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Movie actor Burt Reynolds has left us today.
Some of his memorable moments.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=burt+reynolds+smokey+and+the+bandit+clips&view=detail&mid=63598C934582559E2CFE63598C934582559E2CFE&FORM=VIRE
The diner scene with Jackie Gleason.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=burt+reynolds+smokey+and+the+bandit+clips&&view=detail&mid=A1790A90CDFA6D84581CA1790A90CDFA6D84581C&&FORM=VDRVRV
I wasn't aware of him being THAT old. I was thinking that he was still in his 60s-70s. RIP
Time to binge watch "Smokey & the Bandit" & "Cannonball Run".
RIP Burt Reynolds. :-(
Does this make Sally Field the only MAIN character from "Smokey & the Bandit" still alive? :hmmm:
https://youtu.be/bEghu90QJH4
Quote from: cjk374 on September 06, 2018, 06:21:31 PMDoes this make Sally Field the only MAIN character from "Smokey & the Bandit" still alive? :hmmm:
Junior might still be alive.
Quote from: kevinb1994 on September 06, 2018, 05:10:06 PM
I wasn't aware of him being THAT old. I was thinking that he was still in his 60s-70s. RIP
Oh God no, Boogie Nights was made 20 years ago and he looked every day of his 62 years in that movie.
RIP Burt Reynolds. :-(
Smokey & The Bandit is one of my favorite movies of all time, especially with me being a roadgeek. It was sad to find out that he was suffering a lot with his health in his later years. Rest In Peace.
Burt Reynolds is one of the rare stars who
Quote from: abefroman329 on September 06, 2018, 08:23:35 PM
Quote from: cjk374 on September 06, 2018, 06:21:31 PMDoes this make Sally Field the only MAIN character from "Smokey & the Bandit" still alive? :hmmm:
Junior might still be alive.
There's also Paul Williams who portrayed Little Enos who's still alive as well.
Who what?
Sadly, this has not been a great time for celebrities, with the music world still reeling from the death Aretha Franklin, and the political world from that of John McCain. Burt Reynolds was truly a legendary actor with his Smokey and the Bandit movies and the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, and he was the co-producer (along with the late Bert Convy) of the NBC game show Win, Lose or Draw. He will be very dearly missed.
Quote from: abefroman329 on September 06, 2018, 08:23:35 PM
Quote from: cjk374 on September 06, 2018, 06:21:31 PMDoes this make Sally Field the only MAIN character from "Smokey & the Bandit" still alive? :hmmm:
Junior might still be alive.
Yes, Mike Henry (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377947/) is still alive.
Ironically I believe Jerry Reed died 10 years ago sometime this week. Not sure the exact date but I heard about his death when I was on vacation in Virginia Beach right after Labor Day in 2008.
Quote from: dvferyance on September 07, 2018, 10:05:00 AM
Ironically I believe Jerry Reed died 10 years ago sometime this week. Not sure the exact date but I heard about his death when I was on vacation in Virginia Beach right after Labor Day in 2008.
September 1, 2008 (https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=_ZySW_n1BOmg_Qawgb3ABA&q=jerry+reed&oq=je&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i131l3j0l7.2745.3176..4431...0.0..0.65.111.2......0....1..gws-wiz.AL_bbki9cUk)
Which was Labor Day that year. I must have heard about his death the next day which would have been Tuesday Sept 2nd.
Quote from: Henry on September 07, 2018, 09:12:32 AM
Sadly, this has not been a great time for celebrities, with the music world still reeling from the death Aretha Franklin, and the political world from that of John McCain. Burt Reynolds was truly a legendary actor with his Smokey and the Bandit movies and the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, and he was the co-producer (along with the late Bert Convy) of the NBC game show Win, Lose or Draw. He will be very dearly missed.
Indeed. A time of much mourning is in store right now. IIRC, from what I read, Burt Reynolds, as a producer, may also have helped put Georgia on the map in regards to as a popular filming location for big movies. And as a native of Georgia, that is a cool fact to me.
Quote from: dvferyance on September 07, 2018, 10:05:00 AM
Ironically I believe Jerry Reed died 10 years ago sometime this week. Not sure the exact date but I heard about his death when I was on vacation in Virginia Beach right after Labor Day in 2008.
And Jerry Reed is still dearly missed as well. Not only was he one of the stars in Smokey & The Bandit, but he was also a great country music singer (whose music I am familiar with, as a country music fan). We don't have many stars left from Smokey & The Bandit, as was noted upthread.
Jerry Reed even sang the movie's theme song Eastbound And Down as well as the opening song, I believe its called the Legend of the Bandit. It even mentions Monteagle Grade in the song where the Bandit lost his brakes on the way down.
Also They Call Him The Bandit was another he sang for the movie.