Do NOT try the stunts in Smokey and the Bandit at home. Many of the things the infamous Trans Am accomplished in the film, unfortunately, would be impossible to recreate in real life. The car immediately bolstered sales for Pontiac, giving them their best sales years ever. The “Screaming Chicken” muscle car-as it would be called following the movie, because of the hood decal-became an immediate must-have car for men and adolescent boys around the world. The most iconic and famous aspect of the movie, besides maybe Burt Reynolds himself, is undoubtedly Bandit’s car, the 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. (After filming, she and Reynolds had a relationship together.) It also turned Sally Field into a symbol, when before the film she was considered a rather bland, unattractive actress. It was famously one of Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite movies (one of the best he’d seen in years), despite the Master of Suspense not even making movies in that genre. Many people believed beforehand that the film was not right for him. It was the second highest-grossing film of the year, trailing only Star Wars: A New Hope, and it made Burt Reynolds into a certifiable superstar. Smokey and the Bandit was one of the most iconic movies of the 1970s.
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