Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
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Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 is the (1983) sequel to Smokey and the Bandit
and Smokey and the Bandit II
starring Jackie Gleason
, Jerry Reed
, Paul Williams
, Pat McCormick
, Mike Henry and Colleen Camp
. The film also includes a very brief cameo near the film's end by the original Bandit, Burt Reynolds
.
250,000 against his badge on his ability to transport a large stuffed fish from an eatery in Florida from Texas.
Unlike the two earlier films, Big and Little Enos this time seem to be quite active in their desire to see Buford fail in his goal. After Buford dodges their many traps (especially after he destroyed their milk truck, which drenched them and disabled their engine), they then go so far as to actually attempt to hire the Bandit (as a distraction) to stop him. Deciding that the Bandit is too egotistical and hard to manage, they hire Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed) as his replacement. Accepting the offer, Cledus parks his Peterbilt
359 and climbs behind the wheel of a black and gold 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.
He later picks up Dusty, who quits her job as a "bookkeeper" for a used car dealership, but not before attempting to wreck her boss' business (a seedy used car dealership) by badmouthing him in the middle of broadcasting a live TV commercial.
The scene of Cledus picking up Dusty in the middle of the road is almost an exact repeat of how Bo picked up Frog in the 1977 film. Cledus manages to catch up with Buford on an interstate, where he then lassoes Buford's fish off of the Justices' police cruiser; Buford needs the fish to retrieve his $250,000. Buford then begins a hot pursuit of Cledus, with another local officer who attempts to take charge of the situation. Not long after the local officer is disabled, Buford becomes disabled as well when sand is dumped on his squad car.
The pursuit quickly resumes as Buford catches up to the duo after Cledus and Dusty stop at a redneck bar to pick up some food. The chase resumes as they enter a local town, where mass chaos comes with their entry. Cledus escapes when an 18 wheeler blocks the alleyway where Cletus run through. While trying to get the truck out, Buford's car is hitched to a tow-truck. After unsuccessfully pleading with the traffic officer to release his car, he sends Junior out to unhook it. Unable to wait, he angrily reverses the car and escapes. The tow truck operator chases him in pursuit, with Junior dangling on the hook, spinning freely. Eventually, Buford manages to make the truck flip over, sending the truck and Junior flying. A number of cars continue to crash into the pile-up. The next scene comes sudden as the Bandit and Justice are in the Mississippi fairgrounds. Buford continues to pursue on two wheels after driving on an incline with Cledus letting the fame get to his head.
Cledus and Dusty decide to stop at a hotel for the night, which contains people who are involved in "sexual" acts, several of which are quite deviant. Buford finds the Bandit's Trans Am and decides to make a search of the building to find the fish, which he eventually does. While searching in the steamroom, Buford handcuffs himself to a muscular nymphomaniac female who will not take no for an answer.
The next final scenes show Buford getting his tires blown by the "Enos Devil Darts." Cledus quickly arrives and retakes the fish. Cledus and Justice then start a final pursuit with Buford on two tires, first through a bunch of cattle, then to boats, then finally through a field where the Enoses set off a series of explosives, one of which destroys all of the bodywork, leaving the engine, seats, and police light bar (being held by Junior above his head). Cledus decides to surrender the fish to let Buford win. Just after cashing in on the $250,000, Buford finds Cledus and begins to apprehend him, but Buford then imagines Cledus to be the "Real" Bandit (in a cameo appearance by Burt Reynolds) who sweet talks him to letting him go and starting a new pursuit. Similar to the ending of the 1977 movie, Buford is again chasing the Bandit in the hulk of his police cruiser (the muscular female has taken Junior's place riding shotgun this time), while Junior chases after "Daddy" for miles on end, dropping the reward money as he goes.
A teaser trailer for "Smokey Is The Bandit Part 3", which appears to confirm the existence of the original two-Gleason version of the film, surfaced on Youtube in 2010.
After the success of Knight Rider featuring the new 1982 Trans Am the producers thought they could jump on the bandwagon and add another part to Smokey and the Bandit, so they used an '83 Trans Am with very little options, other than 15 inch turbo cast wheels and cross fire injection (notice the plain standard interior with crank windows and black seat belts).
Performed by: Ed Bruce
Courtesy of MCA Records
, Inc.
The Legend of the Bandit
Performed by: Lee Greenwood
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
Suzi Plastic
Performed by: Bill Summers
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
The Bandit Express
Performed by: Lee Greenwood
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
Ticket for the Wind
Performed by: John Stewart
It Ain't the Gold
Performed by John Stewart
Original Soundtrack and tapes available on MCA Records and Tapes.
