On May 19, 1977, Universal premiered Burt Reynolds' 'Smokey and the Bandit' at the Radio City Music Hall in New York. By Ron Pennington On May 19, 1977, Universal premiered Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and ...

Han Solo may be the galaxy's best smuggler, but back here on terra firma, no one outraces the Bandit. Forty-five years ago, Smokey and the Bandit went head to head with Star Wars over the long ...

With the death of actor Burt Reynolds on Sept. 6, another small piece of my teenage years disappeared. Oh, not really, since memories never die. It’s just different knowing that yet another person who ...

When most people think of the movies of summer 1977, their mind invariably goes to “Star Wars,” the sci-fi phenomenon that still gets people’s juices flowing all these years later. But George Lucas’ ...

If you’re a fan of “Smokey and the Bandit,” get ready for more rip-roaring, cross-country action. A TV series based on the 1977 movie is in the works, according to reports by Variety, The Hollywood ...

The 1977 Pontiac Trans Am that Burt Reynolds drove during his time as Bandit in the late-’70s comedy Smokey and the Bandit sold for an astonishing $480,000 in Vegas over the weekend. Among the other ...

As far as road action (comedy) is concerned, fans of classic movies know that nothing beats “Smokey and the Bandit” for Pontiac Firebird Trans Am aficionados. But perhaps owning a ‘77 Special Edition ...

Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films. Participants in "The Bandit Run," a large, ...

Burt Reynolds has done what they said can’t be done: His 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, like the one from “Smokey and the Bandit,” sold for $450,000 over the weekend in Las Vegas. That’s well above the ...