# Movies that could not be made in today’s world

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**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-not-be-made-in-today-s-world/990064 "2023-09-13T18:10:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-could-not-be-made-in-today-s-world/990064/185 "2023-09-27T21:49:49Z")

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> [@echoreply](#):
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> The speed limit would have been 55 at the time the movie was made. The shortest route I see says 626 miles, so a minimum of 11.4 hours one way if you can go 55 the entire time. The only way to do it is to get a blocker so the truck can exceed the speed limit and not draw attention.

I thought the bet in _Smokey and the Bandit_ was 400 cases of Coors in 28 hours. The easy way would have been to fly to Texas, rent a truck, fill it with the beer, and drive to Atlanta.

What was the deal with taking Coors east of Texas, anyway?

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