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:

Pull out the stops. To heck with the cops. Someone's making out like a bandit.

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 (uncredited)

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: The great white shark logo for Enos Fish & Chips has Enos spelled as Enis.

Quotes:

Little Enos: Daddy, we just walked past a Penicillin dispenser.
Big Enos Burdette: I feel like the guest of honor at a crab's convention.

Movie Connections:

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HIGHLY flawed but still a good time.

I'm going to be nice here and try not to diss this movie. I've seen it probably a dozen times and, No, it doesn't come close to matching the first one but it does beat part 2 by a mile. Part 2 was a very odd sequel. It's very weird when a movie comes out claiming to be a sequel and none of the characters act the same. The Bandit was just an all-out jerk in that one and it's a wonder the writers ever got a paycheck. I would have sued.

Bandit 3 should have been an apology for the second and while it wasn't exactly that, it sure was a lot of fun. It's certainly got it's share of faults. The whole thing feels very slap dash, kinda like Director Dick Lowry was in a hell of a hurry to get it made and released as quickly as the characters were trying to transport the plastic shark. For some reason or another, Junior has gotten even dumber and the Snowman has been on a major diet (think anorexia) and has also discovered hair dye. If you liked Snowman in the first two, well this is your movie. He takes over the wheel in the TA this time and he even dresses like the Bandit.

As many people know, Jackie Gleason was supposed to be playing both, Smokey and the Bandit (what the hell?) and the original cut of this film, was shot just that way (what the HELL were they thinking?!) as Smokey IS the Bandit. I don't know who was to blame for that enormously stupid idea, but I thank God that the test audiences felt the same way as I do about it. When everyone failed to see the humor in that, the director went back to work. He called Jerry Reed to be the Bandit and re shot a bunch of scenes, interweaving them with scenes that he'd already shot. If anyone's curious about the overabundance of continuity errors, well, there's your answer.

What you see here is the finished project. If things are a bit confusing, now you know why. Knowing all of this, I still enjoy watching it. I'm not sure why, but it's just good light-hearted fun. Maybe with a better director at the helm, it would have done a lot better and wouldn't have such a tarnished reputation. Still, being as it is, I would still reccommend it. 7/10.