Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/12/smokey-and-the-bandit-to-r.html
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I’m East bound and down.
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i’m loaded up and truckin’.
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" ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ to return to theaters as a tribute to Burt Reynolds"
Er, or exploit his death for profit.
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I’m sure the theater hopes to make money but that doesn’t mean the tribute isn’t genuine. People usually don’t get into the movie business unless they have a genuine appreciation for movies.
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Unless the profits from the “tribute” go to charity (maybe for addiction treatment or some other Burt Reynolds related function), it seems more like timely exploitation than “tribute” to me. But I do tend to be a bit cynical.
Meh. Not even close to his best work.
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People don’t recognize this film’s contribution to civil rights in this country. The premise, as few remember, is that Big Enos wants to sell Coors beer at one of his truck shows, but unfortunately the antiquated laws of the time prohibited sale of Coors east of the Mississippi. That’s why the hero must guide the truck load of Coors from Texas to Georgia in an act of civil disobedience to inspire a nation.
Is Bandit the Rosa Parks of his generation? Probably. If Rosa could spin a sweet cookie and peel out on a highway, that is.
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If Rosa parks was an anti-gay right winger found culpable for engaging in illegal restraint of trade, of course.
This article on Coors from 1975 feels like it could have been written yesterday (well, except to references to Henry Kissinger bringing back cases of Coors from California)…
Edit: Turns out I didn’t heart your post. Doh! I’ve now hearted your post because I do think it is funny.
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He might be 95, but Kissinger can still steer his load of Coors down the highways and by-ways, good buddy. The beer must flow.
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Too bad about the war crimes, though…
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Dude, give it a rest. This is an article about Smokey and the Bandit, and I was making a silly joke. It may feel like you’re proving that you’re the only one who cares about the Coors’ family’s shittiness or Kissinger’s war crimes or crass commercialism, but it’s actually just coming across as a one-note “well, actually…” song.
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A) I hearted your post because I thought it was funny
B) I only found out about Kissinger’s low brow love of coors because, inspired by your post, I looked up what the deal was with why Coors wasn’t available on the East coast. I shared one of the articles I found that I thought was interesting.
C) You are reading way, way too much into my post
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Yes, I’m sure that’s it.
I might actually pay movie house prices for this little trip down memory lane.
I really just dropped in to thank Ms. Blazenhoff for cataloging this under Jerry Reed, another under-appreciated musician.
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This would be fun, but can my dislike for the AMC theaters in my area be overwhelmed by my desire to see this film again on a big screen?
It’s a shame it’s not coming to the Alamo Drafthouse.
I just checked, and for the 8:20pm showing tonight, all of the ticket prices are $3.99 (adult, child and senior), so if they are looking to make bank on this, they’re doing it wrong.
I may be going after all.
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Definitely no his best work. But it was such a big deal when it came out. The film had a huge impact on US popular culture. Everyone was buying CB radios, and lots of terrible spinoff films and music came out.
Bandit did not start the trend, but it certainly pushed it to the forefront.
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Maybe not but I watched it again the day he died. I laughed. I had a good time. What more could I ask of a movie?
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ger me a diablo sammich and a doctor pepper - I’m in a god damned hurry
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I wish they would have titled the movie Mad Macs.
