The Scariest Moment Of Filming Smokey and the Bandit
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- Burt Reynolds recalls the most terrifying scene during the filming of Smokey and the Bandit. He remembers the scene where Sally Fields' stunt double was behind the wheel and he was in the passenger seat. They were supposed to jump over a wall, land in the Little League baseball field, go AROUND the game, and then through another wall.
However, that's not exactly what happened. Instead of going around the game, the stunt woman panicked and they ended up flying over all the kids in the field. Luckily, they all ducked and nobody was hurt. But as you can imagine it could've ended quite differently and put an end to a lot of peoples careers...
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About 3 years ago,I saw Burt , at a Best Buy store in Jupiter Florida. He was so polite and nice. I remember that he was looking for a 70" LED television. I felt so bad for him. It was obvious ,that he was in a lot of pain. May God rest his soul. We have lost a wonderful actor,and a great man.
Did you say hi to him?
@@moonbeamskies3346 of course I did . I politely said good afternoon Mr. Reynolds , and he simply replied good afternoon to you. Very polite man. Actually much nicer , than I thought he was. He wasn't the guy you remember in all those movies. He was a little old man with a cane. Getting old really sucks.
@@ghall1964 I still could never accept that the frail elderly man of the last 5 years or so of his life who could barely stand up was Burt. :-(
@@jamesnoble8205 Actually if I hadn't heard his voice , and that trademark laugh,I'm not sure I would have even recognized him.
It's his heart troubles that really did him in...your strength is just zapped from it and everything else falls to pieces, little by little. And without strength in your body, the arthritis gets much worse due to immobility. A very tough ending for him. "But no one had more fun than he did" 😉
He had a soft spot for everyday folks. Always liked that about him.
Had a good chat with him once online in the early days of the internet, must've been at least 20 years ago now.
I met him and had the most delightful time with him. Will always be my most treasured time in my life :)
One Actor I always wanted to meet, he always seemed like a class act all the way
Part of that is because Burt realized one thing--moviegoers (average folks) help create the profits a movie makes--you don't have to "suck up" to them, but you damn sure better appreciate them. Having a successful picture at the box office helps the "stuffed shirts" (movie production funders/backers) be more willing to fund the next project. Burt's popularity was due to his genuine appreciation FOR those ticket buyers; the "big shots" weren't stupid--Burt's movies were properly "greased," ($$) knowing that a Burt Reynolds flick was gonna BE a money maker, thus, a good "investment." lol
Burt WAS an average folk on many levels.A home town guy until the day he passed away.
back then an apology and some sincerity went a long way.
well sincerity still does many times today. sad part is most are not sincer.....
@@FastDuDeJiunn Nope I don't think a one, Sadly...
Agreed
and you didn't need to bust out the fake tears
Back then people meant it when they apologized.
Truly "The Last Movie Star".
And the loss of a true southern Gentlemen.
Burt Reynolds is from Lansing, Michigan actually.
He was a dick
@@donaldscearce5687 suck one.
@@friskydingo424 Oh he's sucked MANY. Guaranteed. :)
@@GTVAlfaMan He actually grew up mostly in Florida when his parents moved there...he attended high school there as well as college. Florida is southern.
Burt is just so classy. He never says a negative thing about anyone, and seems to always be able to put himslef in others' shoes. He doesn't trash talk the stunt woman, but instead compliments her on what she did well, and admits she wasn't experienced enough. He doesn't suggest anyone overreacted, and unlike some commenters, he gets how very tragic that all could have been. A true gentleman, and a good human being. R.I.P, Burt.
Well said, couldn't agree with you more. Class act.
He's better than me. I'll say it. "stunt woman".... there is one word there that is the problem.
Today there are probably far better stunt women drivers. I guess they had to start somewhere to get to where there are now.
@@Bonzi_Buddy
Nice catch...didnt even notice that!😃
Wait...I watched this two more times, where did he say that??
At the very beginning he had nice words to offer her but basically saying "handling cars is a different thing". He was very kind in saying she wasn't woefully inadequate. I'm just saying back then stuntwomen drivers were far and few between and probably not very good because of that. Today there are much better skilled stuntwomen drivers.
It is hilarious as they had petite men doing stunts for women back in the day because they were largely incompetent.
People are just too kind to state the truth... like women cops are nearly fuckin useless too.
