Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit is a 1977 American action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry.
The film was the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham.
The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Reed), two bootleggers, as they attempt to drive from Atlanta to Texarkana, pick up 400 cases of Coors beer, and illegally transport it back to Atlanta in 28 hours or less.
While Snow drives the truck carrying the beer, the Bandit drives a Pontiac Trans Am to distract law enforcement and keep the attention off Snow.
During their run, they are relentlessly pursued by Buford T. Justice (Gleason), a blusterous Texas county sheriff.
"Smokey and the Bandit" was followed by two sequels: "Smokey and the Bandit II" (1980) and "Smokey and the Bandit Part 3" (1983).
"Smokey and the Bandit" was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977, second only to "Star Wars", the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
Smokey and the Bandit II
Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise.
The film is the sequel to the 1977 film" Smokey and the Bandit".
The film was originally released in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and several other, mainly Commonwealth countries as Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again.
Early video releases and TV broadcasts also used this title, but in more recent years most have reverted to the original U.S. title.
It was followed by another sequel three years later," Smokey and the Bandit Part 3"( 1983), in which Reynolds only made a brief cameo appearance, and Sally Field did not appear.
The plot centers on Bo" Bandit" Darville( Burt Reynolds) and Cledus" Snowman" Snow( Jerry Reed), transporting an elephant to the GOP National Convention, with Sheriff Buford T. Justice( Jackie Gleason) in hot pursuit once again.
José A. Ferreyra
José A( gustín) Ferreyra( 28 August 1889 – 29 January 1943), popularly known as" Negro Ferreyra"( Black Ferreyra, due to his mulato ethnicity), was an early Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer.
He was also sometimes credited as production designer.
Ferreyra was born in Vicente López, Gran Buenos Aires.
He began simultaneously directing and screenwriting for film in 1915, and moved on to success directing films such as" Palomas rubias" in 1920.
His films tended to focus on lower- class family drama, most notably" Perdón, viejita"( 1927), and were filmed on a low budget and with little to no script as a guide.
Ferreyra prevailes through the 1920s and 1930s as a distinguished filmmaker of the masses, but was displaced in the late 1930s and early 1940s by big budget cinema.
He directed over 40 films and wrote the scripts for the majority of them between 1915 and 1941, working with noted actors such as Libertad Lamarque and Mario Soffici on his screen debut, before moving on to directing.
He died on 29 January 1943 from throat cancer.
Perdón, viejita
Perdón, viejita is a 1927 silent Argentine film directed and written by José A. Ferreyra.
Ferreyra was born on August 28, 1889 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
He was a director and writer also known for Bewitching Kisses( 1937) and La vuelta al Bulín( 1926).
Ferreyra died on January 29, 1943, at age 53.
A fragment( 34- minutes) of the film is currently available on YouTube.
The restored version will be presented in the San Isidro Film and Music Festival on November 15. 2016.
The nitrate copy of the film was provided by the Fundación Cinemateca Argentina and the restoration work was done by GOTIKA,
Convoy (1978 film)
Convoy is a 1978 action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair and Franklyn Ajaye.
The film is based on the 1975 country and western novelty song" Convoy" by C. W. McCall.
The film was made when the CB radio/ trucking craze was at its peak in the United States, and followed the similarly themed films" White Line Fever"( 1975) and" Smokey and the Bandit"( 1977).
It was the most commercially successful film of Peckinpah's career.
Hal Needham
Hal Brett Needham( March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American stuntman, film director, actor and writer.
He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast cars, such as" Smokey and the BanditHooper The Cannonball Run" and" Stroker Ace".
The Nun and the Bandit
The Nun and the Bandit is an Australian film directed by Paul Cox.
Smokey Bites the Dust
Smokey Bites the Dust is a 1981 car chase film from New World Pictures directed by Charles B. Griffith.
Despite the title, the film is not connected to the" Smokey and the Bandit" series.
The Bandit Trail
The Bandit Trail is a 1941 Western film.
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 is a 1983 American action comedy film and a sequel to" Smokey and the Bandit"( 1977) and" Smokey and the Bandit II"( 1980), starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry and Colleen Camp.
The film also includes a cameo near the film's end by the original Bandit, Burt Reynolds.
With the budget of a television movie, which was around twice the budget used for the first part, many action and comedic scenes are rehashes of scenes from the previous two" Smokey and the Bandit" films.
The film received overwhelming negative reviews from critics and audiences alike.

Question: Do both Perdón, Viejita and Smokey And The Bandit films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no