The movie centers around a high-speed, cross-country adventure. The basic premise:
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Wealthy Texans Big Enos and Little Enos hire Bandit and his partner Snowman to illegally transport 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas to Atlanta, Georgia in just 28 hours—a near-impossible task at the time due to laws restricting alcohol transportation across state lines.
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Bandit drives a black 1977 Pontiac Trans Am as a decoy to distract the police, while Snowman drives the 18-wheeler loaded with beer.
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Along the way, Bandit picks up Carrie, a runaway bride who just ditched her wedding to Junior, the son of the relentless and foul-mouthed Sheriff Buford T. Justice. This makes the sheriff even more determined to chase Bandit down.
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What follows is a wild chase across the South, full of police cars crashing, witty banter, CB radio lingo, and a growing legend around the mysterious “Bandit.”
