Burt Reynolds on screen / Wayne Byrne ; foreword by Nick McLean Sr. ; afterword by C. James Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrne, Wayne, 1983- author.

Contributor:

McLean, Nick, 1941- writer of foreword.

Lewis, C. James, 1948- writer of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reynolds, Burt--Criticism and interpretation.

Reynolds, Burt.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 304 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

""In a prolific career spanning six decades, actor Burt Reynolds was a definitive American icon and one of the world's most famous stars of film and television. As much a folk hero as a Hollywood celebrity, he began as a stuntman and bit player in B Westerns and TV shows before landing a starring role on NBC's Riverboat (1959-1961). His breakthrough role in Deliverance (1971) made him famous and the sleeper hit Smokey and the Bandit (1977) made his name a household word. This first critical overview of Reynolds' work examines his complete filmography, featuring candid discussions with costars and collaborators, exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and a wealth of film stills."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Riverboat (TV Series, NBC, 1959-1961) p. 9

Angel Baby (1961) p. 12

Armored Command (1961) p. 15

Gunsmoke (TV Series, CBS, 1955-1975) p. 17

Operation C.I.A. (1965) p. 20

Navajo foe (1966) p. 22

Hawk (TV Series, ABC, 1966) p. 25

Fade In (1968) p. 27

100 Rifles (1969) p. 29

Sam Whiskey (1969) p. 32

Impasse (1969) p. 33

Shark (1969) p. 36

Skullduggery (1970) p. 38

Hunters Are for Killing (Made-for-Television, 1970) p. 41

Run Simon Run (Made-for-Television, 1970) p. 42

Dan August (TV Series, ABC, 1970-1971) p. 44

Deliverance (1972) p. 46

Fuzz (1972) p. 49

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) p. 52

Ask Me What I Am: An Interview with Bobby Goldsboro p. 53

Shamus (1973) p. 57

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) p. 59

White Lightning (1973) p. 61

The Longest Yard (1974) p. 65

At Long Last Love (1975) p. 69

W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975) p. 72

Lucky Lady (1975) p. 75

Hustle (1975) p. 78

Silent Movie (1976) p. 82

Gator (1976) p. 84

Nickelodeon (1976) p. 87

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) p. 89

Semi-Tough (1977) p. 93

The End (1978) p. 95

Hooper (1978) p. 97

Starting Over (1979) p. 101

Rough Cut(1980) p. 104

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) p. 106

The Cannonball Run (1981) p. 108

Paternity (1981) p. 111

Sharky's Machine (1981) p. 113

An Interview with Rachel Ward p. 116

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) p. 120

Best Friends (1982) p. 123

Stroker Ace (1983) p. 127

The Man Who Loved Women (1983) p. 130

Cannonball Run II (1984) p. 133

City Heat (1984) p. 137

Stick (1985) p. 140

An Interview with Michael D. O'Shea p. 146

Heat (1986) p. 150

Malone (1987) p. 153

Rent-a-Cop (1988) p. 156

Switching Channels (1988) p. 159

Physical Evidence (1989) p. 162

Breaking In (1989) p. 164

An Interview with Bill Forsyth p. 167

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) p. 170

Modern Love (1990) p. 171

B.L. Stryker (TV Series, ABC, 1989-1990) p. 173

Evening Shade (TV Series, CBS, 1990-1994) p. 178

Cop and a Half (1993) p. 181

The Man from Left Field (Made-for-Television, 1993) p. 183

The Maddening (1995) p. 185

Citizen Ruth (1996) p. 188

Striptease (1996) p. 190

Frankenstein and Me (1996) p. 193

Mad Dog Time (1996) p. 195

Raven (1996) p. 196

The Cherokee Kid (Made-for-Television, 1996) p. 197

Meet Wally Sparks (1997) p. 198

Bean (1997) p. 199

Boogie Nights (1997) p. 200

Big City Blues (1997) p. 203

An Interview with Give Fleury p. 205

Crazy Six (1997) p. 209

Universal Soldier II: Brothers in and Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (Made-for-Television, 1998) p. 210

Interview with Matt Battaglia p. 211

Hard Time Trilogy (Made-for-Television, 1998) p. 215

The Hunter's Moon (1999) p. 217

Pups (1999) p. 219

The Stringer (1999) p. 221

Mystery, Alaska (1999) p. 223

Waterproof (2000) p. 224

The Crew (2000) p. 225

The Last Producer (2000) p. 227

Driven (2001) p. 229

Tempted (2001) p. 231

An Interview with Bill Bennett p. 233

Hotel (2001) p. 237

The Hollywood Sign (2001) p. 239

Snapshots (2002) p. 241

Time of the Wolf (2002) p. 242

Miss Lettie and Me (Made-for-Television, 2002) p. 243

Johnson County War (Made-for-Television, 2002) p. 244

Hard Ground (Made-for-Television, 2003) p. 246

The Librarians (2003) p. 248

Without a Paddle (2004) p. 249

The Longest Yard (2005) p. 250

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) p. 252

Cloud 9 (2006) p. 254

End Game (2006) p. 255

Forget About It (2006) p. 256

Broken Bridges (2006) p. 257

In the Name of the King (2007) p. 259

Deal (2008) p. 260

A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) p. 262

Reel Love (Made-for-Television, 2011) p. 264

An Interview with Brian K. Roberts p. 268

Apple of My Eye (2017) p. 273

Hamlet and Hutch (2017) p. 274

The Last Movie Star (2017) p. 274

An Interview with Adam Rifkin p. 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476674988

1476674981

OCLC:

1104396060