As a tribute, we rewatched Smokey and the Bandit tonight.

I rarely watch a movie more than once, but I’ve watched this one probably 50 times. Me and Danni can recite the script word for word. She probably watched the first time when she was still in diapers.

So many great lines in this movie. Beaufort T Justice is really the star of the movie, he has the killer lines. “You summm bitcchhh!”

When I was a kid, living in a small town with nothing much to do, every Saturday afternoon we would go to the 1pm matinee at the cinema. In the early 80s, the Burt movies were the king of the matinees. Cannonball Run, the Smokeys, all on high repeat.

I reckon his best role was as porn director Jack Horner in Boogie Nights. What a great movie.

rd
95EF01C1-8590-47DA-93C7-3B81C57414F4 (resized).jpegEAD5993D-900B-403C-B7AB-BEB030910BB4 (resized).jpeg

CrazyLevi - you bought Ronnie James Dios sofa ... now you can buy one of the Bandits personal cars!

You’ll be a hit cruising Manhattan in your BanditMobile!

rd

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6187183/Burt-Reynolds-Smokey-Bandit-car-collection-set-sold-auction-Las-Vegas.html

You by y the Trans Am

Get the wife to buy a Kenworth and trailer with some large graphics on it

Both drive to the auction place in 6 hours at 110mph average

Load up the sofa into the Mrs’ Kenworth

Get back to NYC before the end of the day

You ward off the angry sheriffs in the Trans Am

Winner

I see a movie here, Levi ....

rd