Mort Engelberg, a producer for “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Big Easy,” has died at age 85, according to media reports. Engelberg was also known as the person who organized Bill Clinton and Al Gore ...

Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the Bandit II." Fans of that movie — including Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess ...

Gay served for 30 years with the department and also worked at the governor’s mansion. He also had a memorable role in “Smokey and the Bandit” with Burt Reynolds. “Many of us grew up watching the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - 18 years ago, fans of the film Smokey and the Bandit met to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film and to re-enact the drive that Smokey took from Texarkana to Atlanta, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Eastbound and Down, a tour group who pays tribute to the Smokey and the Bandit movie series, visited the Topeka Zoo Saturday, May 27. Impersonators of the characters Bandit, ...

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Safety remarked on the death of a beloved trooper who made a memorable cameo on the big screen. A post on social media announced retired Master Trooper ...

NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- With an event so dedicated to American autos, it's hard to believe the Bandit Run, which began in 2007, hasn't been to Michigan. That changed Monday when the group of ...

Alabama folks love “Smokey and the Bandit,” and country star Riley Green is no exception. Green, born and raised in Jacksonville, pays tribute to the 1977 hit movie in a new video announcing his 2025 ...

The 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" is largely famous for two reasons: the Pontiac Trans Am driven by the titular Bandit, and the performances of the late Jerry Reed and Burt Reynolds as Cledus ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - Fans of the film “Smokey and the Bandit” might want to head to Mount Pleasant on Saturday for the Trans Am Takeover. It’s all to raise money for local charities. And ...