A huge hit for Burt Reynolds, this was the first in the series of inane car chase movies that the star later believed had damaged his career. The lightweight script concerns the efforts of Reynolds' bootlegger to win 80,000 dollars by driving 28 straight hours to pick up a shipment of Coors beer. The direction, by veteran stunt coordinator Hal Needham, is non-existent. It looks as if he usually used the first take of a scene in which the actors haven't yet learned their lines, and not even Jackie Gleason or Sally Field escape unscathed. One gets the feeling of an ongoing party which was occasionally halted to shoot a scene or two. However, Reynolds is perfect in his part, and his trademark charm does shine through at times. The driving stunts are also beautifully executed, so that the film isn't a total loss. They just should have cut out all the dialogue.