document_title: Stand by Me (film)

question_text: who was john cusack in stand by me

question_tokens: who was john cusack in stand by me

text: Stand by Me (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: Author Gordie Lachance reads in the newspaper that his childhood friend Chris Chambers has been stabbed to death. Gordie narrates a flashback (later revealed to be Gordie writing) to a childhood incident when he and three buddies undertook a journey to find the body of a missing boy near the town of Castle Rock, Oregon, over Labor Day weekend in 1959.

text: Young Gordie is a quiet, bookish boy who likes to tell stories. His parents, grieving the recent death of Gordie's older brother Denny, neglect their younger son. Gordie's friends are Chris, who comes from a family of drunks and criminals; Teddy Duchamp, a joker who was burned and physically scarred by his mentally ill father; and Vern Tessio, who is overweight and timid.

text: Vern overhears his older brother Billy and his friend Charlie Hogan discussing Ray Brower, a young boy who is missing and presumed dead. Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern decide to find Ray's body, hoping to become local heroes. Chris steals his father's M1911 pistol, and the boys set out, stopping at the town's junkyard to drink from its water pump. The boys hang out in the junkyard for a while, while Gordie leaves to buy food for the journey. When Gordie returns, he sees his friends jumping the fence to escape Milo Pressman, the junkman, and his dog Chopper. Gordie escapes as well. Pressman, infuriated, threatens to call the boys' parents and calls Teddy's father a "loony"; an enraged Teddy attempts to attack Pressman, but the boys restrain him and they leave.

text: At nighttime, Gordie tells the other boys a story of Davie "Lard-Ass" Hogan, an overweight boy who is constantly teased and bullied. Hogan enters a pie-eating contest, but his goal was not to win, but to exact revenge. Prior to the contest, Hogan consumed a full bottle of castor oil and a raw egg. After eating several pies and briefly dominating the contest, Hogan vomits, inducing the vomiting of the contestants and crowd members, humiliating and embarrassing his tormentors.

text: After a series of misadventures and self-revelations, the boys locate the body. However, local hoodlum "Ace" Merrill and his gang, including Chris' older brother "Eyeball" Chambers, arrive to claim the body and the credit for finding it. When Chris refuses to allow this, Ace draws a switchblade with intent to kill him, but Gordie intervenes with the pistol Chris had stolen. Ace and his gang leave and Ace vows revenge.

text: The boys agree to report the body via an anonymous phone call to the authorities and hike back to Castle Rock and bid each other farewell until they see each other in a few days, in the local junior high school.

text: The present-day Gordie writes that while he and Chris remained friends, they drifted apart from Teddy and Vern shortly after that day. Gordie notes how everyone's life turned out: Vern married immediately after high school, has four children, and drives a forklift at a local lumberyard. Teddy tried enlisting in the Army but was turned down because of bad eyesight and an ear injury; he later served time in prison and now does odd jobs around town. Chris went to college and became a lawyer; when attempting to break up a fight in a fast-food restaurant, he was stabbed to death.

text: After finishing the story, adult Gordie, a successful, published writer, walks outside and drives away with his son and his son's friend to take them swimming.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Wil Wheaton as Gordie Lachance (aged 12)

Richard Dreyfuss as Gordie Lachance (adult; credited as "The Writer")

River Phoenix as Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell as Vern Tessio
Kiefer Sutherland as John "Ace" Merrill, gang leader
Casey Siemaszko as Billy Tessio, gang member
John Cusack as Denny Lachance
Marshall Bell as Mr. Lachance
Frances Lee McCain as Mrs. Lachance
Gary Riley as Charlie Hogan, gang member
Bradley Gregg as Richard "Eyeball" Chambers, gang member
Jason Oliver as Vince Desjardins, gang member
Bruce Kirby as Mr. Quidacioluo, store owner
William Bronder as Milo Pressman, junkyard owner
Scott Beach as Mayor Grundy
Andy Lindberg as Davie "Lard-Ass" Hogan

text: Production[edit]

text: Bruce A. Evans sent a copy of Stephen King's novella The Body to Karen Gideon, the wife of his friend and writing partner Raynold Gideon on August 29, 1983 as a gift for her birthday.[3] Both Gideon and Evans quickly became fans of the novella and shortly thereafter contacted King's agent, Kirby McCauley, seeking to negotiate film rights; McCauley replied that King's terms were $100,000 and 10% of the gross profits. Although the money was not an issue, the share of gross profits was considered excessive, especially considering that no stars could be featured to help sell the movie. In response, Evans and Gideon pursued an established director, Adrian Lyne, to help sell the project.[3]

text: After reading the novella, Lyne teamed up with Evans and Gideon, but all the studios the trio approached turned the project down except for Martin Shafer at Embassy Pictures. Embassy spent four months negotiating the rights with McCauley, settling on $50,000 and a smaller share of the profits, and Evans and Gideon spent eight weeks writing the screenplay. Evans and Gideon asked to also produce the film, but Shafer suggested they team up with Andy Scheinman, a more experienced producer.[3] Embassy was unwilling to meet Lyne's salary for directing the film until Evans and Gideon agreed to give up half of their share of profits to meet Lyne's asking price.[3]

text: Reiner later recalled that Lyne was going to direct the film, but had promised himself a vacation following the production of 9½ Weeks,[4][5] and would not be available to start production until the spring of 1986.[3] Reiner, better known at the time as the actor who had played 'Meathead' Stivic in All in the Family, was sent the script by Scheinman,[3] and his initial reaction was the script had promise but "no focus".[6] After Lyne withdrew from the project, Reiner signed on to direct in September 1984.[3] Reiner realized the story should focus on Gordie, as "his father always paid more attention to his older brother" and he identified with that, as he struggled with the shadow of fame cast by his comedian father, Carl Reiner.[6] The writers incorporated Reiner's suggestions, producing a new script by December 1984 for Embassy's review and approval.[3]

text: Days before shooting started in the summer of 1985, Embassy was sold to Columbia Pictures, who made plans to cancel the production.[3] Norman Lear, one of the co-owners of Embassy, gave $7.5 million of his own money to complete the film, citing his faith in Reiner and the script.[6] However, since Embassy also would have distributed the film, once the film was completed it had no distributor. The producers showed a print to Michael Ovitz, head of the powerful Creative Artists Agency, and Ovitz promised to help them find a distributor.[3] Paramount, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. all passed on the film; Columbia Pictures production head Guy McElwaine screened the film at his house because he was feeling ill, and the positive reaction of his daughters convinced him to distribute the film.[3][6]

