Late '70s Movies
Late '70s movies were mostly about cars. You can't go wrong there! There were also movies about disco, and some movie about space battles or something. About this time, movies started looking a lot brighter, i.e. you could actually see something besides headlights on the street at night

This is hands-down the best movie ever made. After this movie (directed by God, er, Hal Needham), sales of Pontiac Firebirds went from around 50,000 units a year to over 200,000. Not only that, but Smokey and the Bandit was partially responsible for the CB radio craze of the late '70s. Bandit was a mega bad ass, Sally Field looked way hot, and Snowman (Jerry Reed) not only co-starred but also did two rad theme songs for the movie. The biggest star of the film, though, was the black and gold '77 Trans Am that helped get 400 cases of Coors from Texarkana to Atlanta Motor Speedway (not a quad oval then) in record time. Back then, we had fucked up alcohol laws in this country. It was illegal to have Coors beer east of the Mississippi River because the alcohol industry was a regional monopoly. Stupid? Believe it. If you still doubt the power of Smokey and the Bandit, let me remind you that it was the inspiration for The Dukes of Hazzard.

In case you don't know who this is, it's John Holmes, A.K.A. God! (Wait a second, I thought that was Hal Needham. Oh, well, I worship the Devil as well) John Holmes was the ultimate porn star. He had a huge schlong. And he was from my town! Ashville, Ohio's favorite son starred in about a bazillion pornos in the '70s and early '80s, including "This Stud's for You" and "I Deep-Throated John Holmes". If you wanted somebody to be in your porno, he was the man to call because he needed cocaine to make it through the day. Did I mention that he was from my town? The movie "Boogie Nights" was loosely based on his life. You know, there's something in our water that makes Ashvillians have huge members. I can't help it.

I've never seen this movie, but I guess a lot of other people have. I hear it's pretty popular. Usually, people's first response  when I tell them that I've never seen it is "No fucking way".

I hate disco, but this movie reflected what was going on in society at that time. If you want the '70s recapped in less than two hours, this is what you want to see. Where's my NWOBHM movie, dix?