

This leads to a thrilling and often hilarious chase the rocks Southeast America.

Shenanigans ensue when they pick up Carrie (Sallie fields), a hitchhiking runaway bride to Junior (Mike Henry) the son of Sheriff Buford T. The original 1977 film followed Bo Darville “Bandit” (Burt Reynolds) and Cledus (Jerry Reed) as two truck-driving southerners who are dared by bigwigs to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within ridiculously short time limit. Oddly enough, Hollywood has yet to come up with another cockamamie scheme to reboot or remake the franchise for modern audiences. The classic 70s flick “ Smokey and the Bandit” will turn 40 this year.
