2007 Rolling Roadshow Tour - Smokey and the Bandit

Rated PG; 96min; Director:Hal Needham  

Location: Rolling Roadshow

This show is a part of the The 2007 Rolling Roadshow Tour Signature Series, Click to See More

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT PROVIDE CHAIRS FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN FOLDING/CAMPING CHAIRS FOR THE SCREENING! You will also be able to watch from your cars and tune in via FM Transmitter!

The Film:
Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving good ol’ boys who accept a dare from Atlanta big-shots Big and Little Enos (Pat McCormick and Paul Williams) to pick up a truckload of Coors from Texas and return it to them within 28 hours. Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) and his recently left-at-the-altar son Junior (Mike Henry) will stop at nothing to thwart this plan. Everyone knows that Star Wars was the highest grossing movie of 1977. Less known, however, is that a very different film was nipping at its heels all summer long. The #2 grossing film of 1977 was good-ol’ boy comedy classic Smokey and the Bandit. Pontiac Firebird stock rose to new heights, mustaches were in and Burt Reynolds was at the absolute top of his game.

The Event:
The night before the Texarkana Drive-in screening of Smokey and the Bandit, we will be hosting a triple feature of Burt Reynolds classics at the Starlight Drive-in in Atlanta. Adventurous members of that crowd will meet at 8AM at the drive-in for a cross-country "Smokey and the Bandit" themed scavenger hunt, recreating the epic journey depicted in the film. Check out the description from Burt-athon 2007 for more information about the hunt.

The scavenger hunt teams from Atlanta will join the rest of us at the Four State Fair in Texarkana where we will have a temporary drive-in constructed, complete with FM transmitter so you can listen to the movie soundtrack on your car radio. Please note: the Four States Fair will be selling food and drink. No outside food or beverages are allowed at this screening.

We'll have a semi-truck full of Coors and a huge barrage of action-packed Burt Reynolds trailers before the film. Check back here for more details on the screening and the scavenger hunt.

Admission is free to this event, but if you are driving a Pontiac Firebird, you will get priority VIP seating and tickets to the Dewar's White Label after-party and on-site VIP tent.

Screening Address:
The Four State Fairgrounds
3700 East 50th Street
Texarkana, AR


Info on the August 14 Burt-athon 2007 triple feature in Atlanta

Sponsored by:
The VIP party is sponsored by Dewar's White Label

The Smokey and the Bandit Rolling Roadshow screening is co-sponsored by


Check out our limited edition silkscreened Roadshow Tour 2007 posters HERE!

Rolling Roadshow Tour FAQ

Scavenger Hunt: Sign up for the Smokey and the Bandit Scavenger Hunt which begins in Atlanta on August 15 at 8:00 AM. The fee is $25 and the hunt is limited to 20 teams. The winner will get a black full-size 1970s era Pontiac Firebird.
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Show Specials:

• VIP Smokey and the Bandit ticket: Admission to this show is free, but seating is limited. We are offering a small number of VIP seats to this event. VIPs will receive a limited edition hand-silkscreened Smokey and the Bandit event poster, a reserved prime-seating spot at the screening and an invitation to the after-party. Note: hard tickets will not be mailed, your name will be on a will-call list at the event  
  Purchase VIP Smokey and the Bandit ticket

Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

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