Smokey and the Bandit film stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Mike Henry.
When and Where was Smokey and the Bandit filmed?
Smokey and the Bandit Filming Locations
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1. Lakewood Fairgrounds Lake
Address: 2002 Lakewood Ave SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30315 USA
Lakewood Fairgrounds in Lakewood Heights was built to be the home of the Southeastern Fair and in the background, we can spot Spanish colonial-style buildings on the adjacent fairgrounds.
In the movie’s opening Big and Little Enos Burdette approach the Bandit to drive to Texarkana, Texas, for Coors beer.
2. North Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia
Jonesboro is a city and county seat Which is located in Georgia’s Clayton County. The house where Bandit started their journey is not there anymore but was in the location are the government buildings belonging to the city of Jonesboro. North Street can also be seen in the film.
3. Mundy’s Mill Road, Jonesboro, Georgia
The two-lane highway is actually a rural road through the outskirts of town and was used to film some sense of the film. The Bandit and his Trans Am are going back to Atlanta and met a runaway bride Sally Field.
Arkansas Sheriff Branford was also there to catch the Bandit at Highway 54 and Mundy’s Mill Road. The Bandit decides to make a U-turn to drive the other way and save himself.
4. Macon Street and Rogers Street, McDonough, Georgia
Macon Street and Rogers Street in McDonough can be seen when the Snowman is out on the highway headed back to Atlanta and still has to keep an eye out for Sheriff Justice.
The Snowman also fuels up the Kenworth, and one of his favorite dives on the way back to Atlanta also meets a biker gang and gets beat up while waiting for his food.
It was also shot in several other locations in the United States, including Phillips Rd and S. Stone Mountain Lithonia Rd, Griffith Park – 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, and Ojai.
The film’s diner scene, where Bandit meets the sheriff, was shot at the Old Hickory House in Forest Parkway, Forest Park, Georgia. The film’s opening credits scene was shot at the Santa Monica Mountains.
Smokey and the Bandit film’s opening credits boulevard night drive scene was shot at Van Nuys Boulevard. It was also filmed in locations such as Douglas County, 11675 Foothill Boulevard, Lithonia, and Lake View Terrace.
Overview
Smokey and the Bandit film follows Truck driver Bo “Bandit” Darville who is hired to bring a tractor-trailer full of beer over state lines which in 1977 was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit and when he picks up he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice.
Smokey and the Bandit Official Trailer
