The plot to "Smokey and the Bandit" is pretty simple. Two very strange rich guys, Big Enos and Little Enos, offer Bandit (Burt Reynolds) a veritable fortune to transport a semi filled with Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas to Georgia because you apparently couldn't find the beer in Georgia at that time. But they'll be transporting the beer without paying the liquor taxes and if Bandit and his friend, Cledus (Jerry Reed) are caught, they could be in big trouble. So, Bandit's job is to draw the local cops' attention by driving even faster and crazier than Cledus in his rig. Along the way, Bandit picks up a lady running away from a wedding (Sally Field)....and in pursuit is the groom and his mentally imbalanced Sheriff father (Jackie Gleason).
This is a film I'd place in the category of 'turn off your brain and just enjoy it'. This is NOT meant as an insult. It's the sort of silly, undemanding film you might enjoy as a change of pace and I strongly doubt if we'll be seeing it on the Criterion Channel any time in the near future! There are some things about the film that don't make much sense (such as a sheriff chasing them from Texas to Georgia and destroying a LOT in the process)...again, just turn off your brain and enjoy it for what it is...silly fun.
By the way, during the movie they say that the drive from Texarkana, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia is 900 miles. Well, it's actually about 700.
This is a film I'd place in the category of 'turn off your brain and just enjoy it'. This is NOT meant as an insult. It's the sort of silly, undemanding film you might enjoy as a change of pace and I strongly doubt if we'll be seeing it on the Criterion Channel any time in the near future! There are some things about the film that don't make much sense (such as a sheriff chasing them from Texas to Georgia and destroying a LOT in the process)...again, just turn off your brain and enjoy it for what it is...silly fun.
By the way, during the movie they say that the drive from Texarkana, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia is 900 miles. Well, it's actually about 700.