Episode 89: Burt Reynolds Bootleg Double Feature

This week, we pay our respects to the stud of 70’s car chase movies Burt Reynolds with two of his most entertaining roles as bootleggers leaving the law in his dust in the hit films White Lightning and Smokey and the Bandit. First up we see the more dramatic performance as the sweat-drenched underdog Robert “Gator” McKlusky a convicted Arkansas bootlegger who is released from prison to assist the feds in taking down the corrupt Sherrif J.C. Connors (Reynolds Deliverance co-star Ned Beatty), who is responsible for the murder of his younger brother. Next up Burt is driving “Eastbound and Down” as the devilishly charming Bo “Bandit” Darville, running blocker in a candy red Trans Am to distract the police from a truck filled with 400 cases of bootleg Coors from Texas racing its way to Georgia in 28 hours. Along the way Bandit picks up sexy runaway bride Carrie (Sally Field) and attracts the attention of the blustery Sherrif Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). The result is one of the infectiously crowd pleasing films of the 1970’s. So crack open a cold one and 10-41 to Psychotronicast!

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