Smokey and the Bandit as a protest against Liberal eletes

Big hollywood ^ | 12-5-2009 | Leo Grin

[Gordon Pym]

Well, back in the summer of 1977, flyover country was pissed. The nation they loved was being run into the ground by the jet-setters. Skyrocketing inflation. Rampant unemployment. Plummeting GDP. Crushing misery index. Multiple oil crises. Vanishing trade surpluses. A wretched President. Ordinary people were scared and angry, looking for — what’s the word? — oh yeah, “change.” Spare or otherwise.

[Gordon Pym]

This is one of my favorite movies and truly the academy snubbed it for best picture of 1977 but I'm not quite sure it could be seen as a response to the horrors of Carterism.

If it is, however, who would be in the Pontiac today and what would be the equivalent, Hal Nedham like, response to the horrors of Obomunism?

[stevie_d_64]

Still...

The most exciting thing to do in Texarkana is watching cars rust...;-)

10-4???

[taildragger]

No use a Mustang GT to really piss them off, it is not Gov't made!

Yes we need another film, a lot of classic rock for the backdrop, BTO's "Let it Roll" for one.

The driver? The Closet Liberatarian I think she is, Angolina Jolie....

The theme?

They speak out against poltical correctness on the the CB and Shortwave since an evil presense has closed all others down. Not running for beer but running to DC to send a Message....

Write it Hal if you still alive, do it!

[o_zarkman44]

Interesting background on the movie and how the concept was derived.

We used to go to Kansas to get cases of Coors because the beer wasn’t available in Missouri or Iowa at the time.
If we had Coors at a party then, we had a first class party everyone talked about. This was back in the early 70’s.

Now I wouldn’t give a dime for a Coors.

[dog breath]

The real America, that vast hard working space in the middle between the coasts does need a new hero. Somebody with a little more action hero class then Larry the Cable Guy or Hank Hill. I love Ford Mustangs so I vote for a souped up Mustang for the car and a younger more southern version of Bruce Willis for the lead. Maybe there is a returning young veteran who wants to act and can portray what being a real life tough guy is about.

[Boiling point]

What needs to happen is that someone needs to make a movie about the battle of Athens (Tennessee) in 1946. THAT would scare the living crap out of the political crowd!

[envisio]

Smokie & Bandit is on my shortlist of favorite movies of all time.

However,

Urban Cowboy was better.

[Gordon Pym]

What needs to happen is that someone needs to make a movie about the battle of Athens (Tennessee) in 1946. THAT would scare the living crap out of the political crowd!

Shays rebellion would provide them with something to think about as well.

[IYAS9YAS]

Now I wouldn’t give a dime for a Coors.

It wasn't about the having. It was about the getting.

[bt_dooftlook]

sigh...like so much in life