text: Casting[edit]

text: In a 2011 interview with NPR, Wil Wheaton attributed the film's success to the director's casting choices:

text: Rob Reiner found four young boys who basically were the characters we played. I was awkward and nerdy and shy and uncomfortable in my own skin and really, really sensitive, and River was cool and really smart and passionate and even at that age kind of like a father figure to some of us, Jerry was one of the funniest people I had ever seen in my life, either before or since, and Corey was unbelievably angry and in an incredible amount of pain and had an absolutely terrible relationship with his parents.[7]

text: Feldman recalled how his home life translated into his onscreen character: "[Most kids aren't] thinking they're going to get hit by their parents because they're not doing well enough in school, which will prevent them from getting a work permit, which will prevent them from being an actor."[6] O'Connell agreed that he was cast based on how his personality fit the role, saying "Rob really wanted us to understand our characters. He interviewed our characters. [...] I tried to stay like Vern and say the stupid things Vern would. I think I was Vern that summer."[8] Reiner and the producers interviewed more than 70 boys for the four main roles,[3] out of more than 300 who auditioned;[8] Phoenix originally read for the part of Gordie Lachance.[8]

text: Rather than start shooting right away, Reiner put the four main actors together for two weeks to play games from Viola Spolin's Improvisation for the Theater (which Reiner called "the bible" of theater games)[8] and build camaraderie, which led to a real friendship between them and several one-shot takes, where the young actors hit their cues perfectly.[6] Wheaton would recall "When you saw the four of us being comrades, that was real life, not acting."[8]

text: Before settling on Richard Dreyfuss as the narrator (and the role of the adult Gordie), Reiner considered David Dukes, Ted Bessell, and Michael McKean.[6]

text: Locations[edit]

text: Parts of the film were shot in Brownsville, Oregon, which stood in for the fictional town of Castle Rock. The town was selected for its small town, 1950s ambience.[9][10] The town fondly remembers the making of the movie in June and July 1985, in which approximately 100 local residents were employed as extras, and since 2007 has held an annual Stand By Me Day each July which has drawn international attendees.[9]

text: The blueberry pie eating contest was also filmed in Brownsville; residents were employed as extras and a local bakery supplied the pies and extra filling, which was mixed with large-curd cottage cheese to simulate the vomit.[11] The quantity of simulated vomit varied per person, from as much as 5 US gallons (19 l) during the triggering event to little as 1⁄16 US gallon (0.24 l).[11]

text: Scenes that include the "mailbox baseball" game and the junkyard scenes were filmed in Veneta, Oregon. The junkyard is still in operation. The campout/standing guard scene was filmed in Eugene, Oregon, just a few miles from Veneta. The general store is in Franklin, Oregon, just north of Veneta. Scenes along the railroad tracks were shot near Cottage Grove, Oregon, along the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway. The line was abandoned 1994; the roadbed was repurposed as the Row River National Recreation Trail.

text: The scene where the boys outrace a steam train engine across an 80-foot tall trestle was filmed on the McCloud River Railroad, above Lake Britton Reservoir, near McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in California.[12] The scene took a full week of shooting, making use of four small adult female stunt doubles with closely cropped hair, made up to look like the film's protagonists.[12] Plywood planks were laid across the trestles to provide a safer surface on which the stunt doubles could run.[12] The locomotive used for the scene, M.C.R.R. 25, is still in daily operation for excursion service on the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad.[12] Telephoto compression was used to make the train appear much closer than it actually was, and the actors did not feel a sense of danger until Reiner threatened them. "You see those guys? They don’t want to push that dolly down the track any more. And the reason they’re getting tired is because of you. I told them if they weren't worried that the train was going to kill them, then they should worry that I was going to. And that's when they ran."[4]

text: Title[edit]

text: In March 1986, Columbia Pictures, concerned that the original title, The Body, was misleading, renamed the film Stand by Me. According to screenwriter Raynold Gideon, "...it sounded like either a sex film, a bodybuilding film or another Stephen King horror film. Rob came up with Stand by Me, and it ended up being the least unpopular option."[13]

text: Music[edit]

text: Jack Nitzsche composed the film's musical score. On August 8, 1986, a soundtrack album was released containing many of the 1950s and early 1960s oldies songs featured in the film:

text:
"Everyday" (Buddy Holly) – 2:07
"Let the Good Times Roll" (Shirley and Lee) – 2:22
"Come Go with Me" (The Del-Vikings) – 2:40
"Whispering Bells" (The Del-Vikings) – 2:25
"Get a Job" (The Silhouettes) – 2:44
"Lollipop" (The Chordettes) – 2:09
"Yakety Yak" (The Coasters) – 1:52
"Great Balls of Fire" (Jerry Lee Lewis) – 1:52
"Mr. Lee" (The Bobbettes) – 2:14
"Stand by Me" (Ben E. King) – 2:55

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: The film was a box office success in North America. It opened in a limited release on August 8, 1986 in 16 theaters and grossed $242,795, averaging $15,174 per theater. The film then had its wide opening in 745 theaters on August 22 and grossed $3,812,093, averaging $5,116 per theater and ranking #2. The film's widest release was 848 theaters, and it ended up earning $52,287,414 overall, well above its $8 million budget.[14]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Reviewing for The New York Times, Walter Goodman thought the direction was rather self-conscious, "looking constantly at his audience"; Goodman called it a "trite narrative" and that "Reiner's direction hammers in every obvious element in an obvious script."[15] Dave Kehr wrote "there's nothing natural in the way Reiner has overloaded his film with manufactured drama" in his review for the Chicago Tribune.[16] In contrast, Sheila Benson called it "[a treasure] absolutely not to be missed" in her review for the Los Angeles Times.[17] Paul Attanasio, reviewing for The Washington Post, called the acting ensemble "wonderful", and particularly praised the performances by Wheaton and Phoenix.[18]

text: Stephen King, whose novella this film was adapted from, was very impressed with the finished result[19] and indicated, on the special features of the 25th anniversary Blu-ray set, that he considered the film to be the first successful translation to film of any of his works. According to a later interview with Gene Siskel, Reiner recalls that after a private early screening of the film, King excused himself for fifteen minutes to compose himself, returning to remark "That's the best film ever made out of anything I've written, which isn't saying much. But you've really captured my story. It is autobiographical."[20]

