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Here's a quick list of all movies watched by the SMC. Or if you prefer, here's a more detailed examination.
jei's Note: I AM THE INTERIM CAPTAIN NOW! Let's pour one out for Burt Reynolds this week, everybody. And we'll skip over Smokey and the Bandit, Longest Yard, Deliverance or Boogie Nights. I wanted to pick films from his library that maybe not everyone has seen, and tried to differentiate by genre.
Here are our candidates!
White Lightning (1973)
Director: Joseph Sargent
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins
Genre: Action
Runtime: 101 minutes
Premise: An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Why: One of Sterling Archer's favorite films, along with its sequel Gator.
Hooper (1978)
Director: Hal Needham
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field
Genre: Action/Comedy
Runtime: 99 minutes
Premise: Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.
Why: A true love letter to Hollywood stuntmen, I wanted to be a stuntman when I grew up because of this movie. I changed my mind later though.
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Director: Hal Needham again
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, and so many more
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 95 minutes
Premise: A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
Why: Classic zany chase movie, featuring Burt Reynolds playing a quasi-Bandit character vs Roger Moore playing a quasi-Bond character. As a longtime Bond and Bandit fan, this one always made me happy.
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Director: Burt Reynolds himself
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Runtime: 122 minutes
Premise: Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Why: Unlike the others, this one is a lot darker but easily is the most plot-heavy of them all. Can't have the light without the dark, right?
jei's Top Theme for this week is "Top Five Memorable Scenes!"
That is, scenes from films that you can still picture in your head right now.
And with that handled, I now relinquish control of the SMC back to europe1, and now my watch has ended. It's been fun.
Members: @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @FrontNakedChoke @AndersonsFoot @Tufts @Coolthulu @Yotsuya @jei @LHWBelt @ArtemV @Bullitt68 @Deus Ex Machina @HenryFlower @Rimbaud82
Here's a quick list of all movies watched by the SMC. Or if you prefer, here's a more detailed examination.
jei's Note: I AM THE INTERIM CAPTAIN NOW! Let's pour one out for Burt Reynolds this week, everybody. And we'll skip over Smokey and the Bandit, Longest Yard, Deliverance or Boogie Nights. I wanted to pick films from his library that maybe not everyone has seen, and tried to differentiate by genre.
Here are our candidates!
White Lightning (1973)
Director: Joseph Sargent
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins
Genre: Action
Runtime: 101 minutes
Premise: An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Why: One of Sterling Archer's favorite films, along with its sequel Gator.
Hooper (1978)
Director: Hal Needham
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field
Genre: Action/Comedy
Runtime: 99 minutes
Premise: Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.
Why: A true love letter to Hollywood stuntmen, I wanted to be a stuntman when I grew up because of this movie. I changed my mind later though.
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Director: Hal Needham again
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, and so many more
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 95 minutes
Premise: A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
Why: Classic zany chase movie, featuring Burt Reynolds playing a quasi-Bandit character vs Roger Moore playing a quasi-Bond character. As a longtime Bond and Bandit fan, this one always made me happy.
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Director: Burt Reynolds himself
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Runtime: 122 minutes
Premise: Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Why: Unlike the others, this one is a lot darker but easily is the most plot-heavy of them all. Can't have the light without the dark, right?
jei's Top Theme for this week is "Top Five Memorable Scenes!"
That is, scenes from films that you can still picture in your head right now.
And with that handled, I now relinquish control of the SMC back to europe1, and now my watch has ended. It's been fun.
Members: @europe1 @MusterX @Scott Parker 27 @the muntjac @Cubo de Sangre @sickc0d3r @FrontNakedChoke @AndersonsFoot @Tufts @Coolthulu @Yotsuya @jei @LHWBelt @ArtemV @Bullitt68 @Deus Ex Machina @HenryFlower @Rimbaud82
