quote lines from Bandit. Always loved this movie and these actors and my young boy crush, Miss Sally Field! Sooooooo Hot! Lol

[@franknstein33]

That was Jerry's genuine reaction to seeing the car for the first time.

[@zoemn24]

This is one of my comfort movies, I’m almost 26 and grew up in Britain but my parents did a hell of a good job parenting me when it came to movies/films between Smokey and the Bandit, Clint Eastwood’s Every Which Way films and Cannonball Run they didn’t fail me. Oh I can’t wait until one of our channels puts them on again.

[@albundy6008]

I read somewhere that when they approached Jackie about doing this movie, he read a few pages of the script, said "I got this" and just made up his lines as he went along.

[@Surftiva]

Hard to believe 40 years has gone by since this movie came out.

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

Yep

[@xxboonisbadfortnitexx1549]

10-4

[@rustybird8803]

You need to hush up.....55 yesterday

[@jomehi6863]

I remember seeing this in theaters at least 6 times; on TV I lost count. The original was the best

[@williamwilkins3046]

@@rustybird8803 you hush, it's been 45

[@andrewwheeler8591]

I was 14 at the time and fell in love with that car. Never had one because I live in the UK. Drive a new Audi now at 58 yrs old but that Trans Am ❤

[@williamcap2236]

The greatest and most recognizable Trans Am in Pontiac history ! And my favorite car of all time

[@rafsolo]

This one and Kitt

[@dogbarbill]

I have a friend who worked at a GM plant during the 80's. He talked with a guy who worked in the plant where the Trans Am was made. He said they made so many of those cars, the plant workers got sick of looking at them.

[@sdime9858]

Mine too

[@JunkyardKid]

The General Lee has entered the chat

[@TrumpFanNetwork2]

Pontiac was a shitty product. That is why GM ultimately discontinued the line altogether.

[@srpdesigns]

If this movie and song don't hold a special place in your heart then I really feel bad for you ...Cause you missed out on some good times!!..

[@aimeemarsh9255]

Steve P amen!

[@aimeemarsh9255]

Steve P Rockford Files too! Another awesome Trans Am.

[@albundy7239]

Steve P to bad for some reason they changed it from east bound to west bound. Not sure why

[@gracianoesparza6855]

It was a slight ad-lib to the original song because this half of their run was heading west to Texas to pick up the beer..

[@rinkrat55]

Steve P Your goddamn right it does. White Lightning Cannon Ball Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

[@carlosavila5156]

The number two box office smash of 1977 and it's about two good ol boys bootlegging Coors beer.a real classic

[@willstikken5619]

it was number 4 but it's behind Star Wars, Close Encounters and Saturday Night Fever. Considering it came out days after Star Wars I'd say it did pretty good for two good ol boys racing across the country.

[@pappy374]

@@willstikken5619 1977 had some great movies. Annie Hall is another one, and that won Best Picture too.

[@MaidenUtah1]

The Spy Who Loved Me, Stunts,Slapshot, Sorcerer

[@matthewjahnke4953]

@@willstikken5619 I know I was 5 when both of them came out.

[@liamclarke5761]

@@pappy374 1977 was the ultimate movie year

[@rmx.indiana8306]

One of the best feel-good movies ever made. Pure Americana

[@robertkees6048]

I remember watching this in the theater and everybody cheering when he ran over the bikes, the joint went crazy.

[@ericparrish1515]

Yeah who would understand that now

[@robertkees6048]

@@ericparrish1515 Well yeah, I saw many movies as a kid in the theater and I'm not sure I can remember something like that happening before or since.

[@harvyss136]

To the coolest guy of my childhood. RIP Burt. I have one of those cars because of you!

[@1mespud]

You gotta love the Bandit's 'stagecoach holdup" mural on the truck. So badass!!

[@icezebra77]

A guy who paints his truck like this would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!

[@Sarasdad91]

Burt was so much fun to watch. And Jerry so talented. I really miss these guys.

[@Leavetheherd]

Perfect cast, perfect car, perfect song.

[@frankmachotka3488]

Wow Smokey and the bandit I love this movie I can watch it a hundred times. 💋💋🥰🥰❤️❤️😘😘🥰🥰

[@scotchbudmeister9018]

Worked at a movie theatre when this came out. I can't count how many times I saw it. The Trans Am was so cool and of course Sally Field 😍

[@jomehi6863]

Sally Fields was a "hottie".

