Where was Smokey and the Bandit filmed?
1977 film by Hal Needham
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) was filmed in Los Angeles and Atlanta — 2 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
Los Angeles
🇺🇸 United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“According to an interview with Susie McIver Ewing on The RetroZest Podcast, she was picked to play the role of Hot Pants Hilliard after the dailies footage (shot in the Atlanta area) of the original actress playing the role was inadvertently destroyed on its way from Atlanta to Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Atlanta
🇺🇸 United States
capital city of the U.S. state of Georgia and seat of Fulton County, also located in DeKalb County
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 10 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
San Fernando Valley
🇺🇸 United States
urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The new Hot Pants scene had to quickly be refilmed as a part of a second unit in the San Fernando Valley and was shot at a drive-in restaurant near Hansen Dam named Baby Beef Burgers, which has since been demolished.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Fayetteville
🇺🇸 United States
county seat of Fayette County, Georgia, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Ojai
🇺🇸 United States
city in Ventura County, California, United States
“However, the scene where they drive through the Shell gas station was filmed in Ojai, California, on the corner of Ojai Avenue and El Paseo Road.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Lithonia
🇺🇸 United States
city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States of America
“The movie was primarily filmed in Georgia, in the cities of McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
McDonough
🇺🇸 United States
city in and the county seat of Henry County, Georgia, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Jonesboro
🇺🇸 United States
city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Lakewood Speedway
🇺🇸 United States
defunct US raceway
“The scene featuring the racetrack was filmed at Lakewood Speedway at the old Lakewood Fairgrounds on Atlanta's south side.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Lakewood Fairgrounds
🇺🇸 United States
venue in Atlanta
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🏙 Towns & cities
Helen, Georgia
🇺🇸 United States
city in White County, Georgia, United States
“The area around Helen, Georgia, was used for some locations.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hansen Dam
🇺🇸 United States
flood control dam in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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McDonough United States
“The 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit was filmed primarily in Georgia in the cities of McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia.” Wikipedia
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Helen, Georgia United States
“Smokey and the Bandit (1977) includes a scene filmed on Chimney Mountain Rd. just outside of Helen.” Wikipedia
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Jonesboro United States
“Many of the scenes from the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit were filmed in Jonesboro.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, Florida, Georgia, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Smokey and the Bandit have?
2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.