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TIL that after reading the first draft of "Smokey and the Bandit", Burt Reynolds told its director Hal Needham that it was the worst script he had ever read, but that he would still make the movie. Mo (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

After watching Smokey and the Bandit, it’s one of the cheesiest movies ever made…but I’d still watch it again!

[–] jubilationtcornpone 1 points 1 year ago

If I remember right, he only agreed to it on the condition that Jackie Gleason was hired to play Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

Good choice too because Gleason basically makes the movie. Sumbitch.