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@jomehi6863 Comments like these are ironic, because Burt actually had to fight for Sally Fields to be in the movies as the studio executives said she wasn't "attractive enough" to star as a leading lady.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

What about the Snowman's Kenworth?

[@pontiacfan76]

Sally had a nice ass.

[@wich1]

@@SergeantExtreme absolute friggin morons

[@1BlubeTube]

When he pulled that car out, that was history in it’s self. It made the movie that much better.

[@bernardstyles7608]

Classic introduction for Pontiac Trans Am. Love this movie!

[@robertholmes8835]

Graduated HS in 77, had enough saved from late nights at Burger King and bought one. While it wasn’t the fastest car on the road back then it sure was a blast to drive. Life happened and had a Mini-Van a few pick-ups and wouldn’t you know it my wonderful wife found a 77 TA and surprised me with it for my 55th B-Day which I still have and enjoy. Yes I’ve seen this movie probably 20 times, never gets old.

[@jlewis6932]

Drive that TA every day sir, its the fountain of youth on wheels, with this song blaring from the tape deck.!

[@vernonnilesjr8752]

Happy for you Robert and probably brought tears in your eyes when your wife surprised you with your favorite car drive and enjoy your TA 🙏🏽🙏🏽👍😊

[@ericerickson8479]

Snowman looks just like my father, he was a truck driver, there will never be another movie like this. I love this movie and the 🎵 song.

[@jonathancharbonneau9156]

Good to hear your voice today Ross.send the convoy.

[@Troubleshooter125]

No message, no cosmic significance ... just a whole lot of fun! That was _Smokey and the Bandit,_ full stop, and that's just fine with me!

[@benjimann4438]

I wish I was as enthusiastic about anything as these guys are about this!

[@DudeinGA]

I watched this movie every day as a kid after school growing up in the '80s. The black and gold Trans Am is STILL my dream car.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great part of the movie!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bigal3055]

Which part of this movie WASN'T great?!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@bigal3055 Exactly!!

[@southernhellstorm6634]

There will never be another movie that comes close to this. But, Jerry, Jackie and the whole cast are unreplaceable!! Hollywood can't ever reproduce anything as good as this ever again. It was a Time in America, for such heroes and we sure had some come from this movie. God rest their souls, they gave us something we will never forget.

[@boledle]

Millions of American youth got CB radios in their cars because of this movie. Cell phones spoiled the fun

[@robbiefrench4884]

I had one in my truck because of this movie. Bandit #1

[@ChrisWolf75]

To be fair, saying the "smokeys" just got CB radios in their cars was kind of silly. Police had long range car radios since the 1940s.

[@sabrinasterling4118]

For sure.

[@Mama_Badazh]

This and Cannonball Run were two of my iconic movies in childhood. Nothing but fond memories of both. There wasn't any pretentiousness or grandstanding. No preachy message or political undertones. These kinds of movies were just fun to watch. They just don't make 'em like this anymore and that's a sad thing.

[@catwhisperer9489]

One of the best movies, EVER!! I SOOOO loved these two together---loved that Jerry sang!! Jackie Gleason killed it, and Sally was so pretty!!

[@gabaghoul23]

im wattching it now again for the 50th time just to hear jackie gleason sumbitch voice

[@catwhisperer9489]

@@gabaghoul23 : 😂

[@ColleenStevens-t8p]

Hard to believe they are all gone now rest easy bandit and company❤❤❤

[@jeansamson7672]

It is easy to understand when a truth is followed but when a new explanation brings drastic changes then it is considered, applied and tested.

[@x-arries7743]

I have this car in real life and every time I start it and take it out of the driveway I always picture myself as the bandit in this scene. This is my favorite movie ever and I know every line😂

[@Yagdrol]

Ill always remember that scene when Burt broke the fourth wall. Best car ever.👍

[@camarossdriver]

My local theater just ran this flick on the BIG SCREEN! That…was…AWESOME! 🤠

[@captnemomodelingzone7850]

I just seen this video. I was 14 years old when they started shooting smokey and the bandit in the town of Jonesboro Georgia. I seen most of it being filmed. Including the jump. So when my Brother- in-law got his 77 Trans Am. I thought I was a bad butt when I rode in it. I love the TAs. Have a good one

[@SassyKaren68]

This was my favorite movie back when I was a kid. My parents took me to the cinema to see it, and luckily I didn’t understand the language, or dirty remarks!! ❤❤❤

[@cheowesley860]

Rest in peace to the legendary Burt Reynolds.

