TEXARKANA, Ark. — Fans can celebrate the 45th anniversary of “Smokey and the Bandit” at the annual Bandit Run kickoff this weekend. The Bandit Run lets lovers of the 1977 hit re-enact its premise: an ...

While "Eastbound and Down" may have been the "Smokey and the Bandit" film's signature song, many of the movie's signature Pontiac Trans-Ams came from all directions to be in Texarkana on Saturday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the ...

The "Bandit Run" will be in Topeka Monday. The “Bandit Run,” including about 100 classic Trans Ams, is coming to Topeka on Monday. The “Smokey and the Bandit” traveling fan club/car show will visit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 ...

Cora, a 66-year-old Asian elephant residing at the Topeka Zoo, starred as "Charlotte" in the 1980 film "Smokey and the Bandit II." Participants in "The Bandit Run," a yearly tribute to the "Smokey and ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. - It has been 45 years since a black and gold Pontiac Trans Am tore across the south on a bootlegging mission in the hit movie "Smokey and the Bandit." Burt Reynolds and Sally Field ...

Right after the August issue went to press with our coverage of Year One's new Burt Reynolds-backed Bandit Trans Ams, we got wind of a group of hard-core Smokey and the Bandit devotees preparing to ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — A journey inspired by the 30th anniversary 18-years ago of the movie, ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ makes a stop in Southeast Kansas. It’s appropriately called, ‘The Bandit Run’ and its ...