The idea fits, watching this overweight, overpaid government official fail miserably despite the tax dollars, all in an effort to stop a night of drunken partying. Smokey and the Bandit’s cartoon sensibilities work in its favor, allowing Jackie Gleason to sustain outrage for the duration, utterly hapless as a sheriff responsible for more damage and crime than the man he’s chasing. No seat belts, no helmets Smokey and the Bandit doesn’t even make sense in modern times because it seems so absurdly careless, more so knowing the stunts were performed live. Independent truckers delivering to small towns, traveling through minuscule main street storefronts, and going up against the law to secure a payday. There’s a sense this way of life was slipping away. Smokey and the Bandit represented the ‘70s final glimpse of free-wheeling rawness
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