[@robertnelsonjr663]

And Jackie gleason jerry reed Mike Henry as Jr RIP

[@chrisreynolds2410]

Thanks

[@gabaghoul23]

and jerry reed also this movie wouldnt have worked them both- and jackie gleason also

[@danielwillliams9669]

Nothing beats that smile when he looks at us and keeps rolling. I love that!

[@danielwillliams9669]

Man, it's so funny!

[@GreenRiver72]

I know - before Eddie Murphy did it in Trading Places!

[@MisterItchy]

This movie will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@sword-and-shield]

The paint job on that trailer is untouchable

[@9MilNorm]

Ol Fred was such a good lookin dawg. He’s the reason for 25 years all I’ve had is Basset Hounds. Wrinkles, ears and short legs, what a combo.

[@albertgaspar627]

"Those who say it can't be done...should not interrupt those doing it" Quote from most inventors in the 1900's.

[@jimbailey8531]

This was my youth.had a 77 Bandit trans am love it.then I got my 79 Bandit trans am in 79 .19 years old.they were not the best ta ever made but the first 2 movies put those cars into a class of there own. The boys were jealous and the girls loved them. Burt you rest in peace. You and those cars will live on forever .I thank you for your work and your laugh. You were a big kid at heart. Those cars and your movies will live in my heart.say hi to Jerry and it will always be "east bound and down

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

Bullshit

[@tomciura8360]

I love all of the smoky and the bandit!

[@izom]

...i still would freak out seein that awesome car- and burt reynolds inside ;-))

[@88fanforlife]

I still remember as a little kid watching this all the time with my parents. That trans am is still the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen

[@mankind2112]

This movie is just magic, not one dull moment and it made sense. The chemistry was just happening all over the screen. You won't see this any more. The actor's don't have the talent plain and simple.

[@hlf_coder6272]

Ya modern filmmakers don’t understand that fundamentally you’re just telling a story. If it’s not a good story, the film is going to suck no matter how many millions you dump into it. Creativity left Hollywood a long time ago

[@ronaldperrin9583]

Burt was the Man! Handsome, virile and funny as hell! Never seemed to take any of it too seriously.

[@jankarlsson8341]

My favorite childhood movie!

[@courtney5796]

Well! It's been decades since I have seen this movie and I had things to do, but now I have to go watch it. thanks!

[@NGH99999]

I remember my folks taking me and my brother to see this in the theater in 1977. I was nine. It was the first real "adult" action movie they let me watch, and I just sat on the edge of my seat, saucer-eyed, for the entire show. My dad was a truck driver, and I was totally into trucks, and cars, so this movie pretty much checked all the boxes for me. Good memories.

[@lindaoneil5085]

Same here. My dad wasn't a truck driver, but I fell in ❤with that Trans Am when it first appeared. I asked my dad if we could buy one, and he looked at me in shock and said, "No! Have you got any idea how EXPENSIVE they are?" Then I asked my dad if we could get a CB radio, and he said "No, those are only toys for adults." Dad worked hard to keep the wolf from the door and was very conservative, since he grew up during the Great Depression and WW2, and I was too young and silly to appreciate that. But I loved the movie anyway. Jackie Gleason was too funny as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. 😆

[@mew1216]

Absolutely classic. These two were National Treasures!

[@gabaghoul23]

3- you forgot jackie gleason

[@carlyandthebandit]

I’ve got a 1980 Firebird Formula and this movie makes me love it even more than I already do

[@jeffstrains4014]

Old Flash is loving the arrangements

[@BBQPITDOG]

2nd best movie in my book ever!! Burt and Jerry....Man I miss them!

[@matthewgodwin3050]

The Kenworth's jake at 3.02 sound awesome. Sweet sounding Cat motor too.

[@gregjude2198]

Rest in peace, Bandit. Keep 'er shiny side up and between the ditches...

