Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
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20% of critics liked it
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53% of users liked it
(33,322 ratings)
Former stuntman Hal Needham made his directorial debut with the first Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and repeated his success with the sequel, a virtual remake that substituted a live elephant for a truckload of beer. Burt Reynolds returns as law-defying anti-hero Bandit, now a washed-up alcoholic… More Former stuntman Hal Needham made his directorial debut with the first Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and repeated his success with the sequel, a virtual remake that substituted a live elephant for a truckload of beer. Burt Reynolds returns as law-defying anti-hero Bandit, now a washed-up alcoholic whose girlfriend Carrie (Sally Field) has left him. When a pair of eccentric, wealthy brothers named Big Enos (Pat McCormick) and Little Enos (Paul Williams) approach Bandit with an offer of work, he and trucker pal Cledus (Jerry Reed) jump at the chance. The gig involves transporting an elephant to the Republican National Convention in twenty-four hours. The wrinkle is that the pachyderm is about to give birth -- any minute. Enter "Doc" (Dom DeLuise) a bizarre medical man who joins the team to care for the expectant mother, and Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), who has not forgotten the humiliations that he suffered during Bandit's last "mission." Needham's films were instantly forgettable cocktails of car chases, car crashes, and lowbrow humor. Reynolds and Needham teamed up over a dozen times in various action comedy pictures. Audiences of the late Seventies loved their anti-authority redneck humor and made their early collaborations into box office smashes. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hal Needham
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 15, 1980 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
How can I say it's lazy when it has 50 trucks doing stunts in it? Because it takes a lot less thought to fill up a movie with stunts than to create a comedy that's genuinely funny.
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Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Fizzles badly after a hilarious first half-hour or so.
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Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt.com
Sadly cashes in on the original.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
Burt and Sally, say it ain't so!
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
It's basically the same film all over again, with some attempts at advancing the characters--but they're just that: attempts.
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Bandit
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Jackie Gleason
as Gaylord Justice, Reginald Van Justice, S...
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Sally Field
as Carrie
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Dom DeLuise
as Doc
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Jerry Reed
as Cledus
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Paul Williams
as Little Enos
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Pat McCormick
as Big Enos
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David Huddleston
as John Conn
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Mike Henry (I)
as Junior
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John Anderson
as Governor
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Brenda Lee
as Nice Lady
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Don Williams
as Himself
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Terry Bradshaw
as Himself
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"Mean" Joe Greene
as Himself
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Joe Klecko
as Himself
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Mel Tillis
as Fairground Owner
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Nancy Lenehan
as Ramona
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Jerry Lester
as Warehouse Guard
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John Megna
as P.J.
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Dudley Remus
as Everglades Attendant
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Patrick Moody
as Ambulance Driver
- Jeffrey King
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Harold Reid
as Statler Brother
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Richard Allen
as Safari Park Attendant
