East Bound and Down with 'Smokey and the Bandit’

About this episode

The episode revisits the classic film 'Smokey and the Bandit' and discusses its iconic elements.

Send us Fan Mail Breaker, breaker, podcast listeners! What’s got 400 cases of bootleg Coors, a screeching black Pontiac Trans Am, and the most magnificent mustache in cinematic history? This week on ‘Entertain This!’, we are putting the pedal to the metal and crossing state lines to revisit the undisputed king of 1970s vehicular mayhem: ‘Smokey and the Bandit’. Join us as we ride shotgun with Burt Reynolds at his absolute peak-swagger, cheer on Sally Field as the ultimate runaway bride, and m...

People in this episode

Hosts: Hayden, Mitch, Tom

Topics covered

• film review
• 1970s cinema
• vehicular mayhem
• Burt Reynolds
• Sally Field
• comedy

Keywords

• Smokey and the Bandit
• Burt Reynolds
• Sally Field
• 1970s film
• vehicular chase
• comedy
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Smokey and the Bandit

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