Body Slam (1986)

 

Directed by Hal Needham. Found on Tubi. Dirk Benedict, Roddy Piper, Captain Lou Albano, Tanya Roberts. Wrestling movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Slam_(film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/74825 

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9818 

https://411mania.com/movies/the-gratuitous-b-movie-column-why-body-slam-awesome/

Hal Needham: Greatest Stuntman Alive

 

From Hooper with Burt Reynolds. Skip to 14:07. Hal Needham saves the life of a burning stunt man on the set of Hooper. "When I say get him out, I mean get him out!"

Hooper (1978)

 

Directed by Hal Needham. Found on Tubi. Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, James Best, Terry Bradshaw. I saw this in the theater.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooper_(film)

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78351/hooper#articles-reviews?articleId=1150486

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=7488  

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

 

Directed by Hal Needham. Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason. I saw this in the theater. Because he's thirsty, dummy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_and_the_Bandit

https://collider.com/smokey-and-the-bandit-45th-anniversary-burt-reynolds/

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22661/smokey-and-the-bandit#articles-reviews?articleId=12699

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/80484/13-fast-facts-about-smokey-and-bandit

Gator (1976)

 

Directed by Burt Reynolds. His first movie as director. Free with Ads on Youtube. Jerry Reed, Jack Weston, Lauren Hutton, Alice Ghostley. Sequel to White Lightning. Cinematography by William A. Fraker. Poster art by Robert McGinnis. The TV show Archer made a mistake when they referenced this in the swamp episode by saying Gator is actually the better of the two movies. It's not. It is entertaining. Any movie with a kick-ass boat chase and Jerry Reed theme song gets high marks in my book. Stunt coordinator and second unit director Hal Needham. White Lightning is also on Youtube for free. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gator_(film)

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gator-1976

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/65700/gator/

Titles and song The Ballad of Gator McClusky.

https://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5205