The 1977 comedy movie classic Smokey and the Bandit is leaving Netflix on August 1, so now is the time to watch one of my all-time favorite movies! Even if you have seen it before, it is worth watching at least one more time this summer. If you have not ever seen it, read on and then decide.
I have a mental game I like to play: making movies in my head. Sometimes I like to play the game by starting with an older classic movie or story. Sometimes I combine the movie and the story. I did that recently with The Quiet Man, mixing the short story and the movie. Here is a quick summary of what I devised, but first, a bit of background. Background John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara starred in the 1952 movie, which…