"For the good old American life. For the money, the glory, and the fun. Mostly for the money." Great movie and great video!

I grew up in Jonesboro and was 9 years old during the summer of filming. It was a big deal having Burt in town making a movie. So many of those locations bring back so many fond memories from my childhood and my hometown. I went to see the movie at the Jonesboro Twin theater that was just north of the National Pride car wash. Wayne's on Main St was a regular stop on the days I would walk home from school. A little jingle in my pocket meant I could stop and get some candy. I miss those days...

Grew up just up the road from most of these places, I am 53 now and remember as a Teen fishing off the original Jump Bridge....it was still standing back then.....So fun to know I grew up around such an Iconic MOVIE..... and will always be a FAN OF SMOKEY and THE BANDIT!!!!!!!!!

Many of us guys are of the same age now and can really relate to this, but seeing the remains of the jump bridge, really makes you think about how much time has passed since we were kids. Thanks for sharing your trip

@SomeplaceOrAnother

Жыл бұрын

It’s been along time, but seems like yesterday 😎

@TEXASLOYAL

Жыл бұрын

@@SomeplaceOrAnother Reminds me of a lyric from the Tracy Lawrence song Time marches on, "The only thing that stays the same is everything changes", kinda sad

@shaundavenport621

Жыл бұрын

Sat here feeling old!😢

Trip of a lifetime guys and I thank you for sharing it with us. MAJOR cudos to the U-haul lady who let you on the land to see the jump site.

I have the collectors set of Smokey And The Bandit on DVD. I can never get bored of watching it and it brings back childhood memories when I was 10 years old when it came out on May 27, 1977

@shawnp6744

2 ай бұрын

Same age. Piled into the trunk of a car in the summer of 77 to get into the movie at a drive-in theater in Oceanside, California. 47 years old for the movie in a few weeks. I also notice the 1976 stuff. Hopefully 250 in 2026 is just as big.

@patrickquirk-qz8ri

Ай бұрын

12 yo myself at the time.

So glad I stumbled upon this! This made my day. Hail The Bandit and The Snowman!

Im 49, seen this movie at least 200 times, and never gets old. I remember wanting the 6.6 Trans Am as a kid, as long as it wasnt the White/Blue one, because I was a dumb ass as a kid, but now, Id take it in a second. What an Epic movie with language in it, that today would make some teens cry. The 70s/80s..Greatest time ever.

i remember on saturday afternoons me and my dad would go to the theater and pay one time and sit there for the next one to come on..aahhhh good times..rip peace daddy and burt and jerry and jackie.

As a little boy I played with hot wheels outside in the summertime in the dirt making my little roads going off in different directions,, I loved cars,, then came along the car chase movies like "Gone in 60 seconds" "Dirty Mary and Crazy Larry" but Smokey and the bandit was epic,, I was only 10 yrs old and watched it over and over,, but now looking back not having seen it for ages,, seeing and reminiscing the movie with this video is amazing,, thanks for making this and sharing it,, Smokey and the bandit will live forever,,

It makes me wanna go watch Smokey and the bandit again. I love that movie!

Bandit, Snowman and Justice watching this together and loving it.

Only true SATB fans can appreciate this journey. 🤠

@THROTTLEPOWER

Жыл бұрын

Exactly Louie!! 😊

@drakejdf

Жыл бұрын

Count me in.love all of Reynolds car movies and have all of them.

@SuperCapone123

Жыл бұрын

Even here in sweden we love satb

@louieflash7190

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperCapone123 Nice! It's a fun movie no matter where you live.🤠

@lesgrossman4636

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great big 10-4

Pure nostalgia ... and hearing the music bought tears. Great times.

Cool video. Jump was a half mile from my house. Remember all the cars in Jonesboro. The place where they got the beer was where Lynyrd Skynyrd shot their first album cover

Well done 👍 this is one of my all time favorite movies 🍿 😎🤠

Smokey and the Bandit perfectly captured the mood of that summer, way back in the 1970's! It's the best summer road movie ever made.

@shawnp6744

2 ай бұрын

Nailed summer of 1976 feelings. Yes filmed in summer of 1976. You can spot stuff advertising 200 years.

Hope you guys stayed out of the chiggers when you went to see the jump site. Mother natures way of saying Welcome to the South. Excellent video and thank you for the effort. As a child that movie was the holy grail of movies for us except to maybe Star Wars. I can remember waiting in line at the theater wearing a tie dyed tank top with cut off jeans and of course tube socks and hair almost to my shoulders. Great memories. Thank you so much!!

