And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
There's a documentary on Youboob from Hal, telling his struggle getting the movie made, directing Burt, and the fears of the studio on the movies prospect.
When it began to rake in the moola, all fears were averted. It was like printing money. My mom and dad went several times to watch it, since it was a funny romp.
It was a great movie. I watched it again a few months ago. You are better off keeping the memories than watching it again and realizing how good it really was
This movie was POS. A 90 minute Coors beer/TransAm infomercial sprinkled with stupid storyline and more situations that defy logic than any Fast & Furious movie.
Most of us liked it because we were 13 when we saw it. If you see it now it sucks
Yeah, we need a remake, with Bud Light, Elliot Page replacing Burt Reynolds, and Zendaya replacing Sally Fields. Oh, and lots of electric cars! We need more of them onscreen.
"Dey is no way you could be the fruit of my loins. The next time I see your Momma - I'm gonna punch her in the face !" Jackie Gleason playing Beuford T. Justice.
Anon 10:07 - chill. This movie was not meant to make you think hard or change your life. Just two hours of silly stuff that make you laugh out loud. Better this movie than current WOKE curriculum being pushed by movie studios
A late friend of mine named Bill Rampley had a small uncredited part in the movie as the first cop who was relieving himself next to his car when they blew past right after Sally Field got in the car. Bill was a hilarious and intelligent guy. RIP.
Its on Netflix, and OMG if you get a chance, watch it with someone who has never seen it before. It was so so much fun to hear the people watching it for the first time, laughing their asses off.
50 years later and its still being talked about and remembered in events. They are still doing the Bandit Run, where people leave Atlanta and drive a vehicle made before 1986, (when SATB 3 came out) to Texarkanna and buy a case of Coors and drive back, and when they get back, theres Diablo sandwiches and Dr Pepper for everyone.
I helped him rebuild his transmission when he got back, cause the trans in a 75 Chevy Blazer on 35 inch tires couldnt handle 18 hours of solid driving at 80 mph
also weird that the two most famous cars in the world, both had confederate flags on them. The Bandit Trans Am and the General Lee Charger.
If you ever get a chanve to see the movie in a theater again, dont pass up that,
There's a documentary on Youboob from Hal, telling his struggle getting the movie made, directing Burt, and the fears of the studio on the movies prospect.
ReplyDeleteWhen it began to rake in the moola, all fears were averted. It was like printing money. My mom and dad went several times to watch it, since it was a funny romp.
No black TransAm in the poster? That car was as big of a star as the humans
ReplyDeleteFun movie that helped socially anchor a generation...
ReplyDeleteJa, I was thinking one could Photoshop Pretti & Good's faces over Burt & Sally's and the sentiment is still the same.
DeleteGuys stared growing mustaches and tried to emulate him. Women loved him, my ex was one of them.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great movie. I watched it again a few months ago. You are better off keeping the memories than watching it again and realizing how good it really was
ReplyDeleteIt's on Netflix right now.
ReplyDeleteBreaker 1-9, you got your ears on?!?
ReplyDeleteThis movie was POS. A 90 minute Coors beer/TransAm infomercial sprinkled with stupid storyline and more situations that defy logic than any Fast & Furious movie.
ReplyDeleteMost of us liked it because we were 13 when we saw it. If you see it now it sucks
Yeah, we need a remake, with Bud Light, Elliot Page replacing Burt Reynolds, and Zendaya replacing Sally Fields. Oh, and lots of electric cars! We need more of them onscreen.
Delete"Dey is no way you could be the fruit of my loins. The next time I see your Momma - I'm gonna punch her in the face !" Jackie Gleason playing Beuford T. Justice.
ReplyDeleteAnon 10:07 - chill. This movie was not meant to make you think hard or change your life. Just two hours of silly stuff that make you laugh out loud. Better this movie than current WOKE curriculum being pushed by movie studios
"You sumbitches couldn't close an umbrella!"
ReplyDeleteAnd Fred.
ReplyDeleteA late friend of mine named Bill Rampley had a small uncredited part in the movie as the first cop who was relieving himself next to his car when they blew past right after Sally Field got in the car. Bill was a hilarious and intelligent guy. RIP.
ReplyDeleteIts on Netflix, and OMG if you get a chance, watch it with someone who has never seen it before.
ReplyDeleteIt was so so much fun to hear the people watching it for the first time, laughing their asses off.
50 years later and its still being talked about and remembered in events.
They are still doing the Bandit Run, where people leave Atlanta and drive a vehicle made before 1986, (when SATB 3 came out) to Texarkanna and buy a case of Coors and drive back, and when they get back, theres Diablo sandwiches and Dr Pepper for everyone.
I helped him rebuild his transmission when he got back, cause the trans in a 75 Chevy Blazer on 35 inch tires couldnt handle 18 hours of solid driving at 80 mph
also weird that the two most famous cars in the world, both had confederate flags on them. The Bandit Trans Am and the General Lee Charger.
If you ever get a chanve to see the movie in a theater again, dont pass up that,