SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT is the classic good ol' boy car chase adventure flick, helping to typecast Burt Reynolds in the genre but also giving stunt driver Hal Needham a chance to show off his skills as director. The whole film feels based on a single car chase in LIVE AND LET DIE, and such it's very slight and superficial, enlivened by fun photography and earnest performances from both Sally Field as the love interest and a scene-stealing Jackie Gleason as the obsessed sheriff. Hardly high art, but it entertains.
Review of Smokey and the Bandit
