Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds.

Participants planned to watch "Smokey and the Bandit II" during the evening of June 9 at a farm in the area of Kansas City, Missouri, then stay that night in that city. This year's Bandit Run is ...

Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films.

"Smokey and the Bandit II" was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1980. Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit ...

Participants in this year’s Bandit Run plan to watch "Smokey and the Bandit II" the evening of June 9 at a farm in the area of Kansas City, Missouri, said the Facebook page for that annual road ...

Smokey and the “Bandit Runners” stop to see Topeka Zoo movie star A yearly ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ tribute made its way to the capital city for a special reunion this year ...

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The Trans Am, with its powerful V-8 and a giant screaming eagle plastered across the hood, became a cultural icon, immortalized as Burt Reynolds’ ride in the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies ...