Smokey and the Bandit Part III
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| Directed by | Dick Lowry |
| Produced by | Mort Engelberg |
| Written by | Stuart Birnbaum David Dashey |
| Based on | characters created by Hal Needham & Robert L. Levy |
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| Music by | Larry Cansler |
| Cinematography | James Pergola |
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David E. Blewitt Byron "Buzz" Brandt Christopher Greenbury |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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85 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Box office | $7 million |
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 is a 1983 American action comedy film and a sequel to Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry and Colleen Camp. The film also includes a cameo near the film's end by the original Bandit, Burt Reynolds.
With a budget of a television movie, which was around twice the budget used for the 1st part, many action and comedic scenes are rehashes of scenes from the previous two Smokey and the Bandit films.
As is the case with the two preceding Smokey and the Bandit films, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 begins with Big Enos (Pat McCormick) and Little Enos (Paul Williams) offering a sizable wager on one's ability to transport a shipment a large distance in a short period of time. Offering a slight twist, however, the offer is this time made to a retiring Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), betting $250,000 against his badge on his ability to transport a large stuffed fish from an eatery in Florida to Texas.
Unlike the two earlier films, Big and Little Enos this time seem to be quite active in their desire to see Buford fail in his goal. After Buford dodges their many traps (especially after he destroys their milk truck, which drenches them and disables their engine), they then go so far as to actually attempt to hire the Bandit (as a distraction) to stop him. Deciding that the Bandit is too egotistical and hard to manage, they hire Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed) as his replacement. Enthusiastic at the opportunity to portray the Bandit, Cledus parks his Peterbilt 359 and climbs behind the wheel of a black and gold 1983 Pontiac Trans Am.
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