@@Bonzi_Buddy Its so easy to interpret words, in of all places..the comment sections...incorrectly.😅 And it seems many take things a little too personally. Thanks for taking the time to respond, I see what your saying, and agree with a lot of it. Above all, I respect your point of view & that's one thing there's never a surplus of in here!😃
And obviously, this is coming from a woman's point of view no less.
I have seen that movie a hundred times, and NEVER knew that it wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
I'm 56 and have 10 grandkids.
@@glenadams9259 nice bro.
@@glenadams9259 Congrats. I like turtles.
@skittles, When Burt screams, Watch the kids!! That wasn’t scripted it was Burt yelling at the stuntwoman. 😂
I always thought it looked really real how they went through. Turns out it was real.
I just watched it the other day and I can see it wasn't supposed to be like that.
So glad I grew up in a time having actors like Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood & John Wayne as my movie heroes. Legends!
My nephews were born in the late 90s and they still loved Smokey and Cannonball Run
John Wayne was a massive tool.
I love Turd Ferguson.
Back when their pronouns were "THE"
The Bandit
The Man with no Name
The DUKE
@@Ron-d2s You didn't learn English very well then.
70s kids were so much tougher than the ones that followed
Yeah those that survived. Like me.
Born in 68, lived through the 70's and was tuff as hell in the 80's. I think you meant to say today's kids are wimps.
1910s & '20s kids make any generation look pathetic when it comes to being tough.
Oh FFS look at all the insecure men who never grew up.
FATDEEMAN Piss off troll.
The late Jerry Reed sang it best: "They call you the bandit an outlaw untamed
Shackled only by freedom you wear no man's chain
Some say they despise you well maybe they do
But deep down inside them I bet they wish they were you
Bandit you're reckless and you live much too hard
Bandit you're the joker in the deal of the cards
You're a legend to the old man a hero to the child
Bandit steal a lady's heart with only a smile
They call you the Bandit they call you the Bandit
They call you the Bandit they call you the Bandit"
RIP Burt. Love ya!
Jerry Reed RIP, a King among men. Talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, comedian, wordsmith, comedian and a wonderfully warm human soul.
Two greats from my childhood Burt and Jerry.
That was my favorite song from the movie...
Burt was a stuntman in his own right, so, I can imagine the sheer terror of thinking the worst on his part !!!
Hooper 🎉🎉
I bet those kids still tell this story. Lol 😂
Yeah... telling it to their grandkids... lol
@@jezeski2011 grandkids? They were probably born between 1966-1972 lol
@@Reed___ Do the math. A person born in 1966 would be 54 now and could easily have had kids that now have kids of their own; i.e. grandkids. Those grandkids could be as old as possibly 18, depending on how young they were when they had kids. Granted, that would mean they each were giving birth at 18; which is pretty freaking early.
@@jezeski2011 - true. My parents, including my friends parents, were born in the mid-late 60s and early 70s, with no grandkids, so that’s why I said that. They are getting up there though! 😂
@@Reed___ my grandmas only like 58 or somethin, its very possible they are telling their grandchildren, but more likely their kids
Class of 1977..!
In my childhood I survived jumping ramps on my Sting Ray...no helmet or pads...
Me too! It was a good year eh? What would mortally injure todays kids was a get up and brush yourself off minute for us. I grew up in the desert. We rode our bikes all over the place. 5 or 6 miles in 110 heat, no problem. If you wanted to go somewhere thats what you had to do before you was old enough to own a car and get your drivers license. I had to work for my car, 1 year insurance and then i could get my license. We had alot more freedom back then but we earned it. 3 channels on tv, no video games or computers, 4 party line phone, so go outside and do something, and if you want something then get a job. Just a little different than now.
We all did
Same here in 70s California right after watching Evil Knievel movies' Schwinn Sting ray and Schwinn Scrambler built like tanks Huffy Bikes got Totaled after 1 jump frames Crack wheels got bent up than its Trash can bike
@@klausphx i had a redline and a mongoose both were great for hella high jumps we used to jump cliffs off house roofs where ever we could get some air
Glad to hear I wasn’t the only one. Wish I had a time machine that would enable me to escape the present day madness…
I consider Smokey and the Bandit a documentary.
As you should. About 90% of the script was improvised.
... me thinks some hush under the table money too, but what do I know.
He reminds me of my late father, a tough man with a soft centre, steel fist in a velvet glove. RIP to both of you.
So that “look out for the kids!” Was probably actually burt saying that
had to have been since it wasn't scripted
yes indeed watch out for the kids God damn it watch out for the kids!!
