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Posted: 5/25/2017 3:22:22 AM EDT

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Well if casting a wicker basket full of a cobras...to throw the motherfucker who was thinking of remaking Smokey and the Bandit into isn't an option:

Bandit: Clayne Crawford
Carrie: Natalie Zea
Cledus/Snowman: Walton Goggins

Smokey: Jim Beaver
Junior: Timothy Oliphant

Big Enos: Nick Searcy
Little Enos: Damon Herriman

Yes they were all in Justified, and yes it would work.

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As a certified connoisseur and expert on the Original Great American Cinema Classic that is Smokey and the Bandit I hereby declare you the winner.

Sidenote: Clayne Crawford really needs more good roles to play. Fan of his work since Baytown Outlaws.

Posted: 5/25/2017 3:31:20 AM EDT

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Bandit - Gary Olman
Frog - Milla Jovovich or Kate Beckinsale
Cletus - Randy Travis
Justice - John Goodman
Junior - Josh Brolin

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Posted: 5/25/2017 3:45:24 AM EDT

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As a certified connoisseur and expert on the Original Great American Cinema Classic that is Smokey and the Bandit I hereby declare you the winner.

Sidenote: Clayne Crawford really needs more good roles to play. Fan of his work since Baytown Outlaws.

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Well if casting a wicker basket full of a cobras...to throw the motherfucker who was thinking of remaking Smokey and the Bandit into isn't an option:

Bandit: Clayne Crawford
Carrie: Natalie Zea
Cledus/Snowman: Walton Goggins

Smokey: Jim Beaver
Junior: Timothy Oliphant

Big Enos: Nick Searcy
Little Enos: Damon Herriman

Yes they were all in Justified, and yes it would work.

As a certified connoisseur and expert on the Original Great American Cinema Classic that is Smokey and the Bandit I hereby declare you the winner.

Sidenote: Clayne Crawford really needs more good roles to play. Fan of his work since Baytown Outlaws.

I completely agree with your sidenote that Clayne Crawford needs to be in a lot more things, he's a damn good actor and he also seems to have his head on right.

Hell, I'll even go so far as to commit Arfcom heresy and say that I actually not only liked him better as Martin Riggs than Mel Gibson, but that I think the new Lethal Weapon series has the potential to wind up being better the movies if they don't totally shit the bed when it returns for its 2nd season (since that has happened to many a series over the years, they can open with a strong first season and then nosedive really quickly) and I'm saying that as someone who's seen every Lethal Weapon movie in the theater the weekend it opened so I'm far from a Lethal Weapon hater, I like the movies a lot.

Posted: 5/25/2017 3:49:13 AM EDT

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Just saw it tonight, in theaters.
It should never be attempted again, although I'm sure Hollywood would love to fuck it up.

I even drove my TA to the show lol

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Did not get my 1977 done in time.

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Posted: 5/25/2017 4:23:58 AM EDT

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Burt Reynolds as BTJ would be epic!

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Great idea but the guy is quite ill and can barely walk at this point, he might not even survive through to the end of the production

Posted: 5/25/2017 4:34:36 AM EDT

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Johnny Knoxville as bandit

Posted: 5/25/2017 5:45:30 AM EDT

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R.Lee Ermey as Buford

Posted: 5/25/2017 5:52:10 AM EDT

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Took my wife to the 7pm showing Wednesday night. It really looked great on the big screen.

No one can replace Jackie Gleason, or the rest of the cast for that matter.

Worth $12.50 a ticket

Posted: 5/25/2017 6:06:01 AM EDT

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Bandit: Norm MacDonald
Frog: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Snowman: Doug Stanhope
Buford T Justice: Artie Lange

No that wouldn't work today, all white. They will have to insert a black person and a Hispanic in two of the four roles unless they can come up with a black Hispanic, a twofer.

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Obviously you are a comedy fan, but I really ROST HARD at Artie as BTJ

Edit.... Need a small gal for Frog.

Kristin Chenoweth

Posted: 5/25/2017 6:31:33 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/25/2017 6:51:07 AM EDT

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It was perfect, and timeless.

Don't fuck with it.

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You can't improve on perfection.

Posted: 5/25/2017 6:54:07 AM EDT

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Well if casting a wicker basket full of a cobras...to throw the motherfucker who was thinking of remaking Smokey and the Bandit into isn't an option:

Bandit: Clayne Crawford
Carrie: Natalie Zea
Cledus/Snowman: Walton Goggins

Smokey: Jim Beaver
Junior: Timothy Oliphant

Big Enos: Nick Searcy
Little Enos: Damon Herriman

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This might actually work. Switch Searcy and Beaver though.

