The Detroit City Council called the flag as a "symbol of oppression, slavery, and home-bred American terrorism. An event designed to honor Burt Reynolds at this year's Detroit Autorama show using the famous Pontiac Trans Am was given the no-go by the Detroit City Council because of a Confederate flag which was part of the Georgia license plate used on the car in the movie, AutoBlog reported. The plan was to use an exact replica of Bandit's Trans Am to recreate the Mulberry Bridge jump scene in the movie, license plate and all.
City Council voted to prohibit the jump. Councilmember Scott Benson explained the reasoning. The car "still proudly flies a Confederate flag, which is a symbol of oppression, slavery, as well as home-bred American terrorism. So this body said we are not going to support that type of symbolism nor the audacity to support that type of activity in the city of Detroit.
The council also accused the Autorama organizers of "a history of supporting images and symbols of racism, oppression, and white supremacy. The decision comes as a result of a similar stunt at the show two-years-ago where a vintage Dodge Charger was used to recreate a scene from "The Dukes of Hazard. However, the car used in the stunt did have the flag on the roof and the driver gave interviews afterward in a racing suit with a Confederate flag embroidered on it.
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On 'Watch What Happens Live! To the chagrin of the stunt crew, the Turbo Trans Ams didn't have quite the performance they were hoping for. So to get a respectable amount of speed out of them, they installed nitrous oxide tanks. The Pontiac Trans-Am in the first movie had a 6. The roller coaster destroyed in the movie is the old "Greyhound" coaster that was located at the Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Georgia.
It was due to be torn down and rebuilt after being deemed in unsafe condition so its destruction was written into this movie.
It was also shown in the background during the first Smokey and the Bandit movie. After critics panned the film and his work as Director, Hal Needham took out a full page ad in 'Variety' depicting himself sitting on a wheelbarrow full of cash. At least at the time the movie was made, this picture contained one of the biggest car chases in film history. Publicity stated that it involved sixty stunt-men and stunt-women, one hundred cars and eighteen wheeler trucks.
Bill was a second generation elephant trainer. He and Cora literally grew up together. Both of his sons have also worked add elephant trainers. Sadly, Bill passed away suddenly back in Cora is nearly 60 years old now.
This movie is one of a handful of pictures that Burt Reynolds made with his s girlfriend Sally Field. In every movie they made together, Field played Reynolds' girlfriend. Reportedly, when this movie was first released, Burt Reynolds was planning to star in Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 However, Reynolds only makes a small cameo in the second sequel. At the beginning of the film, Sheriff Buford T. Here, he drives a silver and blue GMC General.
Many brand new Pontiac Le Mans sedan cars decked out as police cars were seen during the roundup sequence. A Phoenix car agency declined to deliver the vehicles when it was made aware that they did not include air conditioning. Pontiac recalled the cars and later supplied the production with the cars. Jackie Gleason plays three characters in this movie: Sheriff Buford T. The movie featured a number of American country and western music stars who acted in the movie as well as sung.
The assumption is that his favorite country singer is Jerry Reed. The world record for the longest stunt car jump by a car powered with its own engine, at feet, was performed for the film. Stuntman Gary Davis jumped a Dodge Monaco car for the roundup sequence in this movie. Davis unfortunately was injured during the stunt, receiving a compressed vertebra from a hard landing. The final scene, Sheriff Buford T.
Justice is driving a bus in pursuit of the Bandit. The final scene is a nod to his Honeymooners character.
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