text: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 53 reviews, with a rating average of 8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Stand by Me is a wise, nostalgic movie with a weird streak that captures both Stephen King's voice and the trials of growing up."[21] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating to reviews, the film has score of 75 based on 20 critics, indicated "generally favorably reviews."[22]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: Nominations[edit]

text:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans)
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (Rob Reiner)
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Golden Globe Award for Best Director (Rob Reiner)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Film (Andrew Scheinman, Raynold Gideon, and Bruce A. Evans)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director (Rob Reiner)
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay (Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans)
National Board of Review Awards 1986 Top Ten Films
WGA Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans)

text: Wins[edit]

text: 8th Youth in Film Awards The Jackie Coogan Award for Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Motion Picture (Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell)

text: Legacy[edit]

text: Events and tourism[edit]

text: Brownsville has held an annual "Stand By Me Day" since 2007, which has attracted international participants[9] and includes a pie eating contest.[11] On July 24, 2010, a 25th Anniversary Celebration of the filming of Stand by Me was held in Brownsville, Oregon. The event included a cast and crew Q&A session, an amateur blueberry pie eating contest, and an outdoor showing of the film.[23]

text: Stand By Me Day was officially fixed to July 23 by the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce in 2013.[24] To encourage tourism, the city has embedded a penny in the street at Main and Park, where Vern found one, and an advertising mural painted for the movie production has survived.[25]

text: Production company[edit]

text: In 1987, following the success of Stand by Me, Reiner co-founded a film and television production company and named it Castle Rock Entertainment, after the fictional setting of the story.[19]

text: Movies[edit]

text:
Jonathan Bernstein states the pop culture discussions between characters in films by Quentin Tarantino originate in the similar semi-serious banter between the boys of Stand by Me.[26]
Reviewers have seen an influence from Stand by Me in the 2011 movie Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish.[27]
The movie Mud (2012) has a character (Neckbone) who has been called a "perfect fusion of River Phoenix and Jerry O'Connell in 'Stand by Me.'"[28][29] The writer and director, Jeff Nichols, said of the film "Yeah, you know, I basically remade Stand by Me" when defending the work-in-progress to studio executives.[30]
The Kings of Summer, a 2013 coming-of-age film by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has been reviewed as being inspired by Stand by Me.[28][31][32]

text: Music[edit]

text: Dan Mangan's song "Rows of Houses" (2011) is based on this movie and takes the perspective of Gordie Lachance.[33]

text: Television[edit]

text:
Seinfeld, the first television show produced by Reiner's Castle Rock production company, featured banter between Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza that was reminiscent of the dialogue between the protagonists of Stand by Me.[26]
The plotline of "The Blunder Years", a 2001 episode from the thirteenth season of The Simpsons, revolves around a repressed childhood trauma in which Homer Simpson, along with his friends Lenny and Carl, discover a body blocking an inlet for the Springfield Quarry.[28][34]
Actors auditioning for roles on the Netflix show Stranger Things were asked to read lines from Stand by Me and one episode was titled "The Body" in homage to the source novella.[28][35]


document_title: V for Vendetta: Music from the Motion Picture

question_text: who sang cry me a river in v for vendetta

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text: Music[edit]

text: The track "Remember, Remember" uses the "national anthem" part of the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky, and "Knives And Bullets (And Cannons Too)" incorporates the piece in its final two minutes.

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text: The second track in the ending credits is "BKAB" by independent producer Ethan Stoller. It features excerpts of speeches by Malcolm X and Gloria Steinem. It also samples two Bollywood songs one of which is "Chura ke dil meraaa .. goriya chali", composed by Anu Malik, a Bollywood music director.

text: Several songs used in the film were omitted from the soundtrack. These included the first track to be played in the background of the movie's ending credits, "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones. Beethoven's 5th Symphony, and "Long Black Train" by Richard Hawley. "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph and James Rich are also omitted. Also the beginning of the eggie in a basket scene the jukebox played "Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz: The Girl From Ipanema."

text: Track listing[edit]

text: All tracks written by Dario Marianelli, except where noted.

text:
No.
Title
Length

1.
"Remember Remember"
6:42

2.
"Cry Me a River" (Written by Arthur Hamilton. Performed by Julie London.)
2:48

3.
"...Governments Should Be Afraid of Their People..."
3:11

4.
"Evey's Story"
2:48

5.
"Lust at the Abbey"
3:17

6.
"The Red Diary"
7:33

7.
"Valerie"
8:48

8.
"Evey Reborn"
3:50

9.
"I Found a Reason" (Written by Lou Reed. Performed by Cat Power.)
2:02

10.
"England Prevails"
5:45

11.
"The Dominoes Fall"
5:28

12.
"Bird Gerhl" (Written by Antony Hegarty. Performed by Antony and the Johnsons.)
3:17

13.
"Knives and Bullets (And Cannons Too)" (Written by Dario Marianelli and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.)
7:33

Total length:
63:00

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text: Use in popular media[edit]

text: The track "Evey Reborn" is used in the second trailer for the film Interstellar.


document_title: Smokey and the Bandit

question_text: who played jr in smokey and the bandit

question_tokens: who played jr in smokey and the bandit

text: Smokey and the Bandit

text: Plot[edit]

text: Wealthy Texan Big Enos Burdette (Pat McCormick) and his son Little Enos (Paul Williams) seek a truck driver willing to bootleg Coors beer to Georgia for their refreshment. At the time, Coors was regarded as one of the finest beers in the United States,[3] but it could not be legally sold east of the Mississippi River. Truck drivers who had taken the bet previously had been caught and arrested by "Smokey" (CB slang for highway patrol officers, referring to the Smokey Bear–type hats worn in some states).

text: The Burdettes find legendary trucker Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) competing in a truck rodeo at Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta; they offer him $80,000 to haul 400 cases of Coors beer from Texarkana, Texas back to Atlanta in 28 hours; Big Enos has sponsored a driver running in the Southern Classic stockcar race and "when he wins I want to celebrate in style." Bandit accepts the bet and recruits his partner Cledus "Snowman" Snow (Jerry Reed) to drive the truck, while Bandit drives the "blocker", a black Pontiac Trans Am bought on an advance from the Burdettes, to divert attention away from the truck and its illegal cargo.

