sally field drove the truck in smokey and the bandit.
sally field drove the truck in smokey and the bandit.
who drives the truck in smokey and the bandit?
sally field
eight years passed before gleason had another hit film. this role was the cantankerous and cursing texas sheriff buford t. justice in the films "smokey and the bandit" (1977), "smokey and the bandit ii" (1980) and "smokey and the bandit part 3" (1983). he co-starred with burt reynolds as the bandit, sally field as carrie (the bandit's love interest), and jerry reed as cledus "snowman" snow, the bandit's truck-driving partner. former nfl linebacker mike henry played his dimwitted son, junior justice. gleason's gruff and frustrated demeanor and lines such as "i'm gonna barbecue yo' ass in molasses!" made the first "bandit" movie a hit.
jackie gleason
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