
Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has h... (Full plot summary below)
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Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.
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| The OklahomanBrandy McDonnell[This] Southern-fried romp has a big personality and an infectious sense of fun that makes it worth taking for another spin. |
| Apollo GuidePatrick ByrneThe true mark of a good action flick is that it knows when to play dumb and when not to. |
| VarietyVariety StaffThere is a parade of roadside set pieces involving many different ways to crash cars. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrquintessentially 70s and still a ton of fun |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe movie benefits from some excellent vehicular stuntwork, an apt role for Burt Reynolds, the introduction of Jerry Reed's "East Bound and Down," a bright turn by Reynolds' real-life girlfriend Sally Field, and Jackie Gleason at his hammiest. |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldThe direction, by a former stuntman, concentrates on the action and happily leaves everyone to their own devices, with almost nothing to do. Field shows what natural acting is all about, and Reynolds' send-ups of himself are, despite repetition, becoming more likeable. Here his kidding around is exactly in tune with this fast-moving but essentially lazy vehicle. |
| Common Sense MediaRenee SchonfeldCar stunts, romance, and salty language in 1970s comedy. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfBandit has a pronounced Southern charm and smash-em fervor that aids in the digestion of an otherwise overly silly enterprise that's way too permissive with its on-screen talent. |
| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumGleason is the real show here, but it made Burt a huge star. |
| Hollywood ReporterRon PenningtonWhile the joke wears thin very quickly, there are a number of amusing sequences, which are combined with some exciting road action to provide a mildly entertaining — and totally mindless — film. |