Look out for the kids don't hit the kids he was actually panicked I never knew that
If they remade this today you just know that Trans Am is going to be a Prius, while Sally Fields character would a transgender running away from a same sex marriage. "Wokey and the Bandit"
They just couldn't even try to make it today; too damn many SJWs.
I’ve seen that movie a lot, I never actually knew that scene wasn’t scripted like that 😳
Put's the whole shot of him grabbing the roof yelling "KIDS! WATCH THE KIDS!" in that scene in a new light.
Wonder if that was from THE shot?
watching the movie as an adult i did question how that really fit in with the rest of the movie...here he was being hailed as a peoples hero and nearly killing kids
I love Burt, but he’s full of shit here. First, the camera is in the left side, not the right side. Second, it was a football game, not a baseball game. Third; the jump can be seen clearly, they didn’t jump over any kids.
@@bandit7498 gotta say chief, I'm gonna have to go with the guy that was there's account of the incident, over a nobody on YT.
Coma White lol. Watch the damn movie bro. They didn’t exactly have CGI back then so they didn’t make all the baseball players football players. And they didn’t digitally remove kids from under the car. It didn’t happen. The proof is on film.
Rest in peace Burt.
R.I.P. Burt Reynolds. He was an awesome American actor. Plus, he was bold, understanding, rebellious, thoughtful, relaxed, educated, athletic, no-nonsense, optimistic, loving, determined, stern, brainy, unswerving, romantic, testy, responsible, emotional, playful, nice, outgoing, loyal, diligent and short-tempered.
Right daddy!!!! (Junior to Sheriff Buford T. Justice after one of his rants.) 😆 😆 😆
Will Robinson Human
CamelMan JD Don’t mess with me, brother.
Will Robinson You forgot funny; had an intoxicating laugh, and was generous and friendly to all.
Matthew Hamersly Oh, sorry.
Hey Daddy! It's a football game. Can we stay and watch? (Junior to Sherriff Justice.) You stay I'm going back.(as sheriff guns the accelerator and junior falls forward on the hood.)
Actually the line goes: You see anything?Junior: Yeah it is a football game. Can we stay and watch? Buford: You stay and watch tha game I'm going back
@@codykoch7081 SUMBITCH!
In this interview @ 00:37 Burt says it was a little league baseball game, yet Junior says it was a football game.
@@bufordt.justice4052 it was a football game filmed in Lithonia Ga.
@@chrisconley8583, is that or near your home town? Do you remember filming of the movie?
God bless Burt Reynolds. RIP LEGEND!
Kids in the 70s love for cars to jump over them, kids today to scared to drive a car, want it to drive itself and they need to have elbo, knee pads and puffy hel.its.
and Heaven forbid their internet goes down. Us 70's kids, we'd just go outside and build or fix something.
Clearly you two haven’t seen any skateboarding, surfing, mountain biking, bmx jumping, parkour, etc of today...
And here I am, a gen Z kid who drives a stick and dreams of fixing up an old muscle car when I get enough money. If you don't like people only looking at the bad apples of your generation, maybe you could try taking a closer look at mine.
@@husq2100 that wouldn't fit with their tired ass narrative
Burt Reynolds is kindness personified
I was there as a high school teenager watching from the sidelines. Burt Reynolds doesn't mention that the car actually crashed into a concrete dugout (destroying the car) that had a couple of my schoolmates in it. They scrambled to get out of the way. One of them ended up with a broken leg. A few days later they built a breakaway replica of the dugout and ran another Trans Am through it to continue the chase scene.
really? yeah i'm going to guess he choose not to put that in. i can see why he hung around and apologized to the parents & had dinner with them. either way it was the right thing to do
I came here for a local eyewitness account. Thanks for the fuller version of the real truth. BTW, Janet Brady the stuntwoman was not 'inexperienced' at all, and cars were her speciality. It's possible there could have been something we dont know about like a stuck accelerator pedal, or mis-communication between those who flagged the scene to start and those getting the baseball field staged. (Would explain her shock and panic). Alan Gibb, her fiancee was the man who doubled Burt Reynolds inside the car, and there's a photo of him holding her by the wrist immediately after the crash; she looks ghastly, devastated, and shocked.
There's only one burt, he's truely a great man, ill miss him and thanks for gracing this planet.
Burt Reynolds always seemed like a class act and he never got over Sally Fields.
Monday206am the best thing about the movie was you could tell there were real sparks flying. The characters didn’t make sense without each other.
