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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All are undeniably iconic characters, but they only scratch the surface of a filmography that ranged from melancholy auteurist rom ...

The 1977 comedy "Smokey and the Bandit" remains popular nearly five decades after its release, with an 85% audience approval score at Rotten Tomatoes. The film is loaded with star power, featuring ...

The film reportedly grossed $126.8 million domestically.

FILE - In this March 12, 2016 file photo, actor Burt Reynolds appears at the world premiere of "The Bandit" during the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack ...

Reynolds, desperately wanted to make the movie in his home state Florida, but then-Governor Reubin Askew told him no from Tallahassee. Burt had a small cabin in northwest Georgia and view of a remote ...