The movie spawned two sequels, “Smokey and the Bandit II” (1980) and “Smokey and the Bandit Part 3″ (1983). Although most of “Smokey and the Bandit” was filmed in Georgia, the action ...

"Smokey and the Bandit" was a smash hit. The only bigger box-office draw that year was a little film called wait for it "Star Wars." "Smokey" cost just $4.3 million to make and took in around $ ...