@chadzigler

Жыл бұрын

mother nature doesn't exist, afraid to say God? God created everything

I’m 16 and LOVE this movie! Definitely in my top 10. A few weeks ago I introduced my friends to this movie, and I’m not sure they liked it as much as I did, but I’ll definitely be rewatching it for the rest of my life lol

@Draconfury1

Жыл бұрын

I feel you, 17 here, absolute favorite movie, no competition, tried to show it to my friends... 2 of them passed out,my girlfriend started playing games on her phone... yea... they didn't enjoy it as much as i

this was fricking AWESOME thanks for sharing!! makes me feel old(53)

That movie will never die. RIP Burt, Jerry and my favorite Jackie.

@billysikes1374

Жыл бұрын

Junior is gone now too, RIP Mike Henry

I was 9 years old when this movie came out. And I still love it.

You guys did an AWESOME,,,JOB....Like seeing this scenes from before and now..........This movie came out i was 12,and still to this day...ONE of my FAVORITES.......my mom and dad took us to the drive-in to see for the first time in our 1968 Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon...I am 57 now and mom and dad have passed the MEMORIES are still there.........Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

@gmisson4609

Жыл бұрын

We been talking for years about doing this! I recommend the trip - great time!

My dad was a truck driver for many years. When this movie came out, my parents took me with them to see it. Been a Smokey and the Bandit fan ever since. I watch the DVD all the time. Lol. Every time the resturant scene comes on, I can still hear my dad tell me, we've stopped there many times. Awesome video!! Thank you for sharing!!

@JWH-01

Жыл бұрын

I ate many meals at the Old Hickory House over the years.

You guys are NERDS!!!! And I say that with the utmost respect and admiration. This looks like the coolest road trip ever! Thank you for sharing!!!!

@gmisson4609

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! It was an epic trip for us!

Thank you for showing this. Smokey & the Bandit will always be my #1 favorite movie.

What a great flashback to see and watch and compare then & now thanks for your efforts !!!!

@gmisson4609

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

10-4 on that Choke & Puke

@user-wi6sh6vh8u

5 ай бұрын

Even if they got one of those places in the Texas town of Arlen. Wouldn’t surprise me none of Hank Hill would have dined at that place.

Old beer joints never get torn down, they just burn down!

Nicely done! I'm 50 years old and grew up in Northeast Georgia. This is so cool!

That was awesome, thank you for taking the time to make the video for all of us to enjoy

How epic! You guys really pulled a tear jerker from my eyes with this video. Nearly all of the stars from the movie have passed on. Seeing those filming locations puts me back in time when I saw the movie in the theater. Great job, fellas!

@sdcoinshooter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting ManG, I thought I was the only one that got a little bleary eyed thinking about the good old days when this was released.

@NZMOPAR

Жыл бұрын

Nope and have to watch it again now

@SupraManG

Жыл бұрын

@@sdcoinshooter Glad I wasn't the only.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

One of the best 70s movies ever

@Capt_OscarMike

Жыл бұрын

Same...I thought it was just me who seems to focusing on the good ole days more and more...a lot of it has to do with seeing stars and people we looked up to dying and witnessing the destruction of our country before our eyes knowing our kids and grandkids will NEVER experience an America that for a kid, teenager was basically worry free even if you had to work before and after school and every Saturday....just what we did...didn't know any different and it was great...

I live just a couple of hours south down I-75 of most of those locations. About 3 years ago, I drove my wife and kids near there to surprise my daughter by taking her to some Stranger Things locations in Jackson, Stockbridge and East Point....the photo I have of her in front of Hawkins Middle School is priceless. It has never occurred to me to go take a look at some of the Smokey and the Bandit locations. Might be another road trip in my near future, lol. Thanks for the video and great idea!

Some things you just never grow tired of.

@sarahmartiniom

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

Lifelong fan here, we went to the movie too, took my 13 yr old so she could experience the magic ✨ I saw it the old days at a theater in Savannah that is also long gone..and I'm definitely going for a diablo and a Doc..only a 5 hr drive away... it'd be a sin not to 🔥

And I never even thought to ask the Uhaul to let me down to the river for filming! Good job

Yes !!!! Thanks Jim ❤️. Burt’s laugh at the end is the cherry on the Sundae 👍👍👍👍

Most of the last chase scenes on the highway were done on Georgia 400 North through Forsyth County. McFarland Road exit, GA 20 exit, Webb Bridge Road, etc were key points in the chase convoy scenes. This was long before it was all developed at the exits. Now it's pretty much solid development from Atlanta up to the mountains 45 years later, hardly recognizable.

I live in metro Atlanta, Thanks for updating all those sites. The spot where the merge onto the interstate is 85 north right around Pleasant Hill. I think of that scene every time I go by. Nice work!

