buford t. justice was the sheriff's name in smokey and the bandit.
buford t. justice was the sheriff's name in smokey and the bandit.
sheriff's name in smokey and the bandit?
buford t. justice
the film was originally entitled "smokey is the bandit", and did not include jerry reed in the cast. contemporary newspapers refer to original plans to feature gleason as both "smokey" and "bandit", and reed's name does not appear in early promotional materials or newspaper accounts during the film's production. according to some accounts, jackie gleason was to play two roles: sheriff buford t. justice and a different "bandit". the original version was shot in october 1982. reportedly test audiences reacted poorly, finding gleason's two roles confusing, so the studio opted to do reshoots in april 1983. the bandit scenes were re-shot with jerry reed playing the role. other accounts indicate that the title was more literal: that gleason was to play only sheriff justice, but the character would also fill the "role" of "bandit", by taking the enos family's challenge (as reynolds' character had done in the previous films). in a teaser trailer for the film (billed as "smokey is the bandit"), gleason appears in character as justice, explaining to the audience that to defeat the bandit he would adopt the attributes of his prey, "becoming [my] own worst enemy". a publicity still of gleason apparently shows him in costume as the bandit.
smokey and the bandit part 3
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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.
smokey and the bandit part 3