East Bound and Down - from Smokey and the Bandit TOPICS: Donate by Hopefully, we'll have our normal paypal system up and running again soon. Thank you very much for your loyal support! I love this film. Hal Needham almost killed a bunch of people during the filming. But he didn't! Burt was the best. Sally was beautiful. Jerry was cool. Jackie was hilarious. Watch the whole film next time you get the chance. You won't take your eyes off the screen FLNittany Out of the blue I put the Waylon Jennings station on iHeartRadio. And this song from Jerry Reed is one of the staples that you’ll hear virtually every time you put the station on. Great song and movie. But far and away the most extraordinary part is the role created and played by Jackie Gleason. What a genius!