# Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

> A washed-up daredevil driver gets one more shot at glory when a pair of promoters hires him to haul an elephant across America before the deadline.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7321

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy
- Director: Hal Needham
- Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, David Huddleston
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081529/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: boisterous, irreverent, breezy, lazy weekend, road movie marathon

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