Monday206am he got over her at some point because he married Loni Anderson. 😂
@@TheJeffro451 Just because you marry someone doesn't necessarily mean you are over a previous love. As I recall, in an interview a few years before his death, Burt admitted that he never got over Sally. I'm sure you could find the interview pretty easily, if you are so inclined.
"She was the love of my life"...his own words.
He loved her. They were both kind souls.
He looked pretty good for his age.
Seth Phillips He died a few days ago
@@ImAuzi Key word: Looked
He did but then he got frail, had big heart problems.
Remember him talking about this years ago and seen the movie so many times realized when he screamed don't hit the kids it was him losing it. He could make anything work except his greedy ass ex
She used him for her own personal gain, cheated on him, spent all his money, then used their child against him...pretty tough combination to get past. So sad he settled for her...he deserved so much better! RIP BR
Lonnie Anderson?
@@lorenzomoore6398 Yes
@@coldwinter5710 The side of Lonnie Anderson Hollywood want's to hide from the world. But what do you expect from Hollywood. It's a cesspool of degenerates, satanists, and the scum of humanity. And the greats like Burt Reynolds carved a gorge through it and showed the world that good will always triumph over evil.
"Come on Billy Ray get tough out there"
"Oh, look, a football game!"
"DON'T!
HIT!
THE KIDS!!"
See that’s what I thought. Burt says “little league baseball game” but I swore it was football game in the movie
It's a football game, can we watch? You stay and watch the game, I'm goin' back!
It had rained the night before that scene was shot & no one counted on how a T/A handles on wet grass.
Those weren't small stunt people but actual kids.
In one interview for the 25th anniversary DVD, Burt said that it was a good thing that more Daddies weren't on set that day.
Oh man. What a story. I miss this guy!
Burt and the Family Your in our Prayers Loved your Movie. Sally You'll always be # 1 as an actress in Smokie. Arty NJ
An American icon.
Miss you buddy
I also loved burt in the first 2 cannonball run movies. Awesome
Wow, had never heard this story. Hearing the sincerity from Burt as well, just wow. True gentleman. Glad no one was hurt.
Burt is full of shit here. He wasn't in the car when this happened. His stunt double was. His opposite double for Sally Field were married on set making this film.
Never saw that scene in the movie. It must have been scraped for the scene they used...
@Annunaki420 What do you mean?? Its in the movie. Frog is driving and they take a dirt road that dead ends. They jump a wall and end up in a little league game, and going through the bleachers.
Millennials would not have reacted like this... RIP Burt.
Exactly. There would've been 20+ lawsuits and the movie would have gone bankrupt.
If that went down today all hell would break loose.
thats why the good old days are good and today is shit
@@acefrehley9411 Got that right.
I love you Burt...I always will. Just a down to earth compassionate man...you were so lovable.
you watch that scene and you wonder how people got out of the way.
Motivation
i thought it was a football game.......
That’s what junior said when he stood up in the car
You are right. It was a football game.
Without looking I thought it was a football game. I recall Junior wanting to watch the game.
I'm pretty sure you're right. I remember it being a football game too
It was a little league football game but they weren't supposed to go thru the middle of it.
tomorrow there doing a smokey and the bandit run. if you live in the uk there going round the m25 in a black trans am and truck as well as a few American cars
2j4ez that sounds cool man..try get few videos in you going...
I'm defo going it's only 5mins drive from my house I'll also have my cb on 19
Twincam Mike83 th-cam.com/video/aqqkDy-Kf1M/w-d-xo.html here is my video
From Internet Movie Database:
m.imdb.com/title/tt0076729/trivia
Ever since the film's release, there were so many different rumors about exact number of cars used during filming and what happened to them later, even some official sources like Wikipedia often got their info wrong. Some like Hal Needham gave conflicting reports about them only using three or five 1977 Trans-Ams and few police cars. Before his death, Burt Reynolds said in interview how they used twelve Trans-Ams and how most of them got destroyed during filming. Over the years some fans managed to find and ask people who worked on the film or just watched the filming about all this, and the answer which they most often got was how there were eight 1977 special edition Trans-Ams and about the same number (although some said ten) of police cars. And couple things which were said and confirmed by everyone is how seven of the Trans-Ams got completely destroyed, not just while filming some heavy stunts like famous river jump, but also some minor stunts like car crashing through all the mail boxes. All of the Trans-Ams, including last surviving one which had no damage at all since it was only used as camera car and for photo stills, were crushed after filming was done on the orders by Pontiac because they only donated the cars to the production, and same thing happened to most if not all police cars. Of course, thanks to the movie, sales of Trans-Am skyrocketed, and if Pontiac kept all the Trans-Ams instead of crushing them, each of the cars could have been sold for high prices.
