Smokey and the Bandit Page #5

Synopsis: Big Enos (Pat McCormick) wants to drink Coors at a truck show, but in 1977 it was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit. Truck driver Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) agrees to pick up the beer in Texas and drive it to Georgia within 28 hours. When Bo picks up hitchhiker Carrie (Sally Field), he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). Angry that Carrie will not marry his son, Justice embarks on a high-speed chase after Bandit.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG
Year:
1977
96 min
4,208 Views


INSIDE THE TRUCK (DIALOGUE OVERLAPS)

And for the first time, we get a real look inside the rig.

It's quite a set-up. The opposite of the outside. Home on

the road.

Sheepskin over the two front seats, a poster of Raquel Welch

in a bikini tacked above the windshield, under which is a

bumper sticker reading: "Do It For Truckers." On the dash

board, a St. Christopher medal and a chattering skull. Also,

a stereo tape deck and the best Citizens Band Radio outfit

money can buy.

Bandit is on the C.B.

BANDIT:

(into mike)

Hot Pants, I got no choice. I gotta

make a run to Texarkana. Over.

WOMAN'S VOICE

(over CB)

But you been promising to take me

for three weeks.

BANDIT:

(into mike)

Baby, I...

MALE VOICE:

(over CB)

Break. Break.

WOMAN'S VOICE

(over CB)

Yeah, breaker; come on.

MALE VOICE:

(over CB)

Hot Pants, this here is Sugar Man.

I'll take you to the show tonight.

Pick you up at seven. How am I hitting

you?

WOMAN'S VOICE

(over CB)

Bull's-eye, Sugar Man. Bandit?

BANDIT:

(into mike)

Yeah?

WOMAN'S VOICE

(over CB)

Go sit on a cold carrot.

Bandit looks at the mike and we:

CUT TO:

RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAY

Bandit's truck pulls to a stop in front of a small white

clapboard house.

CUT TO:

A FEW MINUTES LATER - INSIDE THE HOUSE

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James Lee Barrett

James Lee Barrett (November 19, 1929 – October 15, 1989) was an American author, producer and screenwriter. more…

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