In order to become the next Governor of Texas, "Big Ennis Burdett" (Pat McCormick) and his son "Little Ennis Burdett" (Paul Williams) ask "the Snowman" (Jerry Reed) to approach "the Bandit" (Burt Reynolds) about picking up a crate in Miami and hauling it to Texas in time for a Republican convention. And Big Ennis is willing to pay a lot of money to get that crate to Texas. The problem, of course, is that "Sheriff Buford T. Justice" (Jackie Gleason) lives in Texas and he has not forgotten about the last time he and the Bandit crossed paths. Even worse is the fact that the Bandit is terribly heartbroken after his girlfriend, "Carrie" (Sally Field) broke up with him and has crawled into a bottle since then. So in order to persuade him the Snowman calls Carrie and offers her $50,000 to join them. Excited about the prospect of making so much money she leaves immediately. Unfortunately, she just happens to be in the process of marrying Sheriff Buford T. Justice's son, "Junior" (Mike Henry) at the time. Needless to say, this infuriates Sheriff Buford T. Justice to no end. Not only that, but the crate they need to deliver in 3 days has been quarantined for several weeks and when they decide to take it they provide the Sheriff the excuse he has been wanting for a very long time. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film was in no way as good as its predecessor. It wasn't funny and lacked any noticeable excitement. In short, it just wasn't very good. That being the case, I have rated this movie accordingly. Below average.

I was fairly disappointed in this sequel. The original was funny and fast paced and the characters were likable. Not so for the second go round. The gang is all back, more or less but they don't seem to be having fun with their characters,like they did in the previous film film. The plot is not much different to the first film, and it feels like the actors are just going through the motions. Yes,there are a few mildly amusing moments along the way but they are few and far between.as for whether I would watch this film again,i would have to say I could wait at least five years before doing so .it isn't anywhere near the worst movie I have seen.it just isn't really a good movie.i would not recommend it,unless you have absolutely nothing else to do.for me Smokey and the Bandit is a 5/10.

Following in the footsteps of the popular first "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, "Smokey and the Bandit II" is a very average sequel that follows the trend of most sequels; let's cash in on the success of the first movie and make more money.Even the storyline is very similar to the first movie, just thrown in a different cargo to be transported. That being said, don't get me wrong, because the movie is still entertaining.The Bandit (playd by Burt Reynolds) has fallen on hard times with alcohol, but as a business opportunity comes around, The Snowman (played by Jerry Reed) and Frog (played by Sally Field) persuade The Bandit to sober and clean up and drive a 400.000 dollar cargo. But the police, led by notorious Sheriff Buford T. Justice (played by Jackie Gleason) is in hot pursuit.It was nice to see the original cast return for this 1980's sequel, that being Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry and the dog Fred. But "Smokey and the Bandit II" also brought the wonderful Dom DeLuise into the frame."Smokey and the Bandit II" is entertaining enough for what it is, and it should be seen if you enjoyed the first movie. It does, however, suffer under the pressure of being a sequel.

This is an OK sequel to the first film - it's not as bad as some critics say it is. It still has quite a few laughs and good chase scenes. The first film we were introduced to the loony characters but in this second film they seem to loose their comical merit just a little bit.The movie is almost a repeat of the first film with smalls changes: Bandit and Cledus who are this time going from Florida to Texas carrying a strange load (an elephant). And you have to put Sheriff Buford T. Justice back in hot pursuit of The Bandit.If you simply like car chases and wrecks on film then you should like Smokey and the Bandit II.7/10