Subscribe Feed (RSS)What does “Smokey and the Bandit” say about society and politics in the coming years?
June 24th, 2009 by Admin | Filed under Politics.
Mr. Peanut asked:
I guess I meant now from the perspective of when it was made.
What does Burt Reynolds’s quixotic character represent for example?
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“Sumbitch”.
That was 30 years ago. What does the Salem Witch Trials say about society and politics in the coming years? I mean that was only like 400 years ago.
same as starsky and hutch
Bo “Bandit” Darville (Reynolds), and his partner Cledus “Snowman” Snow (Reed), with his Basset Hound named Fred, are depictions of how al quida may carry out escapes by automobile. President Bush will be playing the part of Sheriff Buford T. Justice.
They would say that one should only take their hat off for one thing, and one thing only.
It doesn’t say anything about society and politics. It’s just good old boy escapist fare. I loved it as a 13 year old. Saw it over and over again on HBO when it came on.
The idea of doing something risky and escaping the consequences is appealing, yet when a cop goes to pull me over, the last thing on my mind is to try and escape.
“…The boys are thirsty in Atlanta but there’s beer in Texarkana…..?”
Is Burt Running for office…how about Jackie Gleason?
Politics- When “Smokey and the Bandit” was first released, it received an “R” rating and the condemnation of older Jackie Gleason fans who HATED the profanity his character spewed throughout the movie.
In response to this, the producers hired the guy who was the voice of Fred Flintstone (he did a LOT of Hanna/Barbera cartoons) to redub some of the more objectionable words and phrases into “milder” profanity, and re-submitted the film for another MPAA rating. It got a “PG 13″ the second time around, even though the dubbing job SUCKED, but at least the 14 yo boys the movie was originally geared to could now go see it legally.
The original R rated version is a highly sought after collectible, as is a widescren version of “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins”.
Well, everytime GLEASON moved his bowels on the set of the movie, he said ” There”s One For The Gipper “.
And son-of-a-b-i-t-c-h if reagan didn’t f-u-c-k with the UNIONS .