Forty-five years ago, Cora the elephant shared screen time with movie star Burt Reynolds in the popular film, "Smokey and the Bandit II." Fans of that movie — including Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Hess ...

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, ...

Here’s the synopsis for Smokey and the Bandit: “Get ready to tear up the highway with the Bandit (Burt Reynolds), a fun-loving, fast-talking trucker who takes on his craziest haul yet – delivering 400 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Eastbound and Down, a tour group who pays tribute to the Smokey and the Bandit movie series, visited the Topeka Zoo Saturday, May 27. Impersonators of the characters Bandit, ...

Folk hero the Bandit has fallen on bad times but comes to life when he is hired to help transport a pregnant elephant to a Republican convention in Dallas. Arch-enemy Sheriff Buford T. Justice catches ...

Alabama folks love “Smokey and the Bandit,” and country star Riley Green is no exception. Green, born and raised in Jacksonville, pays tribute to the 1977 hit movie in a new video announcing his 2025 ...

When Burt Reynolds passed away yesterday, much was made of his Florida connections. The star of classics such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights graduated from Palm Beach High School and played football ...