Direction: Hal Needham
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Hal Needham. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 16
Smokey and the Bandit
1977 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Sally Field · Jerry Reed · Mike Henry
Synopsis Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up...
5.5
1K votes
5.5
1K votes
Hooper
1978 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Jan-Michael Vincent · Sally Field · Brian Keith
Synopsis Sonny Hooper, Hollywood's greatest stuntman, deals with his relationship with the daughter of his mentor, a challenge from a young stuntman who idolizes him, and the egomaniacal director of his latest movie. He ultimately attempts to perform a record-breaking jump...
5.2
125 votes
5.2
125 votes
The Cannonball Run
1981 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Roger Moore · Farrah Fawcett · Dean Martin
Synopsis A cross-country car race provides the plot for this action-packed madcap comedy with an all-star cast. The fun continues from coast to coast with the likes of Burt Reynolds, Jackie Chan, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Mel Tillis, Sammy...
5.2
3K votes
5.2
3K votes
Rad
1986 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Bill Allen · Lori Loughlin · Talia Shire · Ray Walston
Synopsis The story of Cru Jones, a young man who can overcome all obstacles that prevent him from participating in the BMX race "Helltrack." As he works towards his dream, Cru falls in love with Christian, an amateur racer. With the...
4.9
81 votes
4.9
81 votes
Cannonball Run 2
1984 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Dom DeLuise · Dean Martin · Sammy Davis Jr.
Synopsis Our racers are back for a second cannonball run - the illegal race that takes place all over the country... Almost every star of the first film is here, along with new ones. Will J.J. McClure (Burt Reynolds) finally be...
4.6
1K votes
4.6
1K votes
The Villain
1979 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Kirk Douglas · Ann-Margret · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Foster Brooks
Synopsis The cowboy Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) will escort miss Charming Jones (Ann-Margret) to get a large sum of money from her father, Parody Jones. But the rich Avery Jones (Jack Elam) wants to lay his hands on the money and...
4.6
1K votes
4.6
1K votes
Smokey and the Bandit II
1980 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Jerry Reed · Sally Field · Jackie Gleason
Synopsis It's been a few years since Cletus and the Bandit made their famous 28-hour run to Texas for a few cases of Coors. Bandit is now a washed-up has-been living in the past, until Big Enos and Little Enos make...
4.4
230 votes
4.4
230 votes
Stroker Ace
1983 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Ned Beatty · Jim Nabors · Parker Stevenson
3.6
84 votes
3.6
84 votes
Megaforce
1982 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Barry Bostwick · Michael Beck · Persis Khambatta · Edward Mulhare
Synopsis Story about a rapid deployment defense unit that is called into action whenever freedom is threatened.
3.2
176 votes
3.2
176 votes
Bandit: Beauty and the Bandit (TV)
1994 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Brian Bloom · Brian Krause · Henry Cho · Joseph Cortese
Synopsis Bandit, always willing to help a lady, bites off more than he can chew when he helps a lady who is on the run from the mob. Nuns and nudists cross paths with a trucker hijacked by a beauty on...
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Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (TV)
1999 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Burt Reynolds · Charles Durning · Keith Carradine · Michael Buie
Synopsis Final story in the Logan McQueen (Burt Reynolds) series finds the ex-cop having to rescue a congressman, his family, and Logan's ex-partner from a kidnapper who has taken the group hostage in an old hotel.
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Bandit: Bandit Bandit (TV)
1994 · Movie · 92 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Brian Bloom · Brian Krause · Richard Belzer · Gerard Christopher
Synopsis Assigned to deliver a prototype car to a press conference for the Governor, things are complicated by a fraudulent Bandit who ends up stealing Bandit's rig AND the prototype. Now Bandit has to find out who's out to ruin his...
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Bandit: Bandit Goes Country (TV)
1994 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Brian Bloom · Brian Krause · Christopher Atkins · Elizabeth Berkley
Synopsis Bandit returns home for a family reunion. Mel Tillis, forced to make an emergency landing when his plane malfunctions, joins in on the fun
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Death Car on the Freeway (TV)
1979 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Shelley Hack · Frank Gorshin · Peter Graves · Harriet Hilliard
Synopsis An unknown, psychotic driver uses his van to kill unsuspecting female drivers on the freeway.
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Body Slam
1986 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Dirk Benedict · Tanya Roberts · Roddy Piper · Lou Albano
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Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (TV)
1994 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Hal Needham
Cast Brian Bloom · Brian Krause · Scott Bloom · Christine Jansen
Synopsis Bandit (Brian Bloom), a man's man who enjoys driving his fast car and living the free-and-easy life and occasional interludes with fast women, gets an unexpected and unwelcome visit from his eccentric Uncle Cyrus.
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