I wonder if anyone might be able to help me to locate where some of the scenes of this movie where filmed. The bandit is unavailable this time, though, so they enlist buford. Justice jackie gleason hot on his trail and eager to teach him some respect for the law, the bandit joins forces with good ol boy, cledus jerry reed and runaway bride carrie sally field. The trilogy of smokey films with smokey and the bandit ii in 1980 and smokey and the bandit part 3 in 1983 and the 1978 film, convoy, portended a craze that swept the. Originally filmed as smokey is the bandit, with jackie gleason playing both. Rural georgia and douglas countys role in smokey and the bandit. Smokey and the bandit all the tropes wiki fandom powered. Jul 07, 2009 an urban legend persists propagated by leonard maltin, among others that smokey and the bandit 3 was originally filmed as smokey is the bandit, with gleason playing both title roles. Smokey and the banditpart 3 cast and crew tv guide.
The best of the cb radio movies, smokey and the bandit makes up for what little it has in plot, with unadulterated fun via car pursuits, stunts and wonderfully colourful characters. Smokey and the bandit filming locations douglas county. The first movie is the only one worth watching and its definitely done right. An urban legend persists propagated by leonard maltin, among others that smokey and the bandit 3 was originally filmed as smokey is the bandit, with gleason playing both title roles.
Fyi when they introduce bandit in the script gleasons name is beside it in quotation marks so clearly it was designed and filmed in this manner as the script is dated 1082. The already skimpy running time of smokey and the bandit, part 3, which opened yesterday at the rko warner i theater, is padded by an opening. Perhaps one of the reasons why smokey and the bandit was so successful in gaining the iconic status that the franchise attained was the fact that much of the movie was filmed in and around southern towns, along southern sections of interstates and highways, on smalltown county. Topics burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams. A new hope, and established burt reynolds as one of the biggest stars in hollywood in the late 70s and early 80s. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of smokey and the bandit part 3 with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Ticket for the wind john stewart vinyl restoration. Justice gleason is ready to retire when the notorious enises williams and mccormick challenge both him and the snowman reed to make a. Smokey and the bandit was the second highestgrossing domestic film of 1977, second only to star wars, the first film in the original star wars trilogy. We had a group picnic here, and the facilities were very nice. Originally filmed as smokey is the bandit, with jackie gleason playing both sheriff buford t.
Smokey and the bandit ii 1980 was filmed in jupiter, after west palm beach was used in the first smokey film 1977. This films main stars were jackie gleason, mike henry, paul williams, pat mccormick, jerry reed, and colleen camp. As junior goes number one, buford notices a bank robbery, but mistakes one of the robbers as a good buddy who dropped his bag and assumed that there was a ski resort nearby due to them wearing masks. The film also includes a cameo near the film s end by the original bandit, burt reynolds. Smokey and the bandit part 3 is a 1983 american action comedy film and a sequel to smokey and the bandit 1977 and smokey and the bandit ii 1980, starring jackie gleason, jerry reed, paul williams, pat mccormick, mike henry and colleen camp. From 1980 to the present, these notable films listed some part of palm beach county among their locations. Essentially one long chase movie, it was a massive box office success on it release, becoming the second biggest earner in 77 behind a certain space opera from. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american road action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul william. Watch smokey and the bandit part 3 online 1983 movie yidio. Most of the film was later reshot with jerry reed taking on the dual role of the bandit and cletus. Written and directed by accomplished stuntman hal needham, the movie starred burt reynolds as a showboating good ole boy who accepts a bet to go from atlanta to texarkana and return with 400 cases of coors beer. Talent and pure intelligence will always triumph over.
On a spring day in may 1977, a movie opened that would capture the hearts of audiences across america. Smokey and the bandit part 3 is a film directed by dick lowry with jackie gleason, jerry reed, paul williams, pat mccormick, year. Big and little enos are opening a sea food restaurant. Smokey and the bandit media wiki fandom powered by wikia. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of smokey and the bandit, horsepower memories went in search of as many original film locations as they could find in the atlanta area. The famous faces in smokey ii included jupiter resident burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, dom. Nov 25, 2011 the clip chase scene from smokey and the bandit part 3 1983 with jackie gleason you might as well give up the ghost.
In honor of burts passing, ive decided to separately upload each of my burt reynolds then and now videos, updating them with approximate. We visited this park with a group of smokey and the bandit fans. The original script smokey is the bandit, whod like a copy. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american road action comedy film starring burt reynolds. Smokey and the bandit part 3 1983cast and crew moviefone. Check out this very helpful website for more smokey and the bandit locations. The film stars jerry reed, jackie gleason, pat mccormick, colleen camp, mike henry and a small appearance by the late burt reynolds. But do you know all the interesting places where the movie was filmed.
Smokey and the bandit, part 3 smokey and the bandit wiki. Smokey and the bandit, part 3 smokey and the bandit wiki fandom. It is the third film in the smokey and the bandit trilogy after smokey and the bandit and smokey and the bandit ii. The bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff. I would love to see how they filmed the opening seen with bandit. The good ol boys of high speed hijinks are back in their third and final smokey and the bandit adventure. Gear up for huge laughs, pedaltothemetal action, and some of the wildest car crashes ever filmed. See the full list of smokey and the bandit part 3 cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Smokey and the bandit ii 1980 and smokey and the bandit part 3 1983. Nw 4 street, fort lauderdale, florida, usa junior in tree 1 of 1 found this interesting interesting. Happy 30th birthday smokey and the bandit part 3, ahole. Kenny rogers is actually in kenny rogers as the gambler is that bandits former partner in crime, the snowman jerry reed, would become the bandit, drive the transam, and commit. Why didnt burt reynolds star in smokey and the bandit 3.
