Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Michael Kane (story)
Jerry Belson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 August 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

It's another race against time for Burt, Sally and Jackie!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Elephant | Second Part | Blockbuster | Sequel | Road

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	'Bandit' / Bo Darville
Jackie Gleason	...	Sheriff Buford T. Justice / Gaylord Justice / Reginald Van Justice
Jerry Reed	...	Cledus Snow / 'Snowman'
Dom DeLuise	...	Doc
Sally Field	...	Carrie / 'Frog'
Paul Williams	...	Little Enos Burdette
Pat McCormick	...	Big Enos Burdette
David Huddleston	...	John Coen
Mike Henry	...	Junior Justice
John Anderson	...	Governor
Brenda Lee	...	Nice Lady
Phil Balsley	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Lew DeWitt	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Don Reid	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)
Harold Reid	...	Himself (as Statler Brothers)

Also Known As:

Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again (UK)

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M (Cable TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Atlanta Motor Speedway - 1500 Tara Place, Hampton, Georgia, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The scene where Carrie announces her ending up the relationship to Bandit was written by Sally Field, who was about to break up with 'Burt Reynolds' at the time. Burt Reynolds wanted Sally to express her feelings about the breakup on film because he wanted to know how she really felt about him.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: During the "World's Biggest Game of Chicken" one of the red police cars is crushed between 2 trucks. When it emerges it continues for a short while then falls on it's side. After it has fallen you can see a cable and pulley in front of it which obviously pulled it along

Quotes:

Buford T. Justice: Now I'm gonna go home and kick yo' momma in the butt.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Deliverance (1972)

Soundtrack:

Texas Bound and Flyin'

Terrible sequel

Awful follow up to the fantastic Smokey and the Bandit this movie surely marks the beginning of Reynolds downfall as the Worlds number one movie star. Everything about this needless sequel is lazy, the story is poor the actors look uninterested and jokes are recycled from the first film. Burt's character doesn't even seem to be the same care free guy we loved in the first and Sally Field looks like she may have regretted appearing in this. In real life Reynolds and Field had broken up so maybe thats why the film has a depressing feeling all the way through it. Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason aren't too bad but they have nothing to work with here the director seems only to interested in how many cars and smashes he can show on screen at the same time. Has no-one noticed that car stunts are not made more exciting by simply multiplying the amount and adding more and more cars? If anything its boring. I can appreciate car stunts, there was some great stuff in the first one and in other Reynolds movies like Hooper but by now it had run its course. Avoid this movie even if you loved the first.