Series
Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds in person March 14
In an appreciation of Burt Reynolds and his “easygoing, laissez-faire attitude” filed on the occasion of the release of his directorial debut, Gator, the Village Voice’s Molly Haskell wrote of Reynolds: “He is playful and quizzical, with the ability of a Fred Astaire or a Rock Hudson to deflect attention from himself to the woman beside him; he has the confidence of someone who’s physically there.” Reynolds, one of the great box offce superstars of the 1970s following his breakthrough in Deliverance, was possessed of a screen presence defined by lightness of touch and twinkling bemusement, a feisty flirt who could get tough when the occasion demanded. It’s too easy to be underappreciated when you make it look as easy as Burt does—and as he returns to the screen in The Last Movie Star, we’ve put together an assembly of some of his best blithe, breezy work in front of and behind the camera.
Previously Screened
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Breaking In
DIRECTOR: BILL FORSYTH
1989 / 94min / 35mm -
Deliverance
DIRECTOR: JOHN BOORMAN
1972 / 109min / 35mm -
Deliverance with Burt Reynolds
DIRECTOR: JOHN BOORMAN
1972 / 109min / 35mm -
Gator
DIRECTOR: BURT REYNOLDS
1976 / 115min / 35mm -
Semi-Tough
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL RITCHIE
1977 / 108min / 35mm -
Smokey and the Bandit
DIRECTOR: HAL NEEDHAM
1977 / 96min / 35mm