49th in the charts with 8.96 million viewers.
Burt Reynolds states that of the 50 movies he'd made to that point, he was only proud of 3 of them.
The films cited are Deliverance (1972), Starting Over (1979) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977). Smokey and the Bandit is cited as the "most fun", with Jackie Gleason being like a "surrogate father" to him.
The films cited are Deliverance (1972), Starting Over (1979) and Smokey and the Bandit (1977). Smokey and the Bandit is cited as the "most fun", with Jackie Gleason being like a "surrogate father" to him.
Des O'Connor wrote briefly about Burt Reynolds in his 2001 autobiography "Bananas Can't Fly!", where he explained that Burt was actually a late replacement guest, after an unspecified "big name" had pulled out just a couple of days before the show was due to be recorded.
Des praised Burt, stating: "[...] he was wonderful - self-deprecatingly funny and candid about his personal life. A great guy, apparently with no ego whatsoever."
Des praised Burt, stating: "[...] he was wonderful - self-deprecatingly funny and candid about his personal life. A great guy, apparently with no ego whatsoever."