chief was the dog's name in smokey and the bandit.
what was the dog's name in smokey and the bandit?
chief
in 2006, a dvd re-release was issued of "smokey and the bandit" featuring a digitally-remastered audio track with 5.1 dolby-compatible surround sound. it should be noted however that many of the film's original sounds were replaced. for instance, the diesel engine start and run up sequence in the opening sequence of the film was completely dubbed over with a totally new sound. a few other examples of "sound effect replacement" occur when bandit takes off after managing to get a reluctant cledus involved in the bet, and after he comes to a screeching halt on a roadway moments before picking up carrie. some of the original sound effects (such as cledus' dog fred's barking) and music (such as the final chase to the southern classic) were removed and not replaced. (note: earlier dvd releases and the 40th anniversary blu-ray of the film have the original soundtrack intact.)
smokey and the bandit
the film was originally entitled "smokey is the bandit", and did not include jerry reed in the cast. contemporary newspapers refer to original plans to feature gleason as both "smokey" and "bandit", and reed's name does not appear in early promotional materials or newspaper accounts during the film's production. according to some accounts, jackie gleason was to play two roles: sheriff buford t. justice and a different "bandit". the original version was shot in october 1982. reportedly test audiences reacted poorly, finding gleason's two roles confusing, so the studio opted to do reshoots in april 1983. the bandit scenes were re-shot with jerry reed playing the role. other accounts indicate that the title was more literal: that gleason was to play only sheriff justice, but the character would also fill the "role" of "bandit", by taking the enos family's challenge (as reynolds' character had done in the previous films). in a teaser trailer for the film (billed as "smokey is the bandit"), gleason appears in character as justice, explaining to the audience that to defeat the bandit he would adopt the attributes of his prey, "becoming [my] own worst enemy". a publicity still of gleason apparently shows him in costume as the bandit.
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