Posted: 5/25/2017 7:32:12 AM EDT

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Chris Pratt - Snowman

Posted: 5/25/2017 7:45:02 AM EDT

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The only cast member that matters.... unfortunately unavailable too.....

I think a remake effort would be a tragedy.....

Posted: 5/25/2017 7:57:23 AM EDT

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Johnny Knoxville as bandit

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Honestly, my first thought...but he's too much smart-ass, not enough charisma.

Posted: 5/25/2017 7:58:32 AM EDT

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R.Lee Ermey as Buford

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Initiallly, sounds good...but he isn't funny.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:10:16 AM EDT

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SnowMan = Owen Wilson
Frog =Mila Kunis
Bandit = Bradley Cooper

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:11:59 AM EDT

[#18]

Ian McShane would make an awesome R rated smoky.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:15:42 AM EDT

[#19]

What about
Big Enos - Mike Myers
Little Enos - Verne Troyer

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:16:10 AM EDT

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The only cast member that matters.... unfortunately unavailable too.....

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/466127/Bandit-Trans-Am-0-216071.jpg

I think a remake effort would be a tragedy.....

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New cast member a ZL1

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:16:13 AM EDT

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Bandit: Matthew McConaughey
Frog: Kate Hudson
Snowman: Kid Rock
Smokey: ? If Burt Reynolds were younger and in better health I'd say him.
Junior: Rob Riggle

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This is my favorite casting so far. Riggle in particular is perfect.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:19:31 AM EDT

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I'd like to see John C Reilly as Snowman, although the Walter Goggins idea isn't half bad.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:20:42 AM EDT

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Bandit - Jeff Bridges

Carrie - Julianne Moore

Cledus - Steve Buscemi

Buford T. Justice - John Goodman

"Smokie and the Lebowski"

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:23:49 AM EDT

[#24]

It doesn't matter because Matt Damon would be in it.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:27:59 AM EDT

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Here's an idea.....no more remakes of classics.

Make writers come up with new ideas for movies.

Posted: 5/25/2017 8:31:18 AM EDT

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Burt Reynolds: The Rock

Sally Fields: Alexandra Daddario

You know this is who they will cast.

The Rock is in every movie now

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:20:32 AM EDT

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CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!!

Stay away from my 70's White culture!

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Bandit: Some black guy. Doesn't matter who as long as he's black.

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!!

Stay away from my 70's White culture!

Hahahaha!

Their own medicine, I bet it tastes real good.

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:22:30 AM EDT

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R.Lee Ermey as Buford

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Damn, never thought of this...

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:24:03 AM EDT

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SnowMan = Owen Wilson
Frog =Mila Kunis
Bandit = Bradley Cooper

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Owen Wilson was my first thought but I did not put him down because I did not think anyone would agree

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:24:59 AM EDT

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I'd like to see John C Reilly as Snowman, although the Walter Goggins idea isn't half bad.

https://glasgowonfilmdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/john-c-reilly.jpg

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Damn this was smart as well....

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:28:04 AM EDT

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R Lee Ermy

Kid Rock

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:31:45 AM EDT

[#32]

My first thought is: "Don't do it."

If you're going to anyway, might was well make it funny.

Get Pratt for the Bandit and Goodman for BTJ. Just the interaction between those two would be hella funny.

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:39:16 AM EDT

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Bandit - Mcconaughey. Or Bradley Cooper if you want to go a little younger

Carrie - Amber Heard or Jennifer Lawrence

Cledus - Billy Bob Thornton

Buford T. Justice - he's irreplaceable, but I guess you could go with John Goodman

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Billy Bob Thornton would make a great Buford T. Justice. Chris Pratt as the Bandit and Jennifer Lawrence as Carrie. Cledus would be difficult, but I think Kid Rock could pull it off.

Posted: 5/25/2017 9:41:53 AM EDT

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Bandit - Brad Pitt
Smokey - Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jerry Reed - Ryan Reynolds or Norman Reedus
Sally Fields - Vanessa Hudgens

Mine would be darker and there would be deaths.

Posted: 5/25/2017 10:12:41 AM EDT

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Bandit - Brad Pitt
Smokey - Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Jerry Reed - Ryan Reynolds or Norman Reedus
Sally Fields - Vanessa Hudgens

Mine would be darker and there would be deaths.