Thank you for bringing back old memories

Great job! Such a cool movie. Thanks for sharing your research and videos with us. It's been 45 years since the Bandit hit the screens. I was 18 and saw it at the drive-in. So sad knowing the Bandit, the Snowman and sheriff Buford T. Justice as well as several more are gone now. But their memory lives on. Thanks for the memories.

From Australia that was a great viewing the good old days

I saw the movie when I was in college. I believe it was 1977! Dang I'm old!!! Thank you for the great video!!!👍

Thank you. Cant remember how many times I watched Bandit as a kid in the 80s. Great to see the locations in the 2022.

Nice video. Short and sweet. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

Wow…what a cool, dope video. Almost brought tears to me eyes! Great work, guys. Stuff like this is timeless and truly a treasure.

I remember when Hot Wheels came out with the Burt Trans Am. Every kid on the block had to get it. I still have it stored away somewhere in my garage. RIP Burt.

I lived in Douglasville GA when this movie came out. My mom took me to see it. Still just as good as it was then. I really enjoyed your video.

Thanks for this video! I've lost count of how many times I've watched Smokey and the Bandit but never knew any details like this. It's sometimes sad how nothing stays the same. Much appreciated guys!

@gmisson4609

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

LOVE Smokey & the Bandit!!! And my dad has been a Reds fan since 1952.

What great memories you have brought back to me. I truly thank you so much for your time and effort in bringing this back into our lives. 👍👍🏁🏁

Thanks for sharing. Smokey and the Bandit has long been my all time favorite movie since I saw it in the theaters as a kid when it was originally released.

A very funny movie with superb editing. No computer graphics or special effects like todays trash. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks for posting.

No doubt some hard work and long hours figuring out all of this I appreciate it and a great job 👏

Saw Smokey and the Bandit in the summer of 1977. Great movie.

Thank you guys for making this video! Im in the same age bracket and was always a huge Smokey and the Bandit fan. It was great to see what those locations look nearly half a century later.

Man, what awesome dedication! KZread needs a Love It button!

That's absolutely brilliant and picked me up from a low day 😊 Well done guys

Just brilliant. Thank you for sharing with us all here over the pond in the Mother state 😊

It's really amazing that there's anything recognizable remaining. After all, the movie was shot 45 years ago!

I grew up in Jonesboro . Good Job

I really like watching the back stories to movies I've seen and enjoyed. Great job guys keep them coming 👏 👍

I was born in 84 so this move was 7 years old by then and id say 17 years by the time i watched it. And have continued to do so. A simpler time and a time we all could do with going back to. I am from Ireland and 2022 the world is fucked up. But thanks so much guys for the video and effort to get all the locations. :D

@MrOnemanop

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear of your appreciation, despite your time and distance separation. Have some optimism, it's always been F'd up.

Incredible! What an emotional experience. One of the best movies of all time! Thank you so much for sharing this adventure.

Wow.. the closest I’ve seen the jump site .. thanks to you guys.. Really cool for UHaul to allow it !

This was awesome. Thanks for helping we Bandit fans relive our memories … 🥰

Thanks for the vlog. It's one of my favorite movies 👍😊

Thank you....

Well there you go the wife and I sat down last night and watched it again it Never gets old!

My wife and I used to eat in that exact "Old Hickory House" BBQ restaurant. On the same piece of land, right beside the Old Hickory House, was Leeds lumberyard where I bought material to make repairs to my home, a few miles away. All of that area is completely changed now.

It's been one of my dream vacations to buy a 77 Trans-Am and tour that and the rest of the country of course, since the my dream stepped up a few gears in 2016 I began designing my own Trans-Am, will be interesting importing it from Australia when it's completed and it's disappointing to learn the jump bridge is off limits. Great research and the theme music was a nice touch

I was raised on that Movie! Thanks guys love it. Two thumbs up... m

This is just an awesome video! Thank you for sharing it!

Nice one ! That was put together excellently , the jump site was special 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I grow up in Jonesboro Ga . I seen the jump on Flint river road. I know where every movie scene was filmed. It is great to see some Else do the Location was really filmed.

As a kid about 9 years old at that time, it was the best movie ever made,

Thanks for sharing that guys ! 👍🎥🎬🎞

From Ohio here also. Thanks for making this video enjoyed it very much.

Great video and a awesome trip you went on. Must of been a great time you had. My favorite movie of all time. Thanks for sharing👍👍👍

Great job guys! Thanks for this!

