The Car Movies of Burt Reynolds

Fire up the Trans Am sports car and get the Coors beer iced down when the Tallahassee Film Society remembers the late Burt Reynolds, who died earlier this month, with the Tallahassee Film Society’s screening of the chase hit “Smokey and the Bandit” (1977) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Cinema, off Railroad Avenue. It’s rated PG and costs $8 to get in. Visit www.tallasseefilms.com. Be sure to read Mark Hinson’s column on Sunday about Reynolds and his star turn in “Deliverance” (1972).Burt In His Trans Am Usa Today ArtFire up the Trans Am sports car and get the Coors beer iced down when the Tallahassee Film Society remembers the late Burt Reynolds, who died earlier this month, with the Tallahassee Film Societys screening of the chase hit Smokey and the Bandit (1977) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Cinema, off Railroad Avenue. Its rated PG and costs $8 to get in. Visit www.tallasseefilms.com. Be sure to read Mark Hinsons column on Sunday about Reynolds and his star turn in Deliverance (1972). /

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4th July 1973: Film star Burt Reynolds at Los Angeles Airport. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) /

White Lightning (1973) & Gator (1976)

After making a name for himself with “Deliverance” Reynolds starred as Gator McKlusky in “White Lightning”. It’s a car chase movie with Reynolds undercover for the feds and ends up behind the wheel running moonshine. Diane Ladd and Ned Beatty also starred.

Reynolds directed the sequel, “Gator”, that featured Jerry Reed. Once again Gator saves the day and also cleans up local government.

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