text: The trip to Texas is mostly uneventful except for at least one pursuing Smokey whom Bandit evades with ease. They reach Texarkana an hour ahead of schedule, load their truck with the beer and head back toward Atlanta. Immediately upon starting the second leg of the run, Bandit picks up runaway bride Carrie (Sally Field), whom he eventually nicknames "Frog" because she is "kinda cute like a frog" and "always hoppin' around". But in so doing, Bandit makes himself a target of Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), a career lawman whose handsome but slow-witted son Junior (Mike Henry) was to have been Carrie's bridegroom. Ignoring his own jurisdiction, Sheriff Justice, with Junior in tow, chases Bandit all the way to Georgia, even as various mishaps cause his cruiser to disintegrate around them.

text: The remainder of the film is one lengthy high-speed chase, as Bandit's antics attract more and more attention from local and state police across Dixie while Snowman barrels on toward Atlanta with the contraband beer. Bandit and Snowman are helped along the way via CB radio by many colorful characters, including an undertaker with his hearse driver and their funeral procession, an elderly lady, a drive-in waitress and all her customers, a convoy of trucks, and even a madam who runs a brothel out of her RV. Neither Sheriff Justice nor any other police officers have any knowledge of Snowman's illegal manifest.

text: The chase intensifies as Bandit and Snowman get closer to Atlanta; moments after crossing back into Georgia, Bandit comes to the rescue when Snowman is pulled over by a motorcycle patrolman, and state and local police step up their pursuit with more cruisers, larger roadblocks, and even a police helicopter to track Bandit's movements. Discouraged by the unexpected mounting attention, and with just four miles left to go, Bandit is about to give up, but Snowman refuses to listen and takes the lead, smashing through the police roadblock at the entrance to the fairgrounds. They arrive back at Lakewood Speedway (while the Southern Classic race is being run) with only 10 minutes to spare, but instead of taking the payoff, Frog and Bandit accept a double-or-nothing offer from Little Enos — a challenge to run up to Boston and bring back clam chowder in 18 hours. They quickly escape in one of Big Enos' Cadillac convertibles, passing Sheriff Justice's badly damaged police car by the side of the road. Bandit first directs Sheriff Justice to Big and Little Enos, but then in a gesture of respect, reveals his true location and invites Justice to give chase, leaving Junior behind.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Burt Reynolds as Bo Darville ("Bandit")
Sally Field as Carrie ("Frog")
Jerry Reed as Cledus Snow ("Snowman")
Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice ("Smokey")
Mike Henry as Junior Justice
Pat McCormick as Big Enos Burdette
Paul Williams as Little Enos Burdette
Macon McCalman as Mr. B
Susan McIver as Hot Pants
George Reynolds as Sheriff Branford
Laura Lizer Sommers as Little Beaver
Michael Mann as Branford's Deputy
Lamar Jackson as Sugar Bear
Ronnie Gay as Georgia Trooper
Quinnon Sheffield as Alabama Trooper
Alfie Wise as Patrolman
Pat Hustis as Tow Truck Driver
Ingeborg Kjeldsen as Foxy Lady
Ben Jones as Trucker #1
Joe Klecko as Trucker #2
Hank Worden as Trucker #3

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text: Production[edit]

text: Director Hal Needham originally planned the film as a low-budget B movie with a production cost of $1 million,[2] with Jerry Reed as the Bandit. It was not until Needham's friend Burt Reynolds read the script, and said he would star, that the film was aimed at a more mainstream release; Reed would now portray Bandit's friend Snowman (Reed would eventually play the Bandit in Smokey and the Bandit Part 3). At that time Reynolds was the top box office star in the world. In the original script Carrie was called Kate while Big Enos and Little Enos were called Kyle and Dickey. Bandit's car was a second generation Ford Mustang and the prize for completing the run was a new truck rather than $80,000.[4]

text: Burt Reynolds revealed in his autobiography that Needham had written the first draft script on legal pads. Upon showing it to his friend, Reynolds told Needham that it was the worst script he had ever read but that he would still make the movie. Most of the dialogue was improvised on set.[5]

text: Universal Studios bankrolled Smokey and the Bandit for $5.3 million, figuring it was a good risk.[2] Just two days before production was to begin, Universal sent a "hatchet man" to Atlanta to inform Needham that the budget was being trimmed by $1 million. With Reynolds' salary at $1 million, Needham was left with only $3.3 million to make the film. Needham and assistant director David Hamburger spent 30 hours revising the shooting schedule.[2]

text: "Buford T. Justice" was the name of a real Florida Highway Patrolman known to Reynolds' father, who was once Police Chief of Riviera Beach, Florida. His father was also the inspiration for the word "sumbitch" used in the film, a variation of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" that, according to Reynolds, he uttered quite often.

text: Jackie Gleason was given free rein to ad-lib dialogue and make suggestions. It was his idea to have Junior alongside him throughout. In particular, the scene where Sheriff Justice unknowingly encounters the Bandit in the "choke and puke" (a roadside diner) wasn't in the original story, but rather was Gleason's idea.

text: Before Gleason was cast in the film, Richard Boone was originally considered for the role of Buford T. Justice.[5]

text: Sally Field only accepted the part after her agent advised her that she needed a big movie role on her resume. Reynolds actively pushed for her casting after Universal initially resisted, claiming Field was not attractive enough. Field enjoyed making the film, but remembers that virtually the entire project was improvised.

text: Reportedly, Needham had great difficulty getting any studios or producers to take his project seriously , as in the film industry, he was better known as a stuntman. He managed to obtain studio attention after his friend Reynolds agreed to portray the Bandit in the film.

text: The movie was primarily filmed in Georgia in the cities of McDonough, Jonesboro and Lithonia. The scenes set in Texarkana were filmed in Jonesboro and the surrounding area, and many of the chase scenes were filmed in the surrounding areas on Highway 54 between Fayetteville and Jonesboro for a majority of the driving scenes, Mundy's Mill Road, Main Street in Jonesboro, Georgia State Route 400, I-85 (Pleasant Hill exit), and in McDonough. However, the scene where they drive through the Shell gas station was filmed in Ojai, California on the corner of Ojai and El Paseo. Much of the surrounding scene comes from that immediate vicinity. The scene featuring the racetrack was filmed at Lakewood Speedway at the old Lakewood Fairgrounds on the south side of Atlanta. The roller coaster seen in the movie was the Greyhound. It had not been used for some time and was repainted for the film. It was destroyed in Smokey and the Bandit II and a flashback scene in Part 3.[6]

text: The film's theme song, "East Bound and Down", was written virtually overnight by Jerry Reed. He gave Needham a preview of the song, and when initially he got no reaction from the director, offered to rewrite the song. Needham, however, liked the song so much he assured Jerry not to change a word. It became one of Reed's biggest hits and his signature number.[7]

text: The area around Helen, Georgia was also used for some locations. The scene where Buford T. Justice's car has the door knocked off by a passing semi truck was shot on Georgia State Route 75, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Helen. The tow truck driver was an a local garage owner, Berlin Wike.

