Smokey and the Bandit original film. The updated version of the film features sounds inaccurate for what would be produced by the Trans Am or the numerous other Pontiac vehicles in the film. The original film had correct sounds that were usually recorded live as the action took place. A series of four made-for-TV spin-off films ("Bandit Goes Country", "Bandit Bandit", "Beauty and the Bandit" and "Bandit's Silver Angel") were produced in 1994 for Universal Television's Action Pack with actor Brian Bloom playing a younger version of Bandit. The three original films introduced two generations of the Pontiac Trans Am, and the Dodge Stealth
Box Car Bandit to the train and gets his hands on the gold bullion. The Gold Bullion eventually turns out be a soup brand and he is turned in to the police by Woody. In his cell, Dooley is served Gold Bullion by Woody which causes the bandit to go crazy. The animation of Dooley going crazy in his cell was reused from Square Shootin' Square. Box Car Bandit Box Car Bandit is the 75th animated cartoon short subject in the "Woody Woodpecker" series. Released theatrically on April 8, 1957, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.