[@chardinaiduvall3355]

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[@rumanakhan8388]

@@chardinaiduvall3355 what??? speak english

[@TylerTMG]

@@rumanakhan8388 use google translate

[@albundy6008]

I love Jackie Gleason in this movie. He did practically whole thing ad lib. The stuff he made up as he went along was way better than the original script, so the director, just let him go with it.

[@paktype]

“Nobody makes Sheriff Buford T. Justice look like a possum’s pecker!” “There is no way - no way - that you could have come from my loins. First thing I’m gonna do when we get home is punch your momma in the mouth.”

[@jljrc363]

They could have replaced everyone but Jackie and the movie would have been a hit.

[@charlieharper886]

I remember reading somewhere that one of his conditions for playing Sheriff Justice was he got to ad lib as much as he wanted. Hal Needham wasn't about to tell him no.

[@TowMater603]

Ad Lib ? what's Ad Lib ?

[@RPMX4]

Simply means he's winging it as they are filming, and saying what he wants as he goes along, instead of what the script says for his character to say. Improvised on the spot basically. The sign of a great actor. The official definition of "ad-lib" = speak or perform in public without previously preparing one's words

[@LucasJackson-cool]

When the Bandit hides by the bank then smiles and looks at the camera is still one of the most unexpected and hilarious scenes in movie history... over the last 45 years I've watched it hundreds of times and I still crack up every time... EVERY time

[@tommyfox8041]

I was twelve or thirteen when I saw the movie. I like the car so much now I have 15 of them just as nice as the other

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

The way Burt gets into that Trans Am, the way he drives it. You KNOW that he and that car are one. Burt really sells it as a talented Cannonball Run driver!

[@coldwinter5710]

"Honey Hush" was NOT in the script. 100% improvised moment from Jerry. There was a whole lot of improvising going on in this movie! It will remain a classic forever! RIP to them all 😥

[@stargazer7644]

That's pretty much a rule in any Burt Reynolds movie.

[@chrisbehn4116]

Apparently 90% of Jackie Gleasons lines wasn't scripted either

[@ericparrish1515]

What's a warthog? A biker with no broken bones?

[@richardbutton1179]

From what Ive read that was Jerry's genuine reaction to the car because that was the first time he saw it

[@kevinnobody3052]

That one scene of Burt driving that beautiful, shiny, sleek , fast Trans Am out of the back of that truck sold a shitload of of TA's

[@robindew9072]

Best movies back in those days

[@michaelbreckshot6589]

And NFS Unbound paid tribute to this icon. Those missions put a smile on my face.

[@pewterpirate4560]

22 years driving trucks and loving Trans Ams and K dubs! ALL this movie's fault!! 😎

[@jacklyn6253]

It is approved for a maximum temperature of 530 degrees Fahrenheit, although it is not recommended for baking. Do not put pewter in a microwave oven. Due to pewter's ability to retain heat and cold, foods served in this product will maintain their temperature. It can be used for any type of food, including salads.

[@BigKnGa]

I don't care who you are or where you're from.....everybody wanted to be the bandit. Just makes you want to get out and drive. So sad when your heroes die....but oh the memories. R.I.P. Bandit and the Snowman

[@SamuelAna4Ever]

Seriously, what happened to Hollywood? Why are there no more movies like this. Why is it all sequels and political statements.

[@connorshekelstein6432]

Samuel Ana Libtards and SJWs

[@SamuelAna4Ever]

K J Looks like you missed my point.

[@JackTheripper911]

Sequels have been a thing since the early 1930s. Hollywood has never been original ever..

[@jstntlvr]

I know I'm 2 years late but this was political. Poking at the national maximum speed law and some blue laws restricting alcohol sales.

[@jeremybelcher1727]

@@jstntlvr at least this movie is still fun to watch while doing so. Most movies nowadays are very preachy with their political views and statements and paint the other side (left or right) as the bad guys.

[@jamesdubois4425]

Fred always steals the show

[@russjacks4583]

One of my favorite scenes. Especially the part about the CB channel changes. Too funny. “On the other hand…”

[@vashawnlife]

I got this movie on DVD. I miss the days when southerners can rock the conference flag proudly. Burt group in Florida like I did. I’m black and I was proud to see country boys be country.

[@greg33770]

Amen !