Smokey and the Bandit - Special Edition
by Hal Needham
List Price:
Our Price: $9.99
You Save: $2.99 (23%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $3.84 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry, Paul Williams, Sally FieldDirector: Hal Needham
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
Writer: Hal Needham
Producer: Jules V. Levy
Producer: Mort Engelberg
Writer: Alan Mandel
Writer: Charles Shyer
Writer: James Lee Barrett
Writer: Robert L. Levy
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Smokey and the Bandit - Special Edition
Movie Review: A Perfect Fit For The '70s
Summary: 3 Stars
Like a lot of the comedies of the '70s, this is funny, irreverent, profane, anti-establishment and fun for its day but a little stupid now. When we were young in this period, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and the rest was about as entertaining as it got for comedy-romance-adventure.
Jerry Reed also added to the likability of this film, not only with his sidekick role but his catchy movie title song that people still hum to this day.
As an old-timer, it was kind of sad to hear Jackie Gleason, of "Ralph Kramden"/Honeymooners fame, spew out religious profanities left and right. Gleason isn't funny in here; he's disgusting.
Otherwise, the film was low-brow funny and a big, big hit in its day.
Summary of Smokey and the Bandit - Special Edition
Burt Reynolds stars as the Bandit in this seminal portrayal of rough-ridin' beer-swillin' sheriff-dodgin' trouble-chasin' truckers. The Bandit's has taken on his craziest haul yet: a trailer full of Coors beer. If he can deliver the goods from Texarcana to Atlanta within forty-eight hours he'll be $80000 richer. Hilarious mayhem ensues however when the Bandit falls for a runaway bride (Sally Field). As they push toward Atlanta the two have to evade Fields' vengeful father-in-law Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason as the maniac "Smokey" of the title). The stakes get higher and the car chases more frenzied in this hysterical romp through the American highways. Charismatic performances by Reynolds and Gleason made this a huge box office draw. ITA winner. Academy Award Nominations: Best Film Editing.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?NR UPC:?025192907920 Manufacturer No:?29079It's easy to assume this is just another dumb redneck comedy from Burt Reynolds's years of underachievement. But it's not bad as a dumb redneck comedy at all. Directed by career stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit is just a goofy chase starring a bunch of Reynolds's Hollywood cronies. New to the job as film boss, Needham brings a silly but energized sensibility to the production and an action man's need to see things moving. But he also has a distinctive feeling for relationships, and he's good with a joke. Put all that together, and Smokey is, at the very least (and unlike its sequels), a simple and original pleasure. --Tom Keogh
Action & Adventure DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Burt Reynolds, he was so cool!
![Stick [VHS] Image](/images/Stick-VHS-6304288557-X.jpg){kind=small}
Stick [VHS]Good Times Home Video; Release date: 1996-11-07; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $27.58
Boogie NightsWarner Brothers; Release date: 2007-07-03; DVD
Best price: $8.50
Price in other shops:
GatorTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2003-07-15; DVD
Best price: $4.34
Price in other shops:
White LightningTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2003-07-15; DVD
Best price: $4.66
Price in other shops:
ShamusRelease date: 2002-09-24; DVD
Best price: $29.95
The Longest Yard (Lockdown Edition)Team Marketing; Release date: 2005-05-10; DVD
Best price: $2.39
Price in other shops:
Deliverance (Deluxe Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-09-18; DVD
Best price: $4.69
Price in other shops:
Smokey and the Bandit - Special EditionUNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.; Release date: 2006-05-30; DVD
Best price: $5.61
Price in other shops:
HooperWarner Brothers; Release date: 1998-11-10; DVD
Best price: $0.42
Price in other shops:
Sharky's MachineWarner Brothers; Release date: 1998-10-20; DVD
Best price: $3.79
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
TremorsUniversal; Release date: 1998-04-29; DVD
Best price: $4.34
Price in other shops:
SpartacusUniversal; Release date: 1998-03-31; DVD
Best price: $9.95
Price in other shops:
The Fast and the Furious (Full Screen Tricked Out Edition)Universal; Release date: 2003-06-03; DVD
Best price: $8.98
Price in other shops:
The Mummy (Widescreen Collector's Edition)Universal; Release date: 1999-09-28; DVD
Best price: $8.04
Price in other shops:
Sneakers (Collector's Edition)Universal; Release date: 2004-12-28; DVD
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops:
Happy GilmoreRelease date: 1998-02-24; DVD
Best price: $999.99
Top GunRelease date: 1998-10-21; DVD
Best price: $9.24
Price in other shops:
The StingUniversal; Release date: 1998-03-31; DVD
Best price: $3.80
Price in other shops:
Smokey and the Bandit IIUniversal; Release date: 2003-06-03; DVD
Best price: $4.32
Price in other shops:
The Cannonball RunRelease date: 2001-06-05; DVD
Best price: $2.37
Price in other shops: