The Bandit

The Bandit

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  • Genre(s): Documentary
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Jesse Moss
  • Cast(s): Burt Reynolds, Hal Needham, Paul Williams
  • Duration: 1h 22min
  • Award(s): Honorable Mention 2016 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 2016 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Cyber Attacks, The Beach Boys
  • Story:
    THE BANDIT is a film about 70s superstar Burt Reynolds, his best friend, roommate and stunt-double Hal Needham, and the making of their unlikely smash-hit SMOKEY & THE BANDIT. The film tells the action-packed story of the making of SMOKEY, while tracing the vivid personal journeys of Reynolds and Needham from obscurity to stardom and highlighting one of the most extraordinary relationships in Hollywood history. Featuring new interviews with Reynolds, rare archive material, including footage from Reynolds’ personal archive, as well as candid interviews with the late Hal Needham, the documentary tells an exhilarating and moving story about loyalty, friendship and creative risk.
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STORY

Story
THE BANDIT is a film about 70s superstar Burt Reynolds, his best friend, roommate and stunt-double Hal Needham, and the making of their unlikely smash-hit SMOKEY & THE BANDIT. The film tells the action-packed story of the making of SMOKEY, while tracing the vivid personal journeys of Reynolds and Needham from obscurity to stardom and highlighting one of the most extraordinary relationships in Hollywood history. Featuring new interviews with Reynolds, rare archive material, including footage from Reynolds’ personal archive, as well as candid interviews with the late Hal Needham, the documentary tells an exhilarating and moving story about loyalty, friendship and creative risk.

AWARDS

Won
Honorable Mention Award

Best Documentary Feature | 2016 | Jesse Moss

Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Best Documentary Feature | 2016 | Jesse Moss

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Hal Needham first met Burt Reynolds in 1959 when Reynolds was starring in the TV Series, Riverboat (1959). Needham had been hired to be Burt's stunt double and the two formed a lifelong friendship from there.

Popular Dialogues

"David Needham: He liked speed; He liked to bend the rules a little bit; He liked to live life on his own terms. Hal Needham was, and will always be, The Bandit."