Yates along with friend, director and stuntman Hal Needham

Screenwriting Yates along with friend, director and stuntman Hal Needham, wrote Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).

a wild yet adventurous film from Hal Needham

Smokey and the Bandit II is a wild yet adventurous film from Hal Needham.

by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham

Smokey and the Bandit was originally developed by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham as a cheap B-movie with singer-actor Jerry Reed as the star.

Written and directed by ace Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit

Written and directed by ace Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham, Smokey and the Bandit was to be the first of several collaborations with Reynolds, though none of them match the sheer goofy fun of this, the first and still the best duel ever between a Smokey and a Bandit.

Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt

In 2009, an official sequel was published, written by Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt.

Yates

Yates along with friend, director and stuntman Hal Needham, wrote Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).

an excellent film from Hal Needham

Smokey and the Bandit II is an excellent film from Hal Needham.

a phenomenal film from Hal Needham that features great performances from Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jackie Gleason

Smokey and the Bandit is a phenomenal film from Hal Needham that features great performances from Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, and Jackie Gleason.

an exhilarating and exciting film from Hal Needham

Smokey and the Bandit is an exhilarating and exciting film from Hal Needham.

by Hal Needham

Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise.

John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth

the second film was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth.

Wes Craven

The sequel was also written by Wes Craven.

John Bryant Hedber, Greg Latter and George Saunders

a 1993 action/adventure sequel was directed by Bobby Jean Leonard and written by John Bryant Hedber, Greg Latter and George Saunders.

the sequel to Burt Reynold’s stunt-tastically smarmy good-old-boy hit

Smokey and the Bandit II is the sequel to Burt Reynold’s stunt-tastically smarmy good-old-boy hit.

by Jimmy George

Smokey was co-written by Jimmy George and Lou Pardini, and reached number eight in the US.

a superb film from Hal Needham

In the end, Smokey and the Bandit II is a superb film from Hal Needham.

Plympton, Dickey, Sherman L. Lowe,

The sequel was directed by Beebe and John Rawlins, written by Plympton, Dickey, Sherman L. Lowe, and Fred MacIsaac.

Sylvester Stalone

The sequel is co-written by Sylvester Stalone.