Smokey and the Bandit
Released Date
May 27, 1977
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Genre
Action
Rating
PG
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$126,737,428 + $0 = $126,737,428
$126,737,428 + $0 = $126,737,428
About Smokey and the Bandit
The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines, in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
About
The Bandit is hired to illegally drive a trailer full of beer across state lines. The job would have gone smoothly were it not for the pesky sheriff hot on his heels. The film was directed by Hal Needham.
Trivia
The movie was the second highest grossing movie of 1977 behind Star Wars: A New Hope. The film's success led to several sequels being produced.