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== Photo of 1978 car? ==


1977 was the year GM made major changes in its vehicles. The full-size cars changed first, followed by the midsize cars. The 1978 car is much shorter and doesn't look anything like the ones in the movie.— [[User:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#070">Vchimpanzee</span>]]&nbsp;• [[User talk:Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#aa4400"> talk</span>]]&nbsp;• [[Special:Contribs/Vchimpanzee|<span style="color:#700">contributions</span>]]&nbsp;• 19:35, 30 August 2024 (UTC)


:: Seems like no photo of a 1977 example exists.

:[[User:Iggy pop goes the weasel|Iggy pop goes the weasel]] ([[User talk:Iggy pop goes the weasel|talk]]) 15:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
==Untitled==
what was the snow man's dog named? Someone please settle this bet for me\
Rosco? jjklein4@aol.com thanks

Dog's name was Fred. You're welcome. -galation

Snowman's dog was named Fredrick. - neutral

==Error?==
There is an error. The scenes at the race track were filmed at the Nashville Speedway, not in Atlanta. The Tennessee State Fair Park there was made up to look like the Georgia State Fair Park, but it was actually filmed at the park in Nashville. You can see the old white wooden roller coaster, the Skyliner, in it clearly in a lot of the shots. I know it was shot there, because I was in Nashville when it was filmed. They wanted extras for the shoot and I almost went.

Actually, the Fairground and racetrack scenes were filmed at Lakewood Speedway/Lakewood Fairgrounds- I was there. Check out the photos at http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/smokey/thumbnails.htm. The Greyhound at Lakewood was the old wooden rollercoaster (demolished on film for the second movie.) [[User:Deelzbub|Deelzbub]] May 2008

:Actually, there is no source referenced for either of those claims so it shouldn't be in the article...OR preferrably you should provide a source like this < ref> ''source'' </ref > (but without the spaces)[[Special:Contributions/74.92.180.145|74.92.180.145]] ([[User talk:74.92.180.145|talk]]) 15:11, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
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If the article is accurate, perhaps there should be some mention that the Bandit's payment for his beer run amounts to $8 per beer ($26 in today's dollars). Even given a dearth of Coors on the east coast, this would dictate an extremely unrealistic price. Was this also part of a bet, or was there some other plot reason for this high payment? [[User:NTK|NTK]] 15:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Coors was unavailable for sale in Georgia at the time the film was made. It had just become available as far East as Texas. Big and Little Enos wanted the beer and had enough money to pay whatever price was demanded for it but that wasn't really the point of having Bandit go get it for them. What they wanted was for him to fail, lose the bet, and look bad. [[User:Uncle Bubba|Uncle Bubba]] ([[User talk:Uncle Bubba|talk]]) 18:06, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

I added a little more thorough explanation in the plot section about why Coors was unavailable. I added a longer section explaining it underneath all the information about the cars. I cited a couple sources.[[User:Planeis|Planeis]] ([[User talk:Planeis|talk]]) 17:59, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

== The Kenworth. ==

SHouldn't there be mention made of the Kenworth truck in the film? A long time ago I read on an internet website (I think it was "nitpick.com" or something similar where it said that a total of three trucks and two trailers were used for the film.

Also, it would be interesting to note where these trucks are today, if they even still exist. The truck is just as important a character, if not more so, in the film as the Trans Am was, IMO[[User:Srosenow 98|Srosenow 98]] 12:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

:Definitely, if you've got some verifiable information on the trucks that would be good. --[[User:Robert Merkel|Robert Merkel]] 04:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Pontiac never produced a "Bandit Edition" Fire Bird TA. There was a "Bandit Edition" TA made by a company called Trans Am specialties in 1981 and it was made from 1981 stock Firebirds. There was an article in Motor Trend magazine in June of 1981 about this "Bandit Edition".