I remember the night I heard Burt had passed I was so sad cause Smokey and the bandit was my favorite movie I watched it a lot rip
I remember seeing that particular scene when this movie first came out. If you see them just before going through the bleachers there is a little girl, that almost goes right in front of the car! When I saw that I said that didn't look planned. Apparently I was right.
I saw that too, but never really paid that much attention to it in the past. After watching it a few times, I'm thankful she did the right thing by backing away instead of running across the car's path.
+thirdgengta You're right.
What a fascinating insight into this movie.Burt was THE MAN.!
Burt discussed that particular scene. There was a lady stunt double in for Sally. They were supposed to come over the ledge and drive around the side of the field and then exit through the fence. The lady gunned it and that's one scene that went to hell just that fast. Burt recalled that that was the only terrified him to his core out of his time as a movie star. You can catch the interview Here on TH-cam
jdez10 there were also 2 or 3 people inside the bleachers too, and it looked like they only just got out of the way as the car goes through.
Somehow I KNEW Burt was going to cite that scene. I was about 22 when that movie came out, and even then...and I'm not joking....in my weed and Crown Royal "enhanced" vision, I got really uncomfortable through that scene and couldn't believe how they'd "pulled that off" without killing any kids. So....a few months ago, I watched it again on TV. Same thing....that scene just scares me badly. Well....now I know...I wasn't alone.
Man, I sure miss this guy! Wish Burt was still around.
We were in Jupiter when they were filming..got to see and eat at the dinner theater... floor to ceiling picture of Sally Fields!!!
I remember that scene. Wow, that wasn't scripted.
Burt Reynolds was one of the best stunt drivers in Hollyweird back in the day👍👍
That’s an awesome story from running down some kids to probably laid some pipe down to with them momz👍
Burt is an absolute legend! R. I. P.
Today they would be in lawsuit and the kids would suffer "ptsd"
smart guy - great guy - miss you
R
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Omg, watch the kids, look out for the kids... that was real.
Gotta love this guy he is so damn cool👍
Was 13 in 1978 - bought a black 78 Smokie edition TA at age 16 lol. My Dad loved Jackie Gleason - we watched that movie a few times - God rest my Dad's soul.
i still want to see the Original Smokey 3 that had Jackie Gleason playing Both Roles i wonder if that even still exists? the teaser is on here though
In the movie during this scene he was yelling "THE KIDS!! WATCH OUT FOR THE KIDS!"... He was really meaning it.
I always loved this movie, glad that scene went alright after all.
God rest your sole . We all miss you Birt
The best solution with those key type cars, if someone freezes like that, reach over and turn off the key. That happened with a guy I knew. Gas stuck wide open, old Pontiac. I was passenger. Drum brakes are useless against 500 hp. I reached over and turned key to motor off position. Then we were able to stop. We would have both died otherwise.
What supposedly happend was. Groundskeepers the night before watered the grass. The crew were not aware of this and it caused the car to skid out of control.
It was a football 🏈 game not a baseball ⚾️ game... lol 😆
Watch the kids. Don’t hit the kids
And remember kids.....stay away from perscription pain meds 🐸
Yeah that thing he's doing with his jaw.. classic sign
ah, it that what it is? i thought he was drunk..
Can't do things like what? Nail the Scene? He basically said everything worked out great, got the shot and no injury's sooo? I don't understand.. lol
Thank you Burt for everything!! Love U! (Raised with the Bandit)
This makes sense because that scene always looked wayyy too real to me seeing the car go right through the kids. I always winced when watching it. Thank God the kids are okay.
There was only one Bandit and never ever will there be another one. RIP Burt Reynolds.
You'll never forget it huh?......... It was a football game
Rip bandit
Burt Reynolds is pure Southern Class!
Pure Northern class actually.
Burt is from Lansing, Michigan.
Actually, it was a kids football game. That's OK Burt, we've all done it. To one of the last true movie stars left in the business, Rest In Peace Mr. Reynolds.
We've all driven a sports car through a PeeWee football game?
I haven't.
Pic or it didn't happen.
doughesson lol.
I can't count the times I've gotten the small details wrong. I'm sure the follow-up interaction with parents is true to his recollection.