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Norman Reedus, that's really fucking brilliant.

Posted: 5/25/2017 10:26:39 AM EDT

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McConaughey is a good choice by OP and Witherspoon isn't a terrible choice either.

Maybe Jennifer Aniston??? That seems like a funny/quirky/romantic role that she normally takes. She's still pretty hot too and doesn't look her age.

ETA: there are some really outstanding suggestions in here. If they have to remake the movie or film a sequel, GD is the place to go for casting. Who knew?

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:00:41 AM EDT

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Bandit - Viggo Mortensen
Smokey - William Dafoe
Junior - Cillian Murphy
Snowman - Forest Whitaker
Frog - Anna Kendrick
Big Enos - Sam Jackson
Little Enos - Seth Green

A story about Human Trafficking following the interstate serial murderer "Bandit" as he tries to run interference for "Snowman" running a truckload of 13 year old asian girls to NYC in a snowstorm. Following the rampage and trying to put the pieces together is speedball addicted FBI agent "Smokey" who cares less and less about his job and more about his addiction daily. Smokey's partner is the troubled genius "Junior" who signed up for the job because of his fascination with the macabre. Junior's doesn't notice the throws of dependency in his parter because he chooses to focus on the Badit's gruesome victims secretly hoping that they never catch up with the killer.

Joining the Bandit is the prostitute Claire "Frog" as she learns of his plans and violent past is first apprehensive but then becomes willing partner just as the Bandit is having second thoughts.

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:10:53 AM EDT

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What about
Big Enos - Mike Myers
Little Enos - Verne Troyer

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Big Enos: John Goodman
Little Enos: Patton Oswald

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:13:59 AM EDT

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Mathew Mconaughey, could have him driving a Lincoln instead. It'd be a hoot

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:14:07 AM EDT

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Bandit: Matthew McConaughey
Cletus: Rodney Carrington

Bonus since they are both from where I live. My wife knows them both. I don't maybe they hate each other. I don't know. One of them is my wife's ex-BF.

Frog: Kate Hudson

BTJ: Sam Jackson/Ice Tea

Big Enos: Dave Chappelle
Little Enos: Kevin Hart... he would be hilarious as Buford too.

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:24:59 AM EDT

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I think Dwight Yokum would make a great Sheriff Buford.

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:29:47 AM EDT

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Nobody can replace BT Justice. There is no substitute for Jackie Gleason.

I'm going to go a little against the grain:

Bandit: johnny Knoxville
Cletus: Matthew McConaughey
Carrie: Reese Witherspoon
Buford: John C Reilly
Junior:

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:41:42 AM EDT

[#43]

Will the T/A be a Tesla?

Posted: 5/25/2017 11:44:55 AM EDT

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I have an idea!!
Bandit - Melissa McCarthy
Snowman - Kristen Wiig
Frog - Chris Hemsworth
Sheriff - Leslie Jones
Big Enos - Kate McKinnon

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That would make for a hilarious SNL skit in the mirror universe where SNL isn't a bunch of raging leftists.

Posted: 5/25/2017 12:05:39 PM EDT

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This.

Besides, there can be only 1 Buford T. Justice.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/12/a6/8e/12a68ed07feaf9be578518ed681df39b.jpg

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Cedric the Entertainer.

Posted: 5/25/2017 12:36:20 PM EDT

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Bandit - Anson Mount
Sheriff Justice - Ron White
Junior - John C. Reilly
Snowman - Zane Williams
Frog - Emma Stone
Big Enos - John Goodman
Little Enos - Kevin James

Posted: 5/25/2017 12:51:04 PM EDT

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I'd like to see John C Reilly as Snowman, although the Walter Goggins idea isn't half bad.

https://glasgowonfilmdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/john-c-reilly.jpg

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I'd cast him as Big Enos

Posted: 5/25/2017 1:20:54 PM EDT

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Most of my picks have already been mentioned

McConaughy as Bandit
Kunis as frog
McBride as snowman
Goodman as the sheriff
Will Ferrell as Jr

Probably Sam Jackson and Kevin Hart as the Enos(s) as they would need to add some sort of color to get this made and I think they would do a decent job even though I dislike Hart

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Snowman to Bandit-" we about 15 minutes ahead of schedule"
Bandit to Snowman-"aw right, aw right, Aw right"