The Bandit Run of the movie's most famous sites. The Bandit Run The Bandit Run is a reenactment of the journey portrayed in the 1977 film, "Smokey and the Bandit". The reenactment first took place on May 15, 2007 and has become an annual event. The reenactment was the brainchild of David Hershey and Dave Hall who wanted to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the classic film. Hall, of the website, "Restore a Muscle Car" and Hershey came up with the idea shortly after Hershey purchased his restored 1977 Pontiac Trans Am from him in 2006. Following the same route that the characters
The Dukes of Hazzard (film) also had an adjusted-dollar rank of number 24 all-time for August releases. The film eventually collected $111 million worldwide, although it was much less successful financially outside the United States. Roger Ebert gave the film one star, calling it a "lame-brained, outdated wheeze" and wondered that Burt Reynolds' part in the film is "karma-wise... the second half of what "Smokey and the Bandit" was the first half of". Ebert also named it the second-worst film of the year and Richard Roeper named it the worst film of 2005. According to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 14% of critics gave the film