Smokey and the Bandit


9:15 pm - 10:00 pm, Friday, April 3 on ITV4 (26)

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About this Broadcast

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A truck driver accepts a challenge to deliver a consignment of beer to a party. He claims he can make the 900-mile round trip in just 28 hours, but a pompous sheriff is determined to stop him in his tracks, not least because his prospective daughter-in-law has deserted his son and hitched a ride with the unlikely hero. Comedy, starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field and Jerry Reed


1977 HD subtitles 16x9 audio-description continued
Adventure Comedy Movie/Drama Police/Crime Drama

Cast & Crew

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Burt Reynolds (Actor) .. Bandit
Jackie Gleason (Actor) .. Sheriff Buford T Justice
Sally Field (Actor) .. Carrie
Jerry Reed (Actor) .. Cledus Snow
Mike Henry (Actor) .. Junior Justice
Paul Williams (Actor) .. Little Enos Burdette
Pat McCormick (Actor) .. Big Enos Burdette
George Reynolds (Actor) .. Sheriff Branford
Hal Needham (Director)

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Did You Know..

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Burt Reynolds (Actor) .. Bandit
Born: February 11, 1936 in Lansing, Michigan
Best Known For: The Smokey and the Bandit movies
Early-life: Burton Leon Reynolds Jr was born in Lansing, Michigan, on February 11, 1936. He moved to Florida as a youngster, where he excelled in various sports and athletics, most notably American football. He attended Florida State University and won a place on the All Star Southern Conference team. His promising future as a sporting star was shattered by a knee injury and a car accident. Halfway through his college education, Reynolds dropped out and moved to New York where he tackled odd jobs until his acting career took off.
Career: Reynolds found fame with TV series Gunsmoke and Hawk. In 1972 he became a movie star thanks to the acclaimed thriller Deliverance, while 1977's Smokey and the Bandit gave him wider appeal. He has since worked continuously with differing amounts of success on features such as The Cannonball Run, Sharky's Machine, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Striptease, as well as his own brainchild, the sitcom Evening Shade. However, it was his turn as porn mogul Jack Horner in Boogie Nights that revived his fortunes and bagged him his only Oscar nomination to date. More recently, he's appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard and alongside Adam Sandler in a remake of his own 1974 hit The Longest Yard.
Quote: On working with young directors: 'Having done 300 television shows and almost 60 movies, I'm tired of having guys who are younger than some sandwiches I've had, telling me to turn left at the couch.'
Trivia: Reynolds played himself in the video game Saints Row: The Third.
Jackie Gleason (Actor) .. Sheriff Buford T Justice
Sally Field (Actor) .. Carrie
Born: November 06, 1946 in California
Best Known For: Playing Forrest Gump's mum.
Early-life: Sally Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946, in California. Her father was a captain in the US army and her mother Margaret Field an actress, who appeared in many B-movies during the 1950s. Her parents divorced when she was five, and her mum married actor and stuntman Jock Mahoney, who would later encourage Field in her chosen career. She starred in various high school productions, and decided not to go to college after enrolling in a summer acting workshop at Columbia studios. In 1965, she beat hundreds of other aspiring young stars to win the title role in the TV show Gidget.
Career: Gidget lasted for only one series, but Field proved a hit with TV audiences and in 1967 was given the lead role in the sitcom The Flying Nun, which ran for three years. When that came to an end, she was afraid she would never be taken seriously and signed up to study at the prestigious Actors Studio. In 1976, she won an Emmy for her performance in TV movie Sybill and big-screen success soon followed in Smokey and the Bandit. In 1979, Field picked up the Best Actress Oscar for Norma Rae, going on to win a second five years later for Places in the Heart. Her career has since struggled to reach those heights, but Field has appeared in successful movies including Steel Magnolias, Forrest Gump and Say It Isn't So, and in 2001 won an Emmy for her recurring guest role in ER. She has since won further rave reviews for her role in US drama Brothers and Sisters. Her recent credits include Lincoln and The Amazing Spider-Man movies.
Quote: 'Being an older actress, I may not be offered a whole lot of starring roles in movies, but I'm having so much fun doing things that I've never done before.'
Trivia: She is an activist for gay rights.
Jerry Reed (Actor) .. Cledus Snow
Mike Henry (Actor) .. Junior Justice
Paul Williams (Actor) .. Little Enos Burdette
Pat McCormick (Actor) .. Big Enos Burdette
George Reynolds (Actor) .. Sheriff Branford
Hal Needham (Director)

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