Talk:Smokey and the Bandit

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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.) Deelzbub May 2008

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? NTK 15:42, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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, IMOSrosenow 98 12:34, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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

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. --Robert Merkel 04:30, 12 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"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, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Furthermore, as they are not published in any reliable sources, they count as 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.) --Hnsampat 18:15, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"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. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Homerbklyn (talk • contribs) 16:25, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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. Glenn L (talk) 16:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.--Unclebanglin (talk) 21:27, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]