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* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[The Honeymooners|Jackie Gleason]] was a New York Jew. He plays an East Texas redneck in all three movies. |
* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[The Honeymooners|Jackie Gleason]] was a New York Jew. He plays an East Texas redneck in all three movies. |
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* [[The Red Stapler]]: After this movie came out, there was a ''six-month'' waiting list to purchase black Trans Ams. |
* [[The Red Stapler]]: After this movie came out, there was a ''six-month'' waiting list to purchase black Trans Ams. |
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* [[Throw It In]]: Jackie Gleason was given a lot of lee-way to ad lib. The scene where he meets Bandit at the choke'n'puke without knowing it was his idea. |
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* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: ''That's'' a big 10-4. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The infamous "Smokey IS the Bandit" story. Supposedly, [[Jackie Gleason]] was going to play a [[Acting for Two|dual role]]. The most readily available proof that the film was originally shot this way is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4Ht2opvqY&feature=related trailer] in which Gleason as Justice addresses the audience directly and declares that he has literally stepped into the Bandit's shoes in the new film. |
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 6 January 2015
- Playing Against Type: Jackie Gleason was a New York Jew. He plays an East Texas redneck in all three movies.
- The Red Stapler: After this movie came out, there was a six-month waiting list to purchase black Trans Ams.
- Throw It In: Jackie Gleason was given a lot of lee-way to ad lib. The scene where he meets Bandit at the choke'n'puke without knowing it was his idea.
- Unintentional Period Piece: That's a big 10-4.
- What Could Have Been: The infamous "Smokey IS the Bandit" story. Supposedly, Jackie Gleason was going to play a dual role. The most readily available proof that the film was originally shot this way is a trailer in which Gleason as Justice addresses the audience directly and declares that he has literally stepped into the Bandit's shoes in the new film.