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The main event: A re-creation of one of the movie&#8217;s famous scenes, where Reynolds and Sally Field soar over a busted bridge to the frustration of pursuing lawmen, including Jackie Gleason:<br\/><br\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYlBy85zxdo\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><br\/><br\/><br\/>Proceeds from the event will go to <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vftla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">Veterans in Film and Television<\/a>, a group of current and former service members that helps vets navigate the entertainment industry. Its ranks include troops-turned-stuntmen; one of that industry&#8217;s most prominent figures, Hal Needham, served as an Army paratrooper before a career that included directing &#8220;Smokey and the Bandit.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>He founded Stunts Unlimited in 1970. Mike Smith, a Stunts Unlimited member and second-unit director, has served as an adviser and guest speaker for VFT and hired several members for his shoots, according to Karen Kraft, chair of VFT&#8217;s board of directors.<br\/><br\/>Needham <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2013\/10\/25\/hal-needham-appreciation\/3196857\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/movies\/2013\/10\/25\/hal-needham-appreciation\/3196857\/\">died in 2013<\/a>. Jerry Reed, who played Snowman and sang much of the film&#8217;s soundtrack, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/03\/arts\/music\/03reed.html?mcubz=1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/03\/arts\/music\/03reed.html?mcubz=1\">died in 2008<\/a>. To honor the longtime veteran advocate who served in the Army in the 1950s, fans of the film created <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.snowmansrun.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.snowmansrun.com\/home.html\">Snowman&#8217;s Run<\/a>, a nonprofit group that raises money for wounded service members through events and charity rides.<br\/><br\/>Its weeklong celebration of the film&#8217;s 40th anniversary will conclude in Atlanta, coinciding with The Bandit Jump and the end of <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/thebanditrun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/thebanditrun.com\/\">The Bandit Run<\/a>, another weeklong trek that began in Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border.<br\/><br\/>Reynolds made a similar journey, with Gleason on his tail, in the 1977 movie. It spawned two sequels and took in more than $126 million, a figure that, when adjusted for inflation, puts it <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/alltime\/adjusted.htm\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/alltime\/adjusted.htm\">at No. 72 all-time<\/a>.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>It was not, however, the highest-grossing film that debuted that year. 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