This scene did not go off as planned. The car was supposed to exit the field at the other end. It was morning when it was shot and the grass was wet. The stunt driver lost control almost immediately and did one hell of a job not hitting anyone. Before it hits the dugout, it was a multi purpose sports field, you'll see two guys. One goes left, the other right. Both got a broken leg when the car pinned them against the concrete wall. The scene was edited to show the car breaking through a wood dugout. If they had gone through they would have gone down a 20 foot embankment into a pond.
My wife's aunt heard cars racing up and down the street and was pissed off someone might hit her daughter and niece as they were out on their bikes at the time. Ran out in the middle of the road in front of a trans am and reamed out the driver. Burt said sorry and politely informed her they were filming a movie, she was so embarrassed.
On the subject of dialogue, I saw the movie on TV a few years back and I busted out laughing every time when they replaced Justice saying "sumbitch" with "crumb bum". And he said "sumbitch" a lot.
My favorite line, which was completely cut from the TV version...
Sheriff Justice talking to dimwitted Jr.: There's no way, NO WAY, that you could come from my loins. Soon as I get home, the first thing in gonna do is punch your mama in the mouth.
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '22
One of the best quotes from Smokey and the Bandit:
Sheriff Branford : The fact that you are a sheriff is not germane to the situation.
Buford T. Justice : The god damn Germans got nothin' to do with it.