Burt Wants You! SMOKEY & THE BANDIT + HOOPER (on 35mm) + Trans Am!
Schedule
Fri Jun 19 2026 at 06:00 pm to 11:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater | Lehighton, PA
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On Friday, June 19th, BURT WANTS YOU to come to the Mahoning Drive-In Theater to celebrate the life and legacy of Burt Reynolds, and his iconic partnership with director and “King Of The Stuntmen” Hal Needham, with a 35mm double feature of two of their best-loved films, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977) and HOOPER (1978), PLUS a screen-accurate 1977 Trans-Am photo op!First up, we gonna do what they say can’t be done, with the second highest-grossing film of 1977 (just behind something called STAR WARS), SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT! When Big and Little Enos Burdette challenge hotshot trucker Bo “Bandit” Darville to a bet that he can’t long-haul 400 cases of illegal Coors beer from Texarkana to Atlanta in 28 hours (starting in Atlanta), it’s a free-wheeling, law-breaking, pedal-to-the-medal, action-packed laugh riot! Bandit’s in a red-hot black Trans-Am (Bandit One) running blocker for good buddy Cledus “Snowman” Snow (Bandit Two – and no, he is not Hank Snow’s brother) driving a big rig full of bootleg brew, with runaway bride Carrie (aka Frog) along for the ride, and Texas County Mounty Buford T. Justice in hot pursuit!
One of the biggest blockbusters of the 70s, it’s pure joy from start to finish, proving once and for all that it’s not where you’re going that counts, it’s who the hell’s in back of ya. With Sally Field, Jerry Reed, and Jackie Gleason as Sherrif Buford T. Justice.
Once you’ve cooled your engines and enjoyed a Diablo Sandwich and a Dr. Pepper, it’s time for the ultimate ode to Hollywood stuntmen, HOOPER!
Needham and Reynolds take us inside the world of Sonny Hooper, the greatest stuntman alive, and his wild, death-defying life on and off screen. In the world of Hooper, a stunt’s a “gag” and a gag is no laughing matter, but in the world of Needham and Reynolds, it’s a stunt-filled laugh riot! With Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, Terry Bradshaw and James Best!
Arrive early to get your photo with the 1977 black Trans-Am, enjoy a live themed DJ set, food special and raffle, and get ready for a rubber-burning, stunt-filled, night with Burt and Hal!
Gates open at 6pm, showtime at sundown.
No Refunds or Transfers.
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Where is it happening?
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, 635 Seneca Rd,Lehighton,Pennsylvania, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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