<P> Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds , Sally Field , Jackie Gleason , Jerry Reed , Pat McCormick , Paul Williams and Mike Henry . The film was the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham . It inspired several other trucking films , including two sequels , Smokey and the Bandit II and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 . </P>
<P> Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds , Sally Field , Jackie Gleason , Jerry Reed , Pat McCormick , Paul Williams and Mike Henry . The film was the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham . It inspired several other trucking films , including two sequels , Smokey and the Bandit II and Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 . </P>
when was the first smokey and the bandit movie made
when was the first smokey and the bandit movie made
1977
1977