A year before he became the "Bandit", Burt Reynolds was "Gator". This 1976 action movie, which marked Reynolds' directorial debut, features a wild-assed boat chase scene on Georgia's Banks Lake Preserve. Driving a 135 horsepower Johnson Sea Horse powered Cobia, Reynolds eludes revenue agents. Reynolds does most of his own stunts, with the exception of very dangerous jumps performed by his old buddy Hal Needham. With a rocket assist on the boat, Needham claimed one jump set a 138-foot world recor