Thread: Burt Reynolds - living legend :)

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Ya I knew he drove them BIG BLOCK FORDS as Gator.
I got to meet him in Vegas one time at the Lady Luck.
I was a break in black jack dealer and he was at the
table next to mine. He asked the pit boss if he could deal.
So he got up and delt a while, people were lined up to watch.
He was having a good time and there is no mistaking his laugh.
Oh Dave my favorite part was and always is the lovely
Sally Fields, MUM good stuff.
Kurt

Here is a T/A Like in the First Movie . I had a White one with a 1969 Built 400 . I took a Bit of Weight out of it . It was a good runner . http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/burt...andit-trans-am

My older brother had a 76 T/A and it was silver with a built 400.
The springs had been heated up to lower it, and man - o - man could that thing corner.
Thats back when they had the single head light on each side.
Loved that big bird on that shaker hood and the sound was something else.
They sure had thier own sound, we had glass pac's on his.
Kurt

Here is the 1977 T/A I owned . I also owned two 78's and one 79 they were black .

In the 1979 movie Hot Stuff Jerry Reed drove around in a cool metallic blue '79 Formula that gets blown up. Just after it gets blown up his character says he only has another 782 payments to make on it!

Burt was offered the astronaut role in Terms of Endearment, but turned it down to do Stroker Ace (1983) because he promised a friend. Jack Nicholson was second choice for the astronaut and went on to get the Academy Award for best actor.

Poor Burt, he sacrificed himself to entertain us!

Stroker Ace, includes Lonnie Anderson (batteries sold separately)

I just saw Burt on some TV show where they recreated a modern version of the Smokey T/A. Burt doesn't look real healthy IMO, kinda thin and not very peppy. I hope he is ok.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I just saw Burt on some TV show where they recreated a modern version of the Smokey T/A. Burt doesn't look real healthy IMO, kinda thin and not very peppy. I hope he is ok.

Don

He made a recent guest appearance in the spy show Burn Notice.

Gotta love Hooper, Subaru Brat pickup being driven backwards at 45 mph, naked chick jumping out of a birthday cake and Jan Michael Vincent ('ol Mr Airwolf),...what is that if not art?



You bet ur ass it ain't!!

I pretty much like all of his "box office flicks" but the thing that I respected more about Burt was the way he used the Geniuses in the entertainment field to the best of their ability - - - - - speaking of Jackie, Jerry, Sally, Dom and many others. Good casting just plain ROCKS

As far as Smokey & The Bandit goes; it takes a great actor to make a big 180 HP car look fast, but IMO, Jackie Gleason was the real star of the show. Thats why they don't call it The Bandit and Smokey. haha.

Originally Posted by Sheriff Justice

"This happens every time one of these floozies starts poontangin' around with those show folk fags. "

But I am a huge fan of Burt Reynolds' films. Smokey & the Bandit, Stroker Ace, Hooper, Cannonball Run and Navajo Joe are some of my all-time favorites.

"the godd*mn germans got nothing to do with this!"

I had an '80 turbo. It was a stone from a dead stop, but had a pretty good passing gear and top end. It had a Jimmy Carter speedometer too, so it would never go over 80 mph.