Smokey and the Bandit II

1980
PG
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

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Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

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Road Trip Action Adventure Comedy

The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

Phil Balsley
(as The Statler Brothers)

Lew DeWitt

Lew DeWitt
(as The Statler Brothers)

Don Reid

Don Reid
(as The Statler Brothers)

Harold Reid

Harold Reid
(as The Statler Brothers)

Mel Tillis

Fairground Owner

Don Williams

Don Williams

Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw

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Trivia
Jackie Gleason's scenes were filmed first because he was ill and he wanted to be finished with the movie as soon as possible.

Goofs
There is no desert between Miami and Dallas.

Quotes
Junior: Daddy, look at that big ugly alligator.
Buford T. Justice: That reminds me; I gotta call yo' mama tonight.
Junior: You know, Daddy, I like this place. All the 'gators and snakes and stuff. Why don't we move down here?
Buford T. Justice: Why don't YOU move down here?
Junior: Oh no, Daddy, I ain't NEVER leavin' home. That's a promise.
Buford T. Justice: Don't you ever, EVER threaten yo' daddy like that again!

Crazy credits
Jackie Gleason is credited as Ms. Jackie Gleason for the character Gaylord.

Alternate versions
The most recent home video version boasts that some of the music has been changed.

Connections
Featured in Psycho II: Cast and Crew Interviews (1983)

Soundtracks
Texas Bound and Flying
Written by Jerry Reed (as J.R. Hubbard)
Produced and Sung by Jerry Reed

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Leftovers from Cannonball Run

It's fairly obvious that Smokey and the Bandit II was filmed directly before (or during) the making of Canonnonball Run. Obviously they had a lot of well-known faces from the CR movie, and they had them stick around for some S&tB shots, then built a story around them as best they could. If you look at each of the cameos, you see they have no tie to the storyline, all they have in common is Reynolds and Gleason. If you want to see a much better Burt Reynolds / Dom Delouis movie, rent CR (it's hokey too, but not quite as bad as this).

Movies like this get made all the time, where a very basic plot line is sketched out, and then the rest is filled in as the writers on the set come up with it. When good ideas get scarce, they try to fill the gaps with gags on a common theme. But like any good joke, it's only funny when it is at least semi-plausible. That's what made the original Smokey and the Bandit so much fun. But S&tB II is just TOO unbelievable to be funny any more. It might appeal to 12 year olds, but the original audience of 16-25 year olds just don't find them funny.

All the negativeness of the above aside, S&tB II is still better than part III. I didn't think it could get worse, but...