Smokey is the Bandit

Smokey is the Bandit (surfaced as Smokey IS The Bandit Part 3 in 2010) is a cancelled 1983 film starring Jackie Gleason playing both Sheriff Buford T. Justice and the Bandit. [https://lostmediawiki.com/Smokey_and_the_Bandit_Part_3_(lost_original_Jackie_Gleason_footage_from_car-chase_film;_1983) Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (lost original Jackie Gleason footage from car-chase film; 1983

Plot
The plot is identical to the final film, but with Jackie Gleason playing both Buford and the Bandit (mentioned earlier).

Why It Was Cancelled

 * As of right now, the only reason why the film was cancelled was that test audiences didn't like the results with the original version of the film.

Results

 * The original version was cancelled and was released as Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 with Jackie Gleason playing Buford T. Justice and Jerry Reed as the Bandit due to Burt Reynolds refusal to star in the film.


 * Half of the original film was reshot with Jerry Reed as the Bandit and Jackie Gleason as Buford T. Justice due to the negative reaction from test audiences.


 * In 2010, two pieces of evidence that the original version of Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 surfaced on the web, a teaser trailer and a photo of Jackie Gleason as the Bandit.