This is a classic, and is one of the funniest movies of its day, nothing new can compare. It was fun beginning to end, meant as light time filler. Gleeson was perfectly cast as the sheriff. He had some great line that wouldn't pass the snowflake censors nowadays. The only common mistakes I have seen where few scenes switch from Lemans, to Plymouth's and while being destroyed back to Lemans. Followed by two sequels.
Review of Smokey and the Bandit