text: The film features the custom clothing and costuming of Niver Western Wear of Fort Worth, Texas.[8] Niver provided much of the western attire worn in the film, as well as the custom-made sheriff's uniforms (waist size 64 inches) that Jackie Gleason wore throughout the film.

text: Reynolds and Sally Field began dating during the filming of Smokey and the Bandit.

text: While made to take advantage of the ongoing 1970s CB radio fad, the film added to the craze.[9]

text: Though the film Moonrunners (1975) is the precursor to the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985), from the same creator and with many identical settings and concepts, the popularity of Smokey and the Bandit and similar films helped get the Dukes series on air. Three actors from the main cast of The Dukes of Hazzard appear in small uncredited roles in Smokey and the Bandit: Ben Jones, John Schneider and Sonny Shroyer (who played a police officer in both). In return, Reynolds portrayed the Dukes character Boss Hogg (originally portrayed by Sorrell Booke) in the film adaptation The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). Reynolds is also referenced by name in several early episodes of the series.

text: Vehicles[edit]

text: Needham saw an advertisement for the soon-to-be-released 1977 Pontiac Trans Am and knew right away that would be the Bandit's car, or, as Needham referred to it, a character in the movie. He contacted Pontiac and an agreement was made that four 1977 Trans Ams and two Pontiac LeMans 4-door sedans would be provided for the movie.[10] The Trans Ams were actually 1976-model cars with 1977 front ends. (From 1970 to 1976, both the Firebird/Trans Am and Chevrolet Camaro had two round headlights, and in 1977, the Firebird/Trans Am was changed to four square headlights, while the Camaro remained unchanged.) The decals were also changed to 1977-style units, as evidenced by the engine size callouts on the hood scoop being in liters rather than cubic inches, as had been the case in 1976. The hood scoop on these cars says "6.6 LITRE", which in 1977 would have denoted an Oldsmobile 403-equipped car or a non W-72, 180 hp version of the 400 Pontiac engine. All four of the cars were badly damaged during production,[11] one of which was all but destroyed during the jump over the dismantled bridge. The Trans Am used for the dismantled bridge jump was equipped with a booster rocket, the same type that was used by Evel Knievel during his failed Snake River Canyon jump. Needham served as the driver for the stunt (standing in for Reynolds) while Lada St. Edmund was in the same car (standing in for Sally Field during the jump). By the movie's ending, the final surviving Trans Am and LeMans were both barely running and the other cars had become parts donors to keep them running. The Burdettes' car is a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado convertible painted in a "Candy Red" color scheme, and is seen briefly at the beginning of the movie and as Bandit, Snowman, Fred, and Frog make their escape in the final scene.

text: The film also made use of three Kenworth W900A short-frame semi trucks, which Jerry Reed can be seen driving, each equipped with 38-inch sleepers. Two units were 1974 models as evidenced by standard silver Kenworth emblems on the truck grille, and one unit was a 1973 model as evidenced by the gold-painted Kenworth emblem on the truck's grille signifying Kenworth's 50 years in business. The paint code for each truck was coffee brown with gold trims, and the 48-foot (15 m) mural trailer used was manufactured by Hobbs Trailers in Texas with a non-operational Thermo King Refrigeration unit. This is obvious, because there is no fuel tank on the underside of the trailer to power the refrigeration unit, and the unit is never heard running.[12]

text: Legal status of Coors beer[edit]

text: In 1977, Coors was unavailable for sale east of Oklahoma. A 1974 Time magazine article explains why Coors was so coveted that one would be willing to pay the Bandit such a high price to transport it. Coors Banquet Beer had a brief renaissance as certain people sought it out for its lack of stabilizers and preservatives. The article says that future Vice President Gerald Ford hid it in his luggage after a trip to Colorado in order to take it back to Washington. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a steady supply airlifted to Washington by the Air Force. The article also mentions Frederick Amon, who smuggled it from Colorado to North Carolina and sold it for four times the retail price.[13] The lack of additives and preservatives meant that Coors had the potential for spoiling in a week if it were not kept cold throughout its transportation and in storage at its destination. This explains the 28-hour deadline.[14]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Smokey And The Bandit: Music from the Motion Picture

Soundtrack album by Various artists

Released
1977 (1977)

Genre
Truck-driving country
country rock
country
bluegrass
rock

Length
41:11

Label
MCA Records

Producer
Sonny Burke

Singles from Smokey And The Bandit: Music from the Motion Picture

"East Bound and Down"
Released: August 1, 1977

text: The theme music, "East Bound and Down", was sung and co-written by Reed (credited under his birth name, Jerry Hubbard) and Dick Feller. It became Reed's signature song and is found on multiple albums, including Country Legends and his live album Jerry Reed: Live Still. In 1991 it was arranged for orchestra by Crafton Beck and recorded by Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for their album Down on the Farm. Several other groups, such as US rock band Tonic, have also covered it. Reed also penned and performed the song for the opening credits, entitled "The Legend", which tells of some of The Bandit's escapades prior to the events of the film, and the ballad "The Bandit", which features in several versions in the movie and on the soundtrack. Reed's hit not withstanding, Bill Justis is the first name on the credits for the soundtrack as he composed and arranged original music throughout the film. Musicians such as Beegie Adair and George Tidwell played on the soundtrack as part of long careers in music. Legendary five-string banjo player Bobby Thompson is also heard prominently towards the end of "East Bound and Down." The soundtrack album was released in 1977 on vinyl, cassette and 8-track through MCA Records.[15]

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length

1.
"The Legend"
Jerry R. Hubbard
2:09

2.
"Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["snowman"] – Jerry Reed)

0:28

3.
"West Bound And Down"
Jerry R. Hubbard, Dick Feller
2:45

4.
"Foxy Lady"
Bill Justis
2:51

5.
"Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["smokey"] – Jackie Gleason, Voice ["snowman"] – Jerry Reed)

