The read
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?
Ratings
IMDb3.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic4/100
Audiences rate it 31 points higher than critics do.
186 audience votes
Key crew
- Larry CanslerOriginal Music Composer
- Stuart BirnbaumWriter
- David DashevWriter
- Dick LowryDirector
Cast
- Jackie GleasonBuford T. Justice
- Jerry ReedCletus / The Bandit
- Paul WilliamsLittle Enos
- Pat McCormickBig Enos
- Mike HenryJunior
- Colleen CampDusty Trails
- Faith MintonTina
- Burt ReynoldsThe Real Bandit
- Sharon AndersonPolice Woman
- Silvia AranaLatin Woman
- Alan BergerHippie
- Ray BouchardPurvis R. Beethoven