Back in 1977, two exciting things happened in the world of cinema: George Lucas launched “Star Wars: A New Hope,” and Hal Needham did the same with "Smokey and the Bandit." The former would go on to ...

In 1977, Smokey and the Bandit did two things: one, it secured Burt Reynolds’ superstar status, and two, made the same-year Pontiac Trans Am one of the most popular movie cars. Flash forward to 2022, ...

An obsession with road movies took hold of American culture throughout the 1970s. Films like "The Sugarland Express" and "The Getaway" captured the zeitgeist. The road symbolized that old-fashioned ...

CLEARWATER, Fla., June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To help his fans celebrate the milestone 40 th anniversary of the classic film Smokey and the Bandit (the second-highest box-office draw of 1977), Burt ...

When "Smokey and the Bandit" earned $127 million at the North American box office, making it the second-highest grossing movie of 1977 ("Star Wars" coming in at No. 1, of course), the 1977 Pontiac ...

The 1977 Firebird Trans Am once owned by Burt Reynolds was sold at auction Saturday for $495,000 at a sale held by Barrett-Jackson. The car was not used in the filming of "Smokey and the Bandit," but ...

Movies and cars often go together like peanut butter and jelly, with few combinations as memorable as the black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am in "Smokey and the Bandit." Thanks to Burt Reynolds' on-screen ...

Many hardcore fans of Burt Reynolds’ most iconic movie, 1977’s “Smokey and The Bandit,” know that none of those cool black Pontiac Trans Ams with gold trim survived the stunts in the film. Hold up on ...