Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

"Smokey's back! And the Bandit is at it again!"

1983 1h 25m EN

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The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?

“Smokey's back! And the Bandit is at it again!”

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Cast

Jackie Gleason
Buford T. Justice
Jerry Reed
Cletus / The Bandit
Paul Williams
Little Enos
Pat McCormick
Big Enos
Mike Henry
Junior
Colleen Camp
Dusty Trails
Faith Minton
Tina
Burt Reynolds
The Real Bandit

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dick Lowry
Writers: Stuart Birnbaum, David Dashev
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Smokey and the Bandit Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dick Lowry, shot by James Pergola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Larry Cansler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Byron 'Buzz' Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed and Paul Williams carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Dick Lowry directs. James Pergola behind the camera. Larry Cansler scores. Byron 'Buzz' Brandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 78% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
343 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Smokey and the Bandit Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dick Lowry, shot by James Pergola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Larry Cansler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Byron 'Buzz' Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jackie Gleason and Jerry Reed and Paul Williams carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Smokey's back! And the Bandit is at it again!".
10IMDB entry: tt0086325 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "sheriff", "chase", "texas", "road trip".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: James Pergola
Original score: Larry Cansler
Editing: Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Costume design: Andre Lavery
Makeup / hair: Elizabeth Lambert
Sound: Robert L. Hoyt
Stunt coordinator: David S. Cass Sr.
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $9,000,000
Box office: $7,000,000
Return: 78% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

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Smokey and the Bandit Collection

The Smokey and the Bandit Collection is a series of movies about the adventures of the legendary Bandit and his run ins with Sheriff "Smokey" Justice.

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Wuchak2018-06-08
★ 4/10
RELEASED IN 1983 and directed by Dick Lowry, "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3” is a car chase comedy about Big Enos and Little Enos (Pat McCormick & Paul Williams) betting Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) that he can’t drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a short period of time. The Sheriff is joined by his dimwitted hunk of a son (Mike Henry). Meanwhile Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed) takes the place of The Bandit, teaming up with a woman who just quit her job at a used car lot (Colleen Camp). Burt Reynolds and Sally Field are absent in this third entry of the Good Ol’ Boy series, except for Burt having a glorified cameo at the end. Gleason takes the lead with Mike Henry’s support. The latter is so effective in his inane role that you completely forget that he played a serious Tarzan in three movies from 1966-1968, not to mention the formidable corrupt Sheriff in “Rio Lobo” (1970). At 46 during shooting, you’ll observe that he certainly kept in shape. Car chase comedies like this are meant for leaving your brain at the door and having fun, but this inferior sequel makes me want to up my rating for the original “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977). There’s an amateurish vibe, particularly with the writing and editing, which prevents it from attaining even the low level of "Cannonball Run 2" (1984). Still, it’s the most action-packed (and goofy) entry in the series and it has its points of silly amusement. Colleen Camp is serviceable essentially replacing Field on the female front, although not enough is done with her. If you’re not familiar with Colleen, she played the Indian playmate in “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and the hot French maid in “Clue” (1985). Anyway, this segment arguably features the best women in the periphery. Faith Minton is on hand as a 6’1” Amazonian who takes a liking to the Sheriff. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour, 25 minutes and was shot entirely in Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Ocala, Clearwater and Miami). GRADE: C-/D+

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