DRUNK CINEMA 088: "Smokey and the Bandit" Is Up!

 
"For the good old American life -- For the money, for the glory, and for the fun...Mostly for the money."
-- Bo "The Bandit" Darville, Smokey and the Bandit

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we Xan and I celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Drunk Cinema as we watch Smokey and the Bandit, the 1977 action comedy road film directed by Hal Needham, introducing Burt Reynolds as Bo "The Bandit" Darville, Sally Field as Carrie/"Frog", Jerry Reed as Cledus "The Snowman" Snow, and Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like five years of Drunk Cinema, paying tribute to my mom by watching one of her favorite movies, Smokey and the Bandit inspiring The Dukes of Hazzard TV series, Burt Reynolds being a proponent for more recognition for stuntpeople, Smokey and the Bandit coming out just a couple of months after Star Wars, Xan meeting Paul Williams, Cledus being the only trucker with a mural on his truck, Burt Reynolds being involved in Fred's casting, the little-known "West Bound and Down", Burt Reynolds photographed in the nude for an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, Frog taking up smoking, the love theme from Smokey and the Bandit, why you shouldn't bring motorcycles to a truck fight, real-life truckers getting fed up with people having CB radios, a special cameo appearance by Hank Worden from Twin Peaks, not seeing a red interior in cars anymore, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, our brand-new official Drunk Cinema t-shirt and merch, Xan and talking the Batman you don't expect in our next episode, and more!

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And in honor of our fifth anniversary, we have a NEW Drunk Cinema t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic by clicking HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great while you're listening to the Drunk Cinema podcast or when you're attending your favorite film festival! Or you can order all sorts of cool Drunk Cinema merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Batman, the 1966 superhero film directed by Leslie H. Martinson, featuring Adam West as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Burt Ward as Robin/Dick Grayson, Lee Meriwether as Catwoman, and Cesar Romero as The Joker!