Not much in the head but plenty beneath the hood, Smokey and the Bandit is infectious fun with plenty of car wrecks to keep your eyes glued.
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Smokey and the Bandit

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Movie Info
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Director -
Hal Needham -
Producer -
Mort Engelberg -
Screenwriter -
Hal Needham , Robert L. Levy , James Lee Barrett , Charles Shyer , Alan Mandel -
Distributor -
Universal Home Entertainment , MCA/Universal Pictures [us] -
Production Co -
Rastar Pictures , Universal Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 27, 1977, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 40m