How Smokey and the Bandit Wrecked Every Trans Am! | Nostalmania TV

Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American road action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. The film was the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham. Released on May 27th 1977 with a budget of around $4 million, the film went on to gross over $126 million. Plot: The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed), two bootleggers, as they attempt to drive from Atlanta to Texarkana,