CARLISLE, Cumberland County - Saturday was a historic day after a stunt driver did something no one would want to try at home. Stunt driver, Raymond Kohn, recreated one of the most iconic car stunts ...

Four years ago this week, the classic movie "Smokey and the Bandit" was celebrating the 40th anniversary of its debut. Overdrive paid homage to the movie, also noting the magazine's visibly supportive ...

It was written and directed by a stuntman. It was the second-biggest movie of 1977, trailing only a little film called “Star Wars.” And — let’s be honest — you would still rather watch it than ...

Burt Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess, visited Cora the elephant at the Topeka Zoo as part of the "Bandit Run." Cora, now 67, played "Charlotte" in "Smokey and the Bandit II" alongside Reynolds. The ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - 18 years ago, fans of the film Smokey and the Bandit met to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film and to re-enact the drive that Smokey took from Texarkana to Atlanta, ...

Aging Topeka Zoo elephant Cora, who appeared 45 years ago in a "Smokey and the Bandit" movie, is expected to get a visit June 9 from fans of those films. Participants in "The Bandit Run," a large, ...

Watching Smokey and the Bandit all these years after its release is an exercise in cultural anthropology. Even more so than other films of its time, this 1977 car-chase comedy drops markers about its ...