entertainment Smokey and the Bandit movie facts make for a wild ride (26 Photos) By: Rick In: Entertainment, Interesting, Movies Jun 13, 2017 811 Liked! 57 Disliked 0 1 “Smokey and the Bandit” was released 40 years ago. It went on to become the second highest grossing film in 1977…just behind this small flick named Star Wars. Here are some facts about the movie and its iconic ’77 Pontiac Trans-Am. Like this post? 811 Liked! 0