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. It inspired several other trucking films, including two sequels, Smokey and the Bandit II, and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3...
and Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II is a comedy film released on August 15, 1980 in the United States. It is the sequel to the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit. The film stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, and Dom DeLuise...
starring Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The...
, Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
, Paul Williams
Paul Williams (songwriter)
Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",...
, Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick (comic)
Pat McCormick was an American actor and comedy writer known for playing Big Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels. He wrote for a number of performers such as Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller and Johnny Carson as well as for shows including Get Smart...
, Mike Henry and Colleen Camp
Colleen Camp
Colleen Celeste Camp is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two installments of the Police Academy series and as Yvette the Maid in the 1985 black comedy Clue. She was also the first actress to play Kristin Shepard in U.S. prime time soap opera Dallas in 1979.Camp...
. The film also includes a very brief cameo near the film's end by the original Bandit, Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
.
Plot
As is the case with the two preceding Smokey and the Bandit films, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 begins with Big Enos (McCormick) and Little Enos (Williams) offering a sizeable wager on one's ability to transport a shipment a large distance in a short period of time. Offering a slight twist, however, the offer is this time made to a retiring Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Gleason), betting $United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
250,000 against his badge on his ability to transport a large stuffed fish from an eatery in Florida from Texas.
Unlike the two earlier films, Big and Little Enos this time seem to be quite active in their desire to see Buford fail in his goal. After Buford dodges their many traps (especially after he destroyed their milk truck, which drenched them and disabled their engine), they then go so far as to actually attempt to hire the Bandit (as a distraction) to stop him. Deciding that the Bandit is too egotistical and hard to manage, they hire Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed) as his replacement. Accepting the offer, Cledus parks his Peterbilt
Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec...
359 and climbs behind the wheel of a black and gold 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.
He later picks up Dusty, who quits her job as a "bookkeeper" for a used car dealership, but not before attempting to wreck her boss' business (a seedy used car dealership) by badmouthing him in the middle of broadcasting a live TV commercial.
The scene of Cledus picking up Dusty in the middle of the road is almost an exact repeat of how Bo picked up Frog in the 1977 film. Cledus manages to catch up with Buford on an interstate, where he then lassoes Buford's fish off of the Justices' police cruiser; Buford needs the fish to retrieve his $250,000. Buford then begins a hot pursuit of Cledus, with another local officer who attempts to take charge of the situation. Not long after the local officer is disabled, Buford becomes disabled as well when sand is dumped on his squad car.
The pursuit quickly resumes as Buford catches up to the duo after Cledus and Dusty stop at a redneck bar to pick up some food. The chase resumes as they enter a local town, where mass chaos comes with their entry. Cledus escapes when an 18 wheeler blocks the alleyway where Cletus run through. While trying to get the truck out, Buford's car is hitched to a tow-truck. After unsuccessfully pleading with the traffic officer to release his car, he sends Junior out to unhook it. Unable to wait, he angrily reverses the car and escapes. The tow truck operator chases him in pursuit, with Junior dangling on the hook, spinning freely. Eventually, Buford manages to make the truck flip over, sending the truck and Junior flying. A number of cars continue to crash into the pile-up. The next scene comes sudden as the Bandit and Justice are in the Mississippi fairgrounds. Buford continues to pursue on two wheels after driving on an incline with Cledus letting the fame get to his head.
Cledus and Dusty decide to stop at a hotel for the night, which contains people who are involved in "sexual" acts, several of which are quite deviant. Buford finds the Bandit's Trans Am and decides to make a search of the building to find the fish, which he eventually does. While searching in the steamroom, Buford handcuffs himself to a muscular nymphomaniac female who will not take no for an answer.
The next final scenes show Buford getting his tires blown by the "Enos Devil Darts." Cledus quickly arrives and retakes the fish. Cledus and Justice then start a final pursuit with Buford on two tires, first through a bunch of cattle, then to boats, then finally through a field where the Enoses set off a series of explosives, one of which destroys all of the bodywork, leaving the engine, seats, and police light bar (being held by Junior above his head). Cledus decides to surrender the fish to let Buford win. Just after cashing in on the $250,000, Buford finds Cledus and begins to apprehend him, but Buford then imagines Cledus to be the "Real" Bandit (in a cameo appearance by Burt Reynolds) who sweet talks him to letting him go and starting a new pursuit. Similar to the ending of the 1977 movie, Buford is again chasing the Bandit in the hulk of his police cruiser (the muscular female has taken Junior's place riding shotgun this time), while Junior chases after "Daddy" for miles on end, dropping the reward money as he goes.
