Complex sentence: Reynolds starred in the popular film "Smokey and the Bandit" with Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Sally Field, and later claimed the turning point of his career was making "Stroker Ace" (1983).
Split into simpler sentences: Reynolds starred in the popular film "Smokey and the Bandit" alongside Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Sally Field. Reynolds later claimed the turning point of his career was making "Stroker Ace" (1983).