Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers:

Stuart Birnbaum (writer)
David Dashev (writer)

Release Date:

12 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Smokey's Back! And The Bandit is at it again!

Plot:

Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Sequel | Road | Police | Chase

Cast

Jackie Gleason	...	Buford T. Justice
Jerry Reed	...	Cledus Snow / 'Bandit'
Paul Williams	...	Little Enos Burdette
Pat McCormick	...	Big Enos Burdette
Mike Henry	...	Junior Justice
Colleen Camp	...	Dusty Trails
Faith Minton	...	Tina
Burt Reynolds	...	The Real Bandit
Sharon Anderson	...	Police Woman
Silvia Arana	...	Latin Woman
Alan Berger	...	Hippie
Ray Bouchard	...	Purvis R. Beethoven (as Raymond Bouchard)
Connie Brighton	...	Girl #1
Earl Houston Bullock	...	Flagman
Ava Cadell	...	Blonde
Cathy Cahill	...	Mother Trucker
David S. Cass Sr.	...	Local Tough Guy (as Dave Cass)
Leon Cheatom	...	Guide
Candace Collins	...	French Maid
Peter Conrad	...	Midget
Janis Cummins	...	Nudist Female
Jackie Davis	...	Blackman #1
Dee Dee Deering	...	Mrs. Fernbush
Al De Luca	...	Flower Vendor
Raymond Forchion	...	Tar Worker
Veronica Gamba	...	Girl at Picnic
Jorge Gil	...	Gas Station Attendant
Marilyn Gleason	...	Lady Getting Ticket
Charles P. Harris	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Timothy Hawkins	...	Man in Truck
Craig Horwich	...	Crash Guy
Pirty Lee Jackson	...	Blackman #2
Austin Kelly	...	Painter - Road
William L. Kingsley	...	Announcer
Will Knickerbocker	...	Hotel Clerk
Kim Kondziola	...	Baby Enos Burdette
Dick Lowry	...	Sand Dumper
Sandy Mielke	...	Driving Instructor
Toni Moon	...	Girl #2
Alejandro Moreno	...	Street Latin
Gloria Nichols	...	Latin Woman
Mel Pape	...	Police Officer
Dan Rambo	...	TV Director
Richard Walsh	...	Nudist Male
Curry Worsham	...	Skip Town
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Freda	...	Guest (uncredited)
Nikki Fritz	...	S & M Hooker (uncredited)

Directed by
Dick Lowry

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stuart Birnbaum		writer
David Dashev		writer

Produced by
Mort Engelberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Larry Cansler

Cinematography by
James Pergola

Film Editing by
David E. Blewitt		(as David Blewitt)
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Christopher Greenbury

Art Direction by
Ron Hobbs

Set Decoration by
Don K. Levy

Costume Design by
Linda Benedict-Pierce		(as Linda Benedict)
Andre Lavery

Makeup Department
Ken Chase	....	makeup artist
Elizabeth Lambert	....	makeup artist (as Beth Lambert)

Production Management
David Whorf	....	unit production manager (as David M. Whorf)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ronald M. Bozman	....	first assistant director (as Ron Bozman)
David S. Cass Sr.	....	second unit director (as David Cass)
Richard Graves	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Sam Gemette	....	sound effects editor
Janet Gratz	....	assistant sound effects editor
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound effects editor (as Glen Hoskinson)
Robert L. Hoyt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Walt Jenevein	....	sound effects editor
Charles E. Moran	....	sound effects editor (as Chuck Moran)
Stanley H. Polinsky	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Stacy	....	supervising sound editor
Bruce Stambler	....	sound effects editor
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard Warren	....	sound mixer
Kyle Wright	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
J.B. Jones	....	special effects
James L. Roberts	....	special effects

Stunts
Gerald W. Brandau	....	stunts
Brian R. Carson	....	stunts
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunt coordinator (as David Cass)
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunts (as Dave Cass)
Joie Chitwood	....	stunts (as Joie Chitwood Sr.)
Joie Chitwood Jr.	....	stunts (as Joel S. Chitwood)
Tim Chitwood	....	stunts
Gary Don Cox	....	stunts
Everett Creach	....	stunts
Gary Don	....	stunts
Orwin C. Harvey	....	stunts (as Orwin Harvey)
Mike Kirton	....	stunts
William T. Lane	....	stunts
Donald Latray	....	stunts
Christopher Derek Lee	....	stunts (as Christopher D. Lee)
Charles R. Lemon	....	stunts
Lee McLaughlin	....	stunts
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunts
Tim Rand	....	stunts
Betty Raymond	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Cheryl Ivy Sweendy	....	stunts (as Cheryl I. Sweeney)
Perkey White	....	stunts
Jimmy Leeward	....	stunt pilot: P-51 Mustang (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Oscar Barber	....	additional camera operator
William D. Barber	....	first assistant camera
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip
Robert Heine	....	assistant camera
Ed Knott Jr.	....	key grip
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator
John Winner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John Winner	....	photography: second unit

Casting Department
Dee Miller	....	location casting

Editorial Department
Destiny Borden	....	assistant editor
James Seidelman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tommy Tedesco	....	musician: guitar

Other crew
Rich Sephton	....	car modifications

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-14 | Spain:T | Australia:M | Canada:14A (video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Norway:12 | UK:15 (video rating) (2005) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Clearwater, Florida, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Originally titled "Smokey *is* the Bandit," with 'Gleason, Jackie' playing both the sheriff and the bandit. Test audiences were confused, however, and parts of the film were re-shot with Jerry Reed as the bandit, replacing Gleason.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the milk truck scene, as Buford crashes through it, you can clearly see that the light bar, as well as the fish are knocked completely off. Upon the next shot of the car back with all four wheels on the ground, they are both still there.

Quotes:

Buford T. Justice: Follow that sum bitch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stone & Ed (2008)

One of the best bad movies ever

Call me weird, but I love bad movies. I just get a kick out of seeing what a couple of million dollars really means to Hollywood. In this case, it doesn't mean much. Smokey 3 is one of the biggest stinkers ever produced by a major studio. Besides asking the obvious questions that this movie poses (Why would "The Great One" actually star in this disaster and how could Universal create, release, and advertise this movie and still be able to sleep at night?), you have got to wonder one thing...where in the heck did all of these ramps come from? One example (out of too many to count) is how Jerry Reed (Snowman posing as Bandit) actually jumps his Firebird out of his garage...from a dead stop...huh?? The plot is putrid, the supporting cast is horrible (Jerry Reed used to be lovably annoying as Snowman...all he can do here is utter obnoxious one-liners and triple-speak while hooting and hollering about getting to pretend to be Burt Reynolds), and there is actually a point during all this mess when the pity for Gleason lifts, and you actually want something to fall from the sky onto Buford T. Justice and end it all. But watch this movie...I beg you...this is the worst bad movie ever made, and it is worth the rental money to spend 1 and 1/2 hours being embarrassed for the families and friends of everyone who had a hand in this disaster.