Smokey and the Bandit
A man guarantees that he can get a truck load of unavailable beer from Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours, and is pursued all the way.
| Corporate Author: | Rastar Productions, Inc., Universal Pictures (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Needham, Hal, 1931-2013., Reynolds, Burt., Field, Sally., Reed, Jerry., Gleason, Jackie, 1916-1987., Barrett, James Lee., Shyer, Charles., Mandel, Alan., Justis, Bill. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Published: |
Universal City, CA :
Universal Pictures,
1977, 2006.
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| Edition: | Widescreen edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A man guarantees that he can get a truck load of unavailable beer from Texas to Atlanta in 28 hours, and is pursued all the way. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Special features: "Loaded up and truckin'": the making-of 'Smokey and the Bandit'; "Snowman, what's your 20?": the 'Smokey and the Bandit' CB tutorial. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround ; dual-layer. |
| Audience: |
Rating: PG. Closed-captioned. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Bobby Byrne ; editors, Walter Hannemann, Angelo Ross ; music, Bill Justis, Jerry Reed. |
| ISBN: |
1417072520 9781417072521 |
| Author Notes: |
Sally Margaret Field was born on November 6, 1946 in California. She is an actress and director who has been recognized for her work with two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She began her career on television starring in roles such as The Flying Nun and Gidget. Her career took a turn when she portrayed a woman with multiple personality disorder in the miniseries 'Sybil" for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series. Her film career took off in the 1970's when she starred in movies such as "Stay Hungry", "Smokey and the Bandit", and "Hooper". She had continued success in the 1980's when she starred in the film Norma Rae and won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She continued working in television in the 2000's with a role on the NBC drama ER which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. As a director, Field is known for the television film The Christmas Tree, an episode of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, as well as the feature film Beautiful. In 2014, she was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her memoir In Pieces was released in 2018 and immediately made the bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) |