Question: Why did Burt Reynolds not reprise his roll as Bandit in this film?
Smokey and the Bandit III (1983)
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Directed by: Dick Lowry
Starring: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick
Visible crew/equipment: This is the number one mistake of all time. When the sheriff is chasing the Bandit, they both drive into the stunt show and the Bandit is heading right for a burning wall. First, you see an inside shot then the shot changes to catch all the action, on the second shot of the Trans Am crashing through the wall you can see a Panavision camera [ yes it is that clear to even tell what kind of camera it is.] set up in the back of the car filming those shots.
Buford T. Justice: Follow that sum bitch.
Answer: A little obvious: the second film was a box office disaster, so Burt bowed out.