:Well, if you could fix it, and add a reference to your magazine, that would be really great, thanks. --[[User:Robert Merkel|Robert Merkel]] 04:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

== "Mistakes" section ==

I believe the "Mistakes" section ought to be deleted. Goofs are unencyclopedic trivia. No matter how interesting they are, they have no place in a serious encyclopedia (which is what Wikipedia strives to be). Remember, [[WP:NOT|Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information]]. Furthermore, as they are not published in any reliable sources, they count as [[WP:OR|original research]]. The section's got to go, period. (By the way, one user has claimed that I am "POV-pushing" in saying this section has to go. That is incorrect. "POV-pushing" is a term used to describe articles or sections that tend to favor one viewpoint over another and are thus biased.) --[[User:Hnsampat|Hnsampat]] 18:15, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

== "East Bound and Down" redirect ==

I believe the "East Bound and Down" redirect to "Smokey and the Bandit" should be removed, given the forthcoming HBO show of the same name. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Homerbklyn|Homerbklyn]] ([[User talk:Homerbklyn|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Homerbklyn|contribs]]) 16:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Actually, there ''is'' a difference, which as of 18 February Wikipedia has not corrected in the name of its Title Page. The HBO show is correctly titled ''Eastbound & Down.'' "Eastbound" is one word. "East Bound" is two words. [[User:Glenn L|Glenn L]] ([[User talk:Glenn L|talk]]) 16:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

I imagine that a disambiguation page could be useful here. Though there are only two uses, a disambiguation link at the top would not make much sense, as the article is on Smokey and the Bandit and there is only a section on the soundtrack.--[[User:Unclebanglin|Unclebanglin]] ([[User talk:Unclebanglin|talk]]) 21:27, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

east bound and down should absolutely NOT direct to this site. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.244.116.100|71.244.116.100]] ([[User talk:71.244.116.100|talk]]) 16:07, 29 December 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Remake Section? ==

I've been doing some research ever since reading this page, and I can't find any evidence for this fact anywhere. Should it be deleted? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/128.2.170.12|128.2.170.12]] ([[User talk:128.2.170.12|talk]]) 09:18, 25 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:The closest evidence I can find of a remake is [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i64ab5b30222e725f32630b8c6e5c1967 this] about a planned film called ''Trucker'', "pegged as an updated take on ''Smokey and the Bandit''". There is nothing about a direct remake, though, so the information appears false. (It can happen sometimes, unfortunately.) I'll remove the section. Thanks for the heads-up! [[User:Erik|Erik]] ([[User talk:Erik|talk]]) 14:37, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

== "Diablo sandwich" ==

I wrote the "Diablo sandwich" section -- and its pretty awful, grammatically. I think this is of reasonable interest, but....well, I'm either going to rewrite it, or, if someone else cares to un-sloppify my writing, I'd be glad to see it. Also, I still want to know what a Diablo sandwich is ;) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.235.56.24|71.235.56.24]] ([[User talk:71.235.56.24|talk]]) 10:13, 20 April 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:With all due respect (and any SATB trivia is good in my book), I don't really feel this fits a Wikipedia article. It would be a fun addition to a fan website, but as a hardcore Smokey fan for all of my 33 years, I personally wouldn't say it was one of the key points of the movie. =) [[User:Jay Firestorm|Jay Firestorm]] ([[User talk:Jay Firestorm|talk]]) 21:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I'll grant you that, but -- let me put it this way: I first saw this movie about two years ago. I've been hearing debates about "Diablo sandwich" -- many, and frequent -- since I joined the Straight Dope board circa 1999...and its since become a minor legend (particularly in the south). Namely, everyone swears they've had one, or they saw it on a diner menu, or...etc. I'll grant that it may well not warrant its own subheading (in fact -- hehe, realistically, yes, it almost certainly doesn't) -- but perhaps a general category on "Popular Culture"? I'm of the impression (correct me if I'm wrong) that this movie had a HUGE influence on the "CB craze", for example; similarly, was not this the originator (along with the song "Convoy"?) of the "trucker-as-American-hero" asthetic? I could see putting all that -- and the Diablo sandwich -- together under a broader "effect on pop culture" banner. Thoughts? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.186.152.160|67.186.152.160]] ([[User talk:67.186.152.160|talk]]) 02:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== dry counties ==

