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photography for the film was done
of 1976. Eight months later, it prer
I has since amassed over $200 mill
popular films of all time. I feel as
big.
The movie stars Burt Reynolds
trying to smuggle a truckload of i
back to Atlanta within 28 hours. Sal
Reynolds picks up on the way, and
who tries to put a halt to the goings-*
That's about it, as far as plot goe
even the most joyless critic can't
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I can distinctly remember 16 crash*
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and Field. They met on this film am
in Hooper. They are one of Hollywc
and off.
Smokey & the Bandit will be sho\
and 9:30 in the Russell House Theat
I The jazz-rock group Chase, whos
in 1970, have reunited with a new 4
television series of the 1950s ... Th
1976, "Spirits Having Flown," will
February ... RSO Records is rais
"Backless" from $7.98 to $8.98 beci
on the cover ... The Kagles' ne
Christmas release, is being held up
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Luther King Jr. 50th Birthday Anr
on January 15 ... MCA Records to i
month ... Atlantic planning a 12-incl
The film version of Superman |
seven days of release ... Johnny Ci
on April 9 ... Release date for Franc
starring Jon Voight and Faye Duni
122 to kaster ... Come out on June 2\
boxing starring Barbra Streisanc
Pictures is already booking Star
Coming Home named "Best Pictur
Critics Assn ... Ned Beatty, Johi
Stack, Warren Oates, and Trea
currently-lensing 1941.
All three television networks to
- Lampoon's Animal House. NBC's is
Co Ed Fever, and ABC has Delta H
to CBS' prime-time slate this mo
presented January 27... Maude intc
Sports makes its 1979 bow on Janua
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ndit has always been very special tc
ever saw being filmed. Principal
in Atlanta in August and September
liered at Radio City Music Hall and
lion, making it one of the 10 most
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help liking it. One of the most in
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re. Admission is $1.00.
e "Get It On" single made the top tei
5 of the theme from the "Superman'
ie Bee Gees first studio album sine*
be in record stores the first week it
:ing the list price of Eric Clapton'!
ause of the special embossment usee
w album, originally scheduled foi
until March so the group can reworl
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vie wonaer 10 neaujine me iviurui
liversary Benefit Concert in AtianU
issue an Elton John picture disk this
h disco-disk by ABBA.
grossed over $12 million in its firs
arson will host this year's Oscarcas
:o Zeffirelli's re-make of The Champ
iway, has been moved up from June
I is The Main Event, a comedy abou'
i and Kyan O'Neal ... Paramoun
Trek into theatres for Christmas ..
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t Williams in Steven Spielberg'f
unveil series spin-offs of Nationa
i called Brothers & Sisters, CBS has
louse ... WKRP in Cincinnati returnf
nth ... Golden Globe Awards to b?
> syndication ... ABC's Wide World o!
ry 14. The Harlem Globetrotters wili
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Sunday, January 14: The Bs
a first-rate musical directed I
about life in the Broadway i
expect, the plot is negligible,
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Myself," are marvelous.
Fred Astaire is backed up
and dancing of Nanette Fabrs
and by the dancing of Cyd Chai
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Monday, January 15: In The Slee
(France, 1966), directed by Costa-G
Siege), police chase a mad killer,
suspenser with lots of Hitchcockian
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