Great Burt and Jerry...And Sally is so beautiful! Desde a Noviça voadora (Aqui no Brasil)

Saw this movie in a theater in Boca Raton when it came out. My Mom and I went to see it one Saturday afternoon. I was 15, I think. My God, that was a long time ago.

Kinda joked up watching this! Thanks for bringing back some great childhood memories!

Wow what a beautiful video 👏👏👏 //Swedish fan

I enjoyed this so much I just watched again!!!!!! Thank you so much for making this vid... 😊👍🙂

Great stuff guys. Priceless!

That was so great guys. Thank you for doing that.

🤣🤣🤣. That was pretty cool seeing what the locations look like today compared to when that "CLASSIC MOVIE" was made!!! Love Smokey & the Bandit! Greg

Great video for sure. A quick fact on the Bandit's last name. Burt grew up in Riviera Beach, FL and back in the 30's and 40's a large group of Bahamian Families from Long Island, BS relocated there and took on jobs fishing, etc. and were called "conchs". Family names included Knowles, Pinder, and...Darville. Burt grew up with a guy named Reedith Darville and supposedly was a tough SOB so that's the guy Burt named the Bandit after. On another note I do know some of the filming locations for Smokey II since my dad was friends with Burt around that time and I have some artifacts from the shoot.

@gmisson4609

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Great story. Thanks for sharing!! I’d love to pick your brain on the other locations.

@jeffbair9069

Жыл бұрын

I lived in a town just north of the Jupiter area of South Florida called Hobe Sound. I lived there for about 15 years. I had the pleasure of meeting Burt in the mid 90's while working as an electrician on a house being built right next to his estate in the Jupiter- Tequesta area on the Intercoastal Waterway. He was very nice and joked with us alot during construction, saying he was gonna have to charge us admission for looking at his property. LOL!!!! His parents had a ranch in the Jupiter farms area west of town and use to do tours regularly. He also started a resturant in Jupiter called R.J. Gators that specialized in Gator Tail!!! He also designed an built the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater in Jupiter, Fla. They did Broadway type plays and provided training for up and coming actors and actresses. You mentioned some names in your post of local families. One of them sticks in my mind- Pinder. They owned a local fish market and restaurant/bar.

@lindo12ful

Жыл бұрын

Actually the ranch was Burt’s his parents had a house on the front portion of it Part of the 2 nd movie was filmed there the gator hotel was on the ranch I lived down the street on Brian’s way in Jupiter farms

@woodrowboudreaux9951

Жыл бұрын

I would love to go down to Georgia and see those locations as well as the Dukes Of Hazzard locations in Covington

Thanks for a look back down memory lane 😊

Great work guys, fantastic. Oddly enough, watching this video makes me think about the original American explorers and land surveyors like Lewis and Clark who were canoeing down all of those little streams and recording everything including new types of plant and animal life as they went. Camping every night, fighting off fleas, ticks, and malaria while putting in 18-hour days, I'll bet those boys wished they had a trailer full of beer 🍻! I know I sure as hell would...

The Bridge location is definitely my favorite 👍

Love it all, y'all did a great job so many things have changed

Brings back childhood memories

@thomasmilne-ey3nn

Ай бұрын

It would be hard to do a remake of Smokie and the Bandit because they have no one that would ever come close to playing the part as Bandit like Burt Reynolds did and Jerry Reed as the snow man and Jackie Gleason as sheriff Buford T justice. No one can ever come close.

Ahahahhah I think its great that you guys actually HAD a Diablo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper at the other Hickory House location. Well done. Smokey and The Bandit is the LAST GREAT road movie. There will never be another one like it!

@scotcoon1186

Жыл бұрын

I hope they made it fast because they were in a goddam hurry!

@elaineewalt8137

Жыл бұрын

​@@scotcoon1186 😅🤣😂

Awesome. Jackie Gleason was great in this. As a dog owner, Fred's swimming scene was hilarious! I can relate lol.

@walthamp8978

Жыл бұрын

Fred swimming scenes location, that house had a fence around it, but when 54 widening began, the fence was removed

Good work thank you truly enjoyed. Alot of thanks

Sheriff Buford T. Justice should mention catching a flight to Winnipeg. R.I.P Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick. Sally Field, Paul Williams are still with us. Thank you for posting this interesting program. Interesting fact about the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am is the black and gold edition was a carryover of the 1976 Golden Anniversary edition to celebrate Pontiac. This color scheme was used on the Capri II and the Johnny Player Lotus Formula One race car.

Great video. Thanks guys!

Your video brings back a lot of memories. I believe Billy Bob Thornton said, " if you're from the South, Smokey and the Bandit is a documentary". Any idea where that welcome to Texas roadside sign is located? Anyone?