Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1980-08-15

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures

Genre

Action, Comedy

Budget

$17 000 000

Revenue

$66 132 626

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Director

Hal Needham

Actors

Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Paul Williams, Sally Field, Pat McCormick, David Huddleston, Mike Henry, John Anderson
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Scenario

Producer

Hank Moonjean, Michael A. Cherubino

Operator

Michael C. Butler

Composer

Snuff Garrett

Artist

Audition

Anita Dann

Editing

Donn Cambern, William D. Gordean
All team (70)

• Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) was ill during filming, so all the scenes with him were shot first, as the actor wanted to finish this project as quickly as possible.
• The Pontiac Turbo Trans Ams disappointed the film crew, so nitrous oxide-powered engines had to be installed in the cars to give them speed.
• The roller coaster attraction destroyed in the film was located in Atlanta, Georgia. It had been deemed unsafe for further operation and was slated for dismantling, so its destruction was simply incorporated into the script.
• During an aerial combat scene with five vintage World War II-era aircraft, 5.5 thousand liters of orange paint and 5.5 cubic meters of cow manure were dropped, respectively.
• A world record for the longest car jump using its own engine power (almost 50 meters) was set during the filming of the movie. Gary Davis achieved this driving a 1974 Dodge Monaco. Unfortunately, Davis sustained an injury upon impact with the ground.
• The scene in which Sally Field’s character decides to break up with the character played by Burt Reynolds (1936-2018) was written into the script by the actress herself, who was actually considering ending her relationship with Reynolds at the time. Reynolds insisted that she write the scene herself, as he wanted to understand her true feelings about their relationship.