RIP to Burt Reynolds, a True American Classic
Burt reynolds and john wayne are the best actors of all time I say. Rest in peace to both of them
'Burt reynolds and john wayne are the best actors of all time I say.' - have you ever seen any other actors besides those two? Wayne was a terrible actor, as well as a terrible person, and Reynolds knew his limitations and stuck to comedic roles. His only serious movie was Deliverance.
Burt was always a decent guy and he always loved and respected, and trusted his stunt people.
not trying to take away from the message
of the story but it was a little league football game not a baseball game for those who may have wanted to look the scene up to see what he is talking about.
I remember it being a pee wee football game. Maybe it was baseball...either way scary story.
th-cam.com/video/fygiSfJjTLc/w-d-xo.html
Funny I just saw that seen on tv last week and I though how incredible it was given I knew it wasn’t CGI. Now I know why it looked so real and dangerous....because it WAS and a mistake! Sheesh. Wow.
I do not care what anyone says about him and his personal life and when hes done with women he was a professional when it came to stunts he made his career as a stunt man there wasn't anything that he would not do to make sure that everything was 100% safe so is something would have happened on any of his films I think it would have cost him his career
Wow what a story. And what a gentleman Burt truly was. The glory days of acting and movies.
Wow, I'm sure glad that nobody got hurt and Burt sure is a cool down to earth guy!!!!!
There was one boy with a broken leg.
Burt must have been a really nice guy, since his death and in this TMZ / meetoo environment I have not heard one person come forward claiming Burt did something to them, so many other stars get the dirt file released as soon as they can't sue for slander anymore. RIP BR.
" Don't hit the kids!"- Beau Darvell
With all due respect to the late Burt Reynolds, it's very unlikely that kids were able to fit underneath a Pontiac Trans Am. The movie set cars were 1976 models with 1977 nose pieces fitted, and the front spoilers are very low to the ground. Squeeze by that, and you still have the oil pan, sway bars, exhaust and rear end. Just don't see it happening.
Yes Burt liked telling stories but they should always be taken with a grain of salt.
Yep. I lost a bit of respect for Burt here with this fictional yarn he spun.
I was just watching this movie with a friend and he told me this story. I paused the movie to look it up. Turns out he wasn't lying.
That scene stays with you. It wasn’t safe.
Just saw the movie and that part stuck out to me because it didn't looks safe at all
I have a picture taken that day with the car stuck in the dugout. I know the person who took the picture, so why is he saying it went through the dugout. The pic is my avatar.
Will always be my hero he's the reason I drive truck and love doing it rest in peace
I'm from Jupiter and ran across Burt many times. My dad was friendly with him back in the 70's and early 80's and did work on Smokey II, which was filmed in the area. Pretty much everyone liked Burt. He came up from humble beginnings in Riviera Beach, FL when it was a small fishing village and he lived in a small wood A frame home just south of Silver Beach Road and worked at the gas station at the end of his street on the corner US-1. His dad was a pretty hard core cop having busted my father in law as a teenager mostly for sneaking into the drive in theater that was there in the day. Anyway I was leafing through some pics of the production of part II and saw some celebrities that went on to star in The Cannonball Run that would have started pre-production right after that one.
Love him or hate him, we all loved him.
I saw that movie when it first came out. I went with my dad. Those were the days of Cinema. The only technology in that movie was a CB radio. Nowadays with all the computers cell phones and CGI they can't make anything that compares. All they could make is crap like Fast and Furious.
It was a football game.... not a baseball game
What a cruel game life is. Rest In Peace Burt.
Wow
Even though the scene worked out alright in the end, the way Burt described it, it could've been extremely bad for everyone. Thankfully, all's well ended well.
I remember seeing a documentary on CMT about smokey n the bandit!!!! From what I remember Hal Needham saying is that the ballfield still had dew on it from early in the morning and the Trans am did not have great traction on it and so she basically kinda loss control!!! I mean they went right in that cinder block dugout!!!! So Im guessing that they had to make a very collapsible dugout wall for the car to go through when it gets to that shot! You don't see any cinderblocks!
Yeah your right! I Went back n found that documentary!
ronnie parker, that was Burt in the car with Sally's stunt double.
The field crew watered it without telling the film production crew
Must have been a solid dugout because in the documentary you can see the Trans Am used in the stunt sitting in the grass with the front end busted up
Good call!
Brings to mind Don Williams:
"If you see Burt Reynolds,
would you shake his hand for me?
And tell ol' Burt
I've seen all his movies."
I never knew that was not exposed to be in the movie
Look Daddy, a football game. Can we watch? You stay and watch, I'm going back.
Sounds like she Nailed it TBH