burt reynolds smokey and the bandit fmovie

Throughout Smokey and the Bandit, Reynold’s character is framed as an anti-establishment figure via the iconography of the time. Troopers exist to be outrun or outsmarted (usually with the help of accomplices on the CB radio) and Smokey’s cruiser gets slowly demolished. Along the way, Bandit breaks speed limits as he races to multiple state lines, cracks wise at every opportunity, and displays “easy charm,” which in this context involves laughing loudly and hitting on women. Justice ( Jackie Gleason), whose son Carrie was supposed to wed. Hitting the road with truck-driver friend, Cledus 'Snowman' Snow ( Jerry Reed), Bandit soon picks up a runaway bride, Carrie ( Sally Field), and incurs the wrath of “Smokey Bear,” Sheriff Buford T.

The film follows the antics of Bandit as he takes a bet from “Big Enos” and “Little Enos” Burdette ( Pat McCormick and Paul Williams) to transport a truckload of Coors from Texarkana to Atlanta in just 28 hours. The solution? Create entertainment that looked contemporary in terms of the anti-establishment vibe of cooler films, but which suited the hypermasculine style of certain stars and slyly pandered to traditional values. Hollywood consequently had a problem placing tough guy stars like Reynolds who were never going to fit into stories like Marathon Man or Three Days of the Condorwhich required the male lead to show emotional vulnerability. RELATED: The 20 Best Car Movies of All Time

Burt reynolds smokey and the bandit fmovie