"Also, Texarkana, Texas, is located in a dry county, preventing Coors or any other alcoholic beverage from being sold there"

:While it is true that Texarkana is in a dry county preventing retail beer sales, its still possible for distributors to maintain warehouses in the county containing beer along the lines of what was seen in the film. Warehousing for distribution purposes is totally different than retail sales. [[Special:Contributions/70.234.227.164|70.234.227.164]] ([[User talk:70.234.227.164|talk]]) 05:43, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

== 1800 miles! ==

I haven't seen the film in quite a while ... and the article doesn't mention any particular place in Georgia, which is a fairly wide state. Do they actually make particular mention that the start/finish line is in Atlanta story-wise, as well as having been filmed there? Or might Atlanta be subbing in for, say, Savannah? (A rather convenient 900 miles from Texarkana!)

That or maybe there wasn't a decent continuous direct interstate between the two states at the time and you'd have to take a considerable detour to avoid lots of hold-ups that'd delay you even more? I do recall at least a few sequences where they're driving on relatively narrow, curving country roads rather than arrow straight divided freeways. [[Special:Contributions/193.63.174.211|193.63.174.211]] ([[User talk:193.63.174.211|talk]]) 08:18, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

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== Sally Field casting ==

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/burt-reynolds-sally-field-she-180715846.html

[[User:Majinsnake|Majinsnake]] ([[User talk:Majinsnake|talk]]) 00:03, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

== Coors Beer Section Needs Work ==

The passage about Coors beer and why it was not available east of Oklahoma is flawed. I have worked in the alcohol industry for 30 years. NO major commercial beer contains compounds that we would identify as stabilizers and preservatives. There is no need. The alcohol in beer (even though it is low) and the hops used in production serve as preservatives. There is no such thing as a "stabilizer" in beer production. Later in the paragraph "additives" are referred to instead of "stabilizers." This furthers the confusion. Additives to beer would not influence shelf life. They would influence- clarity, water ph, flavor, bittering, and a host of other issues. Beer will not pose a health risk if it is not consumed within a few weeks, so I don't think spoiling is the right word. It is possible that Coors was susceptible to picking up a skunky flavor if it was not kept within a strict temperature range, but this is a separate issue and not spoilage. Light lager beers can be vulnerable to this flavor shift and I imagine that Coors didn't really want to market this, so instead advertised their lack of preservatives (a claim that every other brewery could make). I think the 1970's article referenced is probably not very accurate and therefore misleading.
The real reason that Coors was not being distributed to the east had nothing to do with preservatives and more to do with wholesale distributors. The famous people bringing back Coors to the east are not beating spoilage so much as extending the brand's range. You can't get it in the Carolina's so it is more valuable. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.45.62.9|68.45.62.9]] ([[User talk:68.45.62.9#top|talk]]) 03:36, 7 September 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:The American brewing industry and associated liquor laws are incomprehensible to anybody outside the US. Most people don't appreciate that this movie is about a beer distribution dispute, which would be inconceivable anywhere else. The rest of the world sees it as a lightweight road movie. Yee-ha! [[The Dukes of Hazzard]] cast a long shadow. --[[User:Ef80|Ef80]] ([[User talk:Ef80|talk]]) 19:49, 4 April 2020 (UTC)

== Blusterous ? ==

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Photo of 1978 car?

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1977 was the year GM made major changes in its vehicles. The full-size cars changed first, followed by the midsize cars. The 1978 car is much shorter and doesn't look anything like the ones in the movie.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 19:35, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like no photo of a 1977 example exists.
Iggy pop goes the weasel (talk) 15:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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