Original version
The film was originally entitled Smokey IS the Bandit, with Jackie Gleason playing both Sheriff Buford T. Justice and the Bandit. According to the legend, test audiences reacted poorly, and so the Bandit scenes were re-shot with Jerry Reed playing the role. A trailer featuring the original title has surfaced along with one publicity still of Gleason in his Bandit costume. Jackie Gleason dressed as the Bandit Research has verified that during the film's first sneak previews Gleason did play both roles.A teaser trailer for "Smokey Is The Bandit Part 3", which appears to confirm the existence of the original two-Gleason version of the film, surfaced on Youtube in 2010.
After the success of Knight Rider featuring the new 1982 Trans Am the producers thought they could jump on the bandwagon and add another part to Smokey and the Bandit, so they used an '83 Trans Am with very little options, other than 15 inch turbo cast wheels and cross fire injection (notice the plain standard interior with crank windows and black seat belts).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The... |
Sheriff Buford T. Justice |
| Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films... |
Cledus "Snowman" Snow/ Bandit |
| Paul Williams Paul Williams (songwriter) Paul Hamilton Williams, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American composer, musician, songwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World",... |
Little Enos Burdette |
| Pat McCormick Pat McCormick (comic) Pat McCormick was an American actor and comedy writer known for playing Big Enos Burdette in Smokey and the Bandit and its two sequels. He wrote for a number of performers such as Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller and Johnny Carson as well as for shows including Get Smart... |
Big Enos Burdette |
| Mike Henry | Junior Justice |
| Colleen Camp Colleen Camp Colleen Celeste Camp is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two installments of the Police Academy series and as Yvette the Maid in the 1985 black comedy Clue. She was also the first actress to play Kristin Shepard in U.S. prime time soap opera Dallas in 1979.Camp... |
Dusty Trails |
| Faith Minton Faith Minton Faith Minton is an American television and film actress and stuntwoman.-Filmography :* 2006 Sons & Daughters* 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous* 2002 She Spies... |
Tina |
| Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its... |
The Real Bandit (Bo "Bandit" Darville) |
| Sharon Anderson | Police Woman |
| Silvia Arana | Latin Woman |
| Alan Berger | Hippie |
| Raymond Bouchard | Purvis R. Beethoven |
| Connie Brighton | Girl #1 |
| Earl Houston Bullock | Flagman |
| Ava Cadell Ava Cadell Dr. Ava Cadell is a former actress and currently a therapist and speaker on issues of sexuality.- Career :Cadell was born in Budapest, Hungary and later attended school in Finchley, England. She made a number of UK TV appearances in the 1970s and also appeared in the July 1975 issue of men's... |
Blonde |
| Cathy Cahill | Mother Trucker |
| Dave Cass | Local Tough Guy |
| 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 Raymond Forchion Raymond Forchion is an actor who has appeared in film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he's co-starred on such series as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Will & Grace, The Golden Girls, Wiseguy and In the Heat of the Night... |
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 Dick Lowry Dick Lowry is an American director and film producer.-Productions:*1980: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler *1983: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues *1983: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3... |
Sand Dumper |
| Sandy Mielke | Driving Instructor |
| Toni Moon | Girl #2 |
| Alejandro Moreno Alejandro Moreno Alejandro Moreno is a Venezuelan footballer. He played for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club before attending UNC Greensboro. He currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-College:... |
Street Latin |
| Gloria Nichols | Latin Woman |
| Mel Pape | Police Officer |
| Dan Rambo | TV Director |
| Richard Walsh | Nudist Male |
| Curry Worsham | Skip Town |
| John Freda | Guest (Uncredited) |
| Niki Fritz | S&M Hooker (Uncredited) |
Soundtrack
Buford T. Justice (Main title song)Performed by: Ed Bruce
Ed Bruce
William Edwin "Ed" Bruce, Jr. is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is known for penning the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" .-Early life & songwriting career:...
Courtesy of MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
, Inc.
The Legend of the Bandit
Performed by: Lee Greenwood
Lee Greenwood
Melvin Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist. Active since the early 1980s, he has released more than twenty major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts....
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
Suzi Plastic
Performed by: Bill Summers
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
The Bandit Express
Performed by: Lee Greenwood
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
Ticket for the Wind
Performed by: John Stewart
It Ain't the Gold
Performed by John Stewart
Original Soundtrack and tapes available on MCA Records and Tapes.