BANDIT' (7 letters) The term 'SMOKEY and the BANDIT' is a reference to the 1977 American action comedy film of the same name. The movie follows the story of a truck driver, Bo 'BANDIT' Darville, who is hired by Big Enos Burdette and his son Little Enos to transport a truckload of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas, to Atlanta, Georgia. Along the way, BANDIT is pursued by Sheriff Buford T. Justice, nicknamed 'SMOKEY'. The film was a box office success and spawned two sequels.