0:56

6.
"Orange Blossom Special"
Ervin T. Rouse
2:40

7.
"The Bandit"
Dick Feller
3:00

8.
"March Of The Rednecks"
Bill Justis
2:22

9.
"If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry"
Gerald Sanford, Hal Mooney
2:47

10.
"East Bound and Down (Incidental CB Dialogue Included)" (Voice ["bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["snowman"] – Jerry Reed)
Jerry R. Hubbard, Dick Feller
4:42

11.
"The Bandit"
Dick Feller
2:48

12.
"And The Fight Played On!"
Bill Justis
2:22

13.
"Ma Cousin Plays Steel"
Bill Justis
3:11

14.
"Hot Pants Fuzz Parade"
Bill Justis
4:48

15.
"Incidental CB Dialogue" (Voice ["bandit"] – Burt Reynolds, Voice ["snowman"] – Jerry Reed)

1:05

16.
"The Bandit (Reprise)"
Dick Feller
2:17

Total length:
41:11

text: Reception[edit]

text: Smokey and the Bandit was a smash hit at the box office. With an original budget of $5.3 million (cut to $4.3 million two days before initial production),[2] the film grossed $126,737,428 in North America,[16] making it the second-highest-grossing movie of 1977. The worldwide gross is estimated at over $300 million.[2]

text: Film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film a good rating (3 stars out of a possible 4) and characterized it as "About as subtle as The Three Stooges, but a classic compared to the sequels and countless rip-offs which followed."[17]

text: Gene Siskel, in his review in the Chicago Tribune, gave the film two stars and complained that the film failed to tell the audience when the clock started on the beer run, thus removing suspense throughout the film concerning how long remained to them. He also claimed that Bandit is never made aware of Frog's leaving Junior at the altar, which is why the Bandit continually asks why a Texas sheriff is chasing him. However, this is inaccurate: within seconds of Bandit picking her up, Frog tells him "there is a wedding in search of a bride", and goes on to explain her ill-advised romance with Junior, as Bandit holds up the CB mic for Snowman to hear.

text: The film's editors, Walter Hannemann and Angelo Ross, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. It currently holds an 81% "Fresh" rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 27 reviews.[18]

text: Burt Reynolds rated the film as the one he most enjoyed and had the most fun making in his career.[19]

text: Legendary film maker Alfred Hitchcock stated that the movie was one of his favorites.[20]

text: Upon meeting Burt Reynolds, Billy Bob Thornton told him that the picture was not considered as such in the south, and was considered more of a documentary.[21]

text: "Smokey and the Bandit" was released in the United Kingdom on August 28, 1977 and was a sizeable success there, garnering positive reviews[22]

text: American Film Institute Lists

text:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – Nominated
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains:

Bandit (Bo Darville) – Nominated Hero

text: Cultural impact[edit]

text: Trans Am[edit]

text: After the debut of the movie the Trans Am became wildly popular with sales almost doubling in two years of the film's release, to the delight of General Motors; in fact, it outsold its Camaro counterpart for the first time ever.[23] Reynolds was given the 1977 vehicle used during promotion of the film as a gift, though the car itself never actually appeared in the film. Because of the popularity of the movie and the sales success of the Trans Am, then President of Pontiac Alex Mair promised to supply Reynolds with a Trans Am each year. Owing to his financial difficulties, in 2014 Reynolds put his vast collection of artwork and memorabilia up for auction, including the Trans Am. High estimates for the car were up to $80,000, but that was dwarfed by the actual sale price of $450,000. Also up for auction was a go-kart replica of the car, which sold for nearly $14,000.[24] In 2016, Trans Am Depot, a Florida-based automobile customization company, announced that it would build 77 Trans Ams that would be modeled after the car that Reynolds drove in the 1977 original, despite Pontiac having been discontinued by GM in 2009. These new models were built off the Camaro platform (the very same one that the real Firebird and Trans Am used), came with Pontiac arrowhead, flaming bird and Bandit logos, as well as instrument panels, center consoles and hood scoops emulating their 1977 counterparts, and were signed by Reynolds. Some differences included the use of a supercharged 454-cid (7.4-liter) Chevrolet-sourced engine that put out 840 HP, and four round headlights, which appeared on the 1967-69 Firebirds/Trans Ams only; the actual 1977-81 models had square headlights.[25]

text: Diablo sandwich[edit]

text: The diablo sandwich ordered by Sheriff Justice in the Arkansas barbecue restaurant scene has entered popular culture as a minor reference to the film. While no authoritative source identifies the composition of the sandwich, there are several possibilities. A segment of the CMT program Reel Eats used a sloppy joe-style recipe consisting of seasoned ground beef, corn and sour cream.[26] Another proposal, based more closely on images from the film and the shooting location of the scene (at an Old Hickory House restaurant in Georgia), is pulled pork and hot sauce on a hamburger bun.[27]

text: The Bandit Run[edit]

text: First run in 2007 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the movie, The Bandit Run was the brainchild of Dave Hall, owner of Restore A Muscle Car. A group of Trans Am owners and fans of the movie take part in an annual road trip from Texarkana to Jonesboro, Georgia, recreating the route taken by the characters in the film.

text: The Bandit Run quickly caught on and has become a fixture, most recently celebrating the 40th anniversary of the movie with a special screening of the film attended by Burt Reynolds and a recreation of the jump undertaken by Bandit and Frog across a river.[28]

text: Mobil 1 commercial[edit]

text: In 2014, petroleum company Mobil 1 produced television commercials, featuring NASCAR star Tony Stewart, closely based on the film. Called Smoke is the Bandit playing on Stewart's nickname, the commercials featured him as the Bandit opposite Darrell Waltrip who played Snowman and Jeff Hammond as Buford T. Justice. The story replaced the Coors beer with Mobil 1 products. The adverts poked fun at the film and even featured a Pontiac Trans Am and a cover version of the song East Bound and Down. The commercials were produced after Stewart mentioned that the movie was one of his favorites.[29]

text: Television censorship and alternative versions[edit]

text: When Smokey and the Bandit first aired on American network television in the early 1980s, censors were faced with the challenge of toning down the raw language of the original film. For this purpose, they overdubbed dialogue deemed offensive, which was (and remains, to an extent) common practice. The most noted change made for network broadcast was the replacing of Buford's often-spoken phrase "sumbitch" (a contraction of "son of a bitch"; usually in reference to the Bandit) with the phrase "scum bum". This phrase achieved a level of popularity with children, and the 2007 Hot Wheels release of the 1970s Firebird Trans Am has "scum bum" emblazoned on its tail. The TV prints of the first two Bandit films are still shown regularly on television, although a few TV stations aired the unedited version in recent years as some of the phraseology (i.e. "(son of a) bitch", "ass", etc.) became more acceptable on TV.