Former hemmings sports and exotic car editor david lachance took in this years import carlisle show and brought back this report for made to be driven. Smokey and the bandit, part 3 is a 1983 feature film. Smokey and the bandit gave moviegoers an hour and 36 minutes of. Smokey and the bandit part 3 is a 1983 american action comedy film and a sequel to smokey and the bandit 1977 and smokey and the bandit ii 1980. Big and little enos are again offering a sizable wager on ones ability to transport a shipment a large. Justice that he cannot drive from miami to the enos ranch in texas in a given amount of time. Although its not as good as in the first smokey and the bandit, it has nice country music numbers by ed bruce and lee greenwood.
With jackie gleason, jerry reed, paul williams, pat mccormick. Filming locations 6 filming dates 1 filming locations. Two sequels were made, smokey and the bandit ii in 1980 and smokey and the bandit part 3 sans reynolds and field in 1983. Smokey and the bandit part 3, full movie full movie 1983. The gist of smokey and the bandit part 3 directed by dick lowry, who was best known for directing the television film kenny rogers as the gambler. This comical misadventure may lead to the loss of bufords badge. Smokey and the bandit filming location picture of unicoi. Test audiences found this movie confusing, so the whole thing was largely reshot with jerry reed now donning the bandits hat and car. Its a wild freeforall featuring some of the most incredible action driving stunts ever filmed, produced by. He was committed to films stroker ace and the man who loved women in 1983 when smokey and the bandit 3 was being filmed. It would soon fill movie screens and driveins and become one of the biggest movies of the year. The bet leads buford from miami to their ranch in texas. Bandit films imaginatively titled smokey and the bandit part 3 rolled. In smokey and the bandit part 3 the woeful actress if that named colleen camp, who teams up with jerry reed as bandit throughout the film wears a bad wig, bad dress sense, and really cannot act, she can be noticed really trying to put on fake laughs throughout this film, and her whining voice, i mean i always remembered the true burt reynolds.
In fact, so many classic southern settings were used for smokey and the bandit, that rampant rumors and claims about filming locations have become as much a part of the folklore of bandit as the movie itself. Was the third smokey and the bandit film originally shot with jackie. Where was the movie smokey and the bandit filmed answers. That rating went bye bye in 1986, replaced by nc17. I was only the wee age of one when the original hit theaters in 1977 and most film audiences probably dont realize that smokey and the bandit was the second highest grossing film of that year, second only to star wars. Most of the rest was filmed in various locations in georgia. Join us as we take you on a 40year now and then look back at many of the smokey and the bandit filming locations.
After viewing smokey and the bandit, part 3, here is my assessment of the pluses and minuses of this movie. Actor jerry reed, who had played snowman in the other two bandit films, would also not be returning to the third film. Two versions of this movie were filmed, the first did not feature jerry reed at all. Smokey and the bandit is one of those masterpieces of american. Justice that he cannot drive from miami to the enos ranch in texas in a given amount of. Filming locations 21 filming dates 1 filming locations. A ket enos vendeglot nyit es a rajuk oly jellemzo modszerekkel akarjak a kis vendeglatohelyet reklamozni. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In smokey and the bandit part 3, there was a scene where buford and junior fill up their car at a petrol station.
It inspired several other trucking films, including two sequels, smokey and the bandit ii and smokey and the bandit part 3. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1983 movies 1983. Smokey and the bandit special edition region 1, us import universal studios get ready to tear up the highway with the bandit burt reynolds, a funloving, fasttalking trucker who takes on his craziest haul yet delivering 400 cases of beer from texarkana to atlanta in just 28 hours. There were lots of great clues in the background as to where this was filmed but it still took a while for me to suss it out. Smokey and the bandit is a 1977 american action comedy film starring burt reynolds, sally field, jackie gleason, jerry reed, pat mccormick, paul williams and mike henry.
The driving locations were filmed in ojia, california. Smokey and the bandit part 3 bluray disc details high. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman hal needham. Smokey and the bandit was filmed in and around atlanta in the summer of 1976 and went on to become a colossal box office success. Smokey and the bandit filming locations douglas county film. The film also includes a cameo near the films end by the original bandit, burt reynolds. Smokey and the bandit part 3 1983 cast and crew moviefone.
Jul 15, 2018 smokey and the bandit part 3 has a few fun moments, but thats all it resorts to as the overall film pretty much tarnishes the legacy of the series due to the horrendous script and reshoots. He does take the time to make a cameo appearance as the real bandit. Smokey and the bandit part 3 bluray disc details highdef. Big enos and little enos have opened a seafood restaurant and want to promote it in their usual fashion. Smokey and the bandit was a smash hit at the box office. During the sequel smokey and the bandit part 3 the two main characters big and little enos open a restaurant that serves seafood. Smokey is the bandit part 3 original jackie gleason footage lost. Instead, the brilliant jackie gleason filled in for both buford t.
Smokey and the bandit part 3 1983 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Filming locations smokey and the bandit part 3 1983. Mivel banditara nem szamithatnak, beveszik a buliba cletust. In todays world, the fans may have just wanted to smokey as the bandit. Reynolds is gone, and whatever was enjoyable about the smokey formula went with him. The clip chase scene from smokey and the bandit part 3 1983 with jackie gleason you might as well give up the ghost. Ticket for the wind john stewart vinyl restoration youtube. There is another film that may or may not have had totally separate versions of the same film. Justice gleason is ready to retire when the notorious enises williams and mccormick challenge both him and the snowman reed to make a special. Also there is a waiver made by them and their longtime rival, buford t. Smokey and the bandit wikipedia republished wiki 2. Smokey and the bandit filming locations douglas county film trail.
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