Critically Acclaimed: The Smokey and the Bandit Movies

STAR WARS was the highest grossing movie of 1977, but guess what was in second place? SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, a jovial jaunt through the American south starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields as they try to smuggle Coors beer across state lines. It was such a huge smash hit that there were SEVEN sequels, including four straight-to-television installments that almost nobody has heard of. Does the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT franchise live up to the hero’s reputation, or does it deserve to get left in the dust? We’ll find out in this week’s CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, right after we dish about Witney Seibold’s debut in the MOVIE TRIVIA SCHMOEDOWN and review the new releases HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD and FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY! Email us at letters(a)criticallyacclaimed.net, follow your hosts on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani and @WitneySeibold, and follow the podcast/website at @CriticAcclaim. Check out our website at www.criticallyacclaimed.net and head on over to www.patreon.com/canceledtoosoon to contribute to the show and get even more exclusive content! 1:34 - Introductions 3:43 - Movie Trivia Schmoedown (Spoilers) 11:48 - How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) 25:40 - Fighting With My Family (2019) 32:05 - Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 47:03 - Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) 59:50 - Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983) 1:10:48 - Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (1994) 1:19:58 - Bandit: Bandit Bandit (1994) 1:23:23 - Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (1994) 1:19:10 - Bandit: Bandit’s Silver Angel (1994)