Detailed Research and interesting facts about the Smokey and the Bandit Movies

Comparing the trucks used in filming Smokey and the Bandit.

Only one of the car vandals was given a name...

The day the seat belts were removed from the hero car.

** BEHIND THE SCENES ** Filming Location - Scene 93-95 **

Filming Location : Mundys Mill Road, Jonesboro, GA

** BEHIND THE SCENES ** Filming Locations ** UPDATE - California **

Filming location: Unicoi State Park, Kissing Bridge, Helen, GA

Filming location, Helen, GA

Washing the Trans Am...

Little Beaver is the Lady in Distress...

Some people like to stick their head up to get a better view

The custom license plate that appears on Bandit's Trans Am has become iconic

It really makes you appreciate the movie...

There is a debate that one or more of the Trans Ams used in the movie was a 4-speed car

If it wasn't for this little booklet...

...vs most likely to become a bootlegger and get the girl.

She got that noisy Trans Am passed Junior while he was sleeping...

Could this be the same ad John Schneider saw when he skipped school to head over to the Lakewood Fairgrounds and ended up in the movie?

Was it just a joke?

Three school children suffered minor injuries after stunt car spun out of control.

Here is a full page ad for the 1977 Trans Am. This ad started running in newspapers and magazines around September 23, 1976.

Where would Bandit go to buy his Trans Am?

'Bandit' Incredible

"When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in as to just how dumb you are."

If you don't want to drill a hole in your roof...

I had to try Arby's new Diablo Dare sandwich.

Different ways of enjoying our favorite movie.

What would the Bandit Trans Am cost new in 1977?

Fun fact...

details of this dash...

Note the movie came out May 27, 1977

This is the picture Hal Needham and Burt Reynolds saw...

The original restaurant is gone, but...

A little detail...

All of the cars in this gas station have California license plates.

Does it help with the turning radius?

This is the proper stance...

They are slightly different left and right

...so this is thing I noticed #3,287