R.I.P. Burt Reynolds 1936-2018

   The world was saddened to learn that Burt Reynolds died of a heart attack yesterday, at age 82. One of the biggest movie stars of his day, the ruggedly-handsome Reynolds headlined so many hits in the ten years that saw America transition from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan, that he became synonymous with the 1970s. John Boorman's "Deliverance" was the movie that started it all, and Burt's been in our lives ever since he shot an arrow through the heart of that hillbilly rapist(if you're under age 30, watch it now). A better actor than he ever got credit for, Burt settled into an affable audience-pleasing persona, that peaked with 1977's "Smokey and the Bandit", that summer's second-highest grosser, behind "Star Wars". Movies are supposed to be fun, and in his prime, he always seemed to be having plenty of it. But Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" revealed more serious aspirations, and he received the best reviews of his career, and an Oscar nomination, for that 1997 comeback. A college football stud turned Florida folk hero (many of his films were love letters to the deep South), few stars brought more fans and friends along for the ride than Burt Reynolds.

Complete filmography(92 films, the successful ones are darkened)

"Angel Baby"(1961)
"Armored Command"(1961)
"Operation C.I.A."(1965)
"Navajo Joe"(1966)
"100 Rifles"(1969)
"Sam Whiskey"(1969)
"Impasse"(1969)
"Shark!"(1969)
"Skullduggery"(1970)
"Run, Simon, Run"(1970)
"Fuzz"(1972)
"Deliverance"(1972)
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex(*But Were Afraid to Ask"(1972)
"Shamus"(1973)
"The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing"(1973)
"White Lightning"(1973)
"The Longest Yard"(1974)
"At Long Last Love"(1975)
"W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings"(1975)
"Lucky Lady"(1975)
"Hustle"(1975)
"Silent Movie"(1976)- cameo
"Gator"(1976)- also directed
"Nickelodeon"(1976)
"Smokey and the Bandit"(1977)
"Semi-Tough"(1977)
"The End"(1978)- also directed
"Hooper"(1978)
"Starting Over"(1979)
"Rough Cut"(1980)
"Smokey and the Bandit II"(1980)
"The Cannonball Run"(1981)
"Paternity"(1981)
"Sharkey's Machine"(1981)- also directed
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"(1982)
"Six Pack"(1982)- cameo
"Best Friends"(1982)
"Stroker Ace"(1983)
"Smokey and the Bandit Part 3"(1983)
"The Man Who Loved Women"(1983)
"Cannonball Run II"(1984)
"City Heat"(1984)
"Stick"(1985)- also directed
"Uphill All the Way"(1986)- cameo
"Heat"(1986)
"Malone"(1987)
"Rent-a-Cop"(1987)
"Switching Channels"(1988)
"Physical Evidence"(1989)
"Breaking In"(1989)
"All Dogs Go to Heaven"(1989)- voice
"Modern Love"(1990)
"The Player"(1992)- cameo
"Cop and a Half"(1993)- it made money!
"The Maddening"(1995)
"Striptease"(1996)
"Citizen Ruth"(1996)
"Mad Dog Time"(1996)
"Meet Wally Sparks"(1997)
"Bean"(1997)
"Boogie Nights"(1997)
"Crazy Six"(1997)
"Big City Blues"(1997)
"The Hunter's Moon"(1999)
"Pups"(1999)
"Mystery, Alaska"(1999)
"Waterproof"(2000)
"The Crew"(2000)
"The Last Producer"(2000)
"Driven"(2001)
"Tempted"(2001)
"Hotel"(2001)
"The Hollywood Sign"(2001)
"The Librarians"(2003)
"Without a Paddle"(2004)
"The Longest Yard"(2005)
"The Dukes of Hazard"(2005)
"The Legend of Frosty the Snowman"(2005)- voice
"Cloud 9"(2006)
"End Game"(2006)
"Forget About It"(2006)
"Grilled"(2006)
"Broken Bridges"(2006)
"In the Name of the King"(2007)
"Randy and the Mob"(2007)- cameo
"Deal"(2008)
"Delgo"(2008)- voice
"A Bunch of Amateurs"(2008)
"Not Another Not Another Movie"(2011)
"Pocket Listing"(2015)
"Miami Love Affair"(2017)
"The Last Movie Star"(2018)