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 ...

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the “Best Picture” of 1977 is Woody Allen’s Annie Hall. That’s nuts. No one cares about that movie. Only two movies made in 1977 still ...

This “Smokey and the Bandit”-themed muscle car run is coming to Michigan for the first time. From June 8-13, Michiganders could spot The Bandit Run traveling along the lakeshore from Holland to ...

Movies and cars often go together like peanut butter and jelly, with few combinations as memorable as the black-and-gold Pontiac Trans Am in "Smokey and the Bandit." Thanks to Burt Reynolds' on-screen ...

Despite the tiny three-cylinder engine under the hood, this looks like a decent homage to the original movie car. Smokey and the Bandit, an iconic 1977 action-comedy film, is a beloved classic that ...

To say that Smokey and the Bandit had a massive impact on American car culture would likely be an understatement. Released back in 1977 amid the malaise era – a time period noted for poor quality in ...

STURGIS, S.D. (KELO) — A new event kicked off in Sturgis for the first time today. Classic cars have been entering Sturgis all day for the Trans AM Takeover. “Everybody thinks of the Trans AM, they ...

The late 70s and early 80s saw a wave of car chasing, barroom brawling, crowd-pleasers that ruled the box office, and Smokey and the Bandit (the second-highest grossing movie of 1977, after Star Wars) ...

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the “Best Picture” of 1977 is Woody Allen’s Annie Hall. That’s nuts. No one cares about that movie. Only two movies made in 1977 still ...