text: The original actors mostly redubbed their own lines for the television version, except for Gleason. Actor Henry Corden, who voiced Fred Flintstone after original performer Alan Reed died, was used to replace a considerable amount of Sheriff Justice's dialogue. This is fitting, as Fred Flintstone was a parody of/homage to Gleason's character Ralph Kramden and The Flintstones was a parody of/homage to The Honeymooners.

text: In the UK, the heavily dubbed version was shown for a number of years, particularly by the BBC. However, in more recent years, the original version has been shown (on ITV, a commercial channel), usually with the stronger language edited out, often quite awkwardly and noticeably.

text: The theatrical release itself had a few lines deleted, including a creative edit in which Sheriff Justice tells a state trooper to "fuck off." His expletive is obscured when a passing big rig sounds its horn. At the time, using the 'F' word would immediately require an R rating which the producers were looking to avoid. This clever self-censorship allowed the film to avoid this rating and reach a much larger audience.

text: In 2006, a DVD re-release was issued of Smokey and the Bandit featuring a digitally-remastered audio track with 5.1 Dolby-compatible surround sound. It should be noted however that many of the film's original sounds were replaced. For instance, the diesel engine start and run up sequence in the opening sequence of the film was completely dubbed over with a totally new sound. A few other examples of "sound effect replacement" occur when Bandit takes off after managing to get a reluctant Cledus involved in the bet, and after he comes to a screeching halt on a roadway moments before picking up Carrie. Some of the original sound effects (such as Cledus' dog Fred's barking) and music (such as the final chase to the Southern Classic) were removed and not replaced. (Note: earlier DVD releases of the film have the original soundtrack intact.)

text: Major portions of the audio 'background' have been modified with different engine sounds or tire squeals from the original film. The updated version of the film features sounds inaccurate for what would be produced by the Trans Am or the numerous other Pontiac vehicles in the film. The original film had correct sounds that were usually recorded live as the action took place.

text: Some TV versions also feature a longer version of the scene where Cledus wades into the pond after Fred.[30]

text: Spinoff[edit]

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text: A series of television movies aired in 1994. The car featured was a Dodge Stealth.

text: Reboot[edit]

text: In late 2017, Universal Pictures accquires Edgar Wright to direct a reimagining/reboot of the first film, due to the summer of 2019 release.


document_title: List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

question_text: how many episodes of doctor who are there in the new series

text: Series overview[edit]

text: The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole; singular specials are not included in episode counts or viewer totals.

text: Season / SeriesEraDoctorSerialsEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers(millions)First airedLast airedSeason 1Classic eraFirst Doctor84223 November 1963 (1963-11-23)12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)8.08Season 293931 October 1964 (1964-10-31)24 July 1965 (1965-07-24)10.46Season 3104511 September 1965 (1965-09-11)16 July 1966 (1966-07-16)8.65Season 4[a]Second Doctor94310 September 1966 (1966-09-10)1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)6.05Season 57402 September 1967 (1967-09-02)1 June 1968 (1968-06-01)7.23Season 674410 August 1968 (1968-08-10)21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)6.38Season 7Third Doctor4253 January 1970 (1970-01-03)20 June 1970 (1970-06-20)7.17Season 85252 January 1971 (1971-01-02)19 June 1971 (1971-06-19)7.96Season 95261 January 1972 (1972-01-01)24 June 1972 (1972-06-24)8.30Season 1052630 December 1972 (1972-12-30)23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)8.87Season 1152615 December 1973 (1973-12-15)8 June 1974 (1974-06-08)8.78Season 12Fourth Doctor52028 December 1974 (1974-12-28)10 May 1975 (1975-05-10)10.00Season 1362630 August 1975 (1975-08-30)6 March 1976 (1976-03-06)10.14Season 146264 September 1976 (1976-09-04)2 April 1977 (1977-04-02)11.08Season 156263 September 1977 (1977-09-03)11 March 1978 (1978-03-11)8.98Season 16[b]6262 September 1978 (1978-09-02)24 February 1979 (1979-02-24)8.61Season 175[c]201 September 1979 (1979-09-01)12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)11.21Season 1872830 August 1980 (1980-08-30)21 March 1981 (1981-03-21)5.82Season 19Fifth Doctor7264 January 1982 (1982-01-04)30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)9.24Season 206223 January 1983 (1983-01-03)16 March 1983 (1983-03-16)7.03Season 21[d]7245 January 1984 (1984-01-05)30 March 1984 (1984-03-30)7.14Season 22Sixth Doctor6135 January 1985 (1985-01-05)30 March 1985 (1985-03-30)7.12Season 23[e]1146 September 1986 (1986-09-06)6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)4.81Season 24Seventh Doctor4147 September 1987 (1987-09-07)7 December 1987 (1987-12-07)4.94Season 254145 October 1988 (1988-10-05)4 January 1989 (1989-01-04)5.34Season 264146 September 1989 (1989-09-06)6 December 1989 (1989-12-06)4.15TV movieTV movieEighth Doctor1112 May 1996 (1996-05-12)9.08Series 1Revived eraNinth Doctor101326 March 2005 (2005-03-26)18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)7.95Series 2Tenth Doctor101315 April 2006 (2006-04-15)8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)7.71Series 391331 March 2007 (2007-03-31)30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)7.55Series 410135 April 2008 (2008-04-05)5 July 2008 (2008-07-05)8.05Specials4525 December 2008 (2008-12-25)1 January 2010 (2010-01-01)11.50Series 5Eleventh Doctor10133 April 2010 (2010-04-03)26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)7.73Series 6111323 April 2011 (2011-04-23)1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)7.52Series 713131 September 2012 (2012-09-01)18 May 2013 (2013-05-18)7.44Specials2223 November 2013 (2013-11-23)25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)11.97Series 8Twelfth Doctor111223 August 2014 (2014-08-23)8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)7.26Series 991219 September 2015 (2015-09-19)5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.03Series 10111215 April 2017 (2017-04-15)1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)5.45Series 11Thirteenth Doctor10[7]10[8]7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)[9]TBA

text:
Jump up ^ The First Doctor remained for the first two serials of season 4. The Second Doctor featured for the remainder of the season from the third serial, The Power of the Daleks.

Jump up ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Key to Time.

Jump up ^ Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The voices of the original actors with new animation was incorporated to bridge the gaps between the recorded live-action segments. It is not included in the episode or story counts as it was not broadcast.

Jump up ^ The Fifth Doctor regenerated in the sixth serial of season 21. The Sixth Doctor featured only in the final serial, The Twin Dilemma.

Jump up ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Trial of a Time Lord.

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text: Episodes[edit]

text: 1963–1989 episodes and 1996 filmThis list has been split for improved performance.

text: Ninth Doctor[edit]

text: In 2005, the BBC relaunched Doctor Who after a 16-year absence from episodic television, with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young as executive producers, Phil Collinson as producer, and Christopher Eccleston taking the lead role of the Ninth Doctor.

text: The revival is a continuation of the original series. The new series is formatted to a 16:9 widescreen display ratio, and a standard episode length of 45 minutes. For the first time since the 1965–1966 season each episode has an individual title, and most stories do not span more than one episode. The show also returned to its traditional Saturday evening slot.

text: Series 1 (2005)[edit]

text: The 2005 series constitutes a loose story arc, dealing with the consequences of the Time War and the mysterious Bad Wolf.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]1571"Rose"Keith BoakRussell T Davies26 March 2005 (2005-03-26)1.110.8181
1582"The End of the World"Euros LynRussell T Davies2 April 2005 (2005-04-02)1.27.9779
1593"The Unquiet Dead"Euros LynMark Gatiss9 April 2005 (2005-04-09)1.38.8680
160a4"Aliens of London"Keith BoakRussell T Davies16 April 2005 (2005-04-16)1.47.6381
160b5"World War Three"Keith BoakRussell T Davies23 April 2005 (2005-04-23)1.57.9882
1616"Dalek"Joe AhearneRobert Shearman30 April 2005 (2005-04-30)1.68.6384
1627"The Long Game"Brian GrantRussell T Davies7 May 2005 (2005-05-07)1.78.0181
1638"Father's Day"Joe AhearnePaul Cornell14 May 2005 (2005-05-14)1.88.0683
164a9"The Empty Child"James HawesSteven Moffat21 May 2005 (2005-05-21)1.97.1184
164b10"The Doctor Dances"James HawesSteven Moffat28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)1.106.8685
16511"Boom Town"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies4 June 2005 (2005-06-04)1.117.6882
166a12"Bad Wolf"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies11 June 2005 (2005-06-11)1.126.8185
166b13"The Parting of the Ways"Joe AhearneRussell T Davies18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)1.136.9189

text: Tenth Doctor[edit]

text: The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant, who was cast before the first series aired.[11]

text: Series 2 (2006)[edit]

text: The back-story for the spin-off series Torchwood is "seeded" in various episodes in the 2006 series. Each episode also has an accompanying online Tardisode.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special
167–"The Christmas Invasion"James HawesRussell T Davies25 December 2005 (2005-12-25)2X9.8484
Series
1681"New Earth"James HawesRussell T Davies15 April 2006 (2006-04-15)2.18.6285
1692"Tooth and Claw"Euros LynRussell T Davies22 April 2006 (2006-04-22)2.29.2483
1703"School Reunion"James HawesToby Whithouse29 April 2006 (2006-04-29)2.38.3185
1714"The Girl in the Fireplace"Euros LynSteven Moffat6 May 2006 (2006-05-06)2.47.9084
172a5"Rise of the Cybermen"Graeme HarperTom MacRae13 May 2006 (2006-05-13)2.59.2286
172b6"The Age of Steel"Graeme HarperTom MacRae20 May 2006 (2006-05-20)2.67.6386
1737"The Idiot's Lantern"Euros LynMark Gatiss27 May 2006 (2006-05-27)2.76.7684
174a8"The Impossible Planet"James StrongMatt Jones3 June 2006 (2006-06-03)2.86.3285
174b9"The Satan Pit"James StrongMatt Jones10 June 2006 (2006-06-10)2.96.0886
17510"Love & Monsters"Dan ZeffRussell T Davies17 June 2006 (2006-06-17)2.106.6676
17611"Fear Her"Euros LynMatthew Graham24 June 2006 (2006-06-24)2.117.1483
177a12"Army of Ghosts"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies1 July 2006 (2006-07-01)2.128.1986
177b13"Doomsday"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)2.138.2289

text: Series 3 (2007)[edit]

text: This series introduces Martha Jones and deals with the Face of Boe's final message, the mysterious Mr. Saxon, and the Doctor dealing with the loss of Rose Tyler.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special
178–"The Runaway Bride"Euros LynRussell T Davies25 December 2006 (2006-12-25)3X9.3584
Series
1791"Smith and Jones"Charles PalmerRussell T Davies31 March 2007 (2007-03-31)3.18.7188
1802"The Shakespeare Code"Charles PalmerGareth Roberts7 April 2007 (2007-04-07)3.27.2387
1813"Gridlock"Richard ClarkRussell T Davies14 April 2007 (2007-04-14)3.38.4185
182a4"Daleks in Manhattan"James StrongHelen Raynor21 April 2007 (2007-04-21)3.46.6986
182b5"Evolution of the Daleks"James StrongHelen Raynor28 April 2007 (2007-04-28)3.56.9785
1836"The Lazarus Experiment"Richard ClarkStephen Greenhorn5 May 2007 (2007-05-05)3.67.1986
1847"42"Graeme HarperChris Chibnall19 May 2007 (2007-05-19)3.77.4185
185a8"Human Nature"Charles PalmerPaul Cornell26 May 2007 (2007-05-26)3.87.7486
185b9"The Family of Blood"Charles PalmerPaul Cornell2 June 2007 (2007-06-02)3.97.2186
18610"Blink"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat9 June 2007 (2007-06-09)3.106.6287
187a11"Utopia"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies16 June 2007 (2007-06-16)3.117.8487
187b12"The Sound of Drums"Colin TeagueRussell T Davies23 June 2007 (2007-06-23)3.127.5187
187c13"Last of the Time Lords"Colin TeagueRussell T Davies30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)3.138.6188

text: Series 4 (2008)[edit]

text: This series explores the coincidences binding the Doctor and Donna together.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special
188–"Voyage of the Damned"