A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
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Burt Reynolds | Bandit |
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Sally Field | Carrie |
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Jerry Reed | Cledus |
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Mike Henry | Junior |
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Paul Williams | Little Enos |
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Pat McCormick | Big Enos |
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Alfie Wise | Patrolman at Traffic Jam |
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George Reynolds | Branford |
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Macon McCalman | Mr. B |
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Linda McClure | Waynette |
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Susie Ewing | Hot Pants |
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Laura Lizer Sommers | Little Beaver |
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Michael Mann | Branford's Deputy |
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Lamar Jackson | Sugar Bear |
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Ronnie Gay | Georgia Trooper |
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Quinnon Sheffield | Alabama Trooper |
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Jackie Gleason | Sheriff Buford T. Justice of Portague County |
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Bruce Atkins | Man Little Enos Pays Off |
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Warde Q. Butler | Sheriff |
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Darin Chambers | State Police Tidwell |
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Curtis Credel | Country |
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David Donovan | Teen Car Thief |
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Michael Goodrow | Teenager in Hot Rod |
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James Huffman | Baby in Crowd |
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Pat Hustis | Tow Truck Driver |
Director | Hal Needham |
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Writer | Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy, James Lee Barrett, Charles Shyer, Alan Mandel | |
Producer | Mort Engelberg, Jules V. Levy, Robert L. Levy | |
Musician | Bill Justis, Jerry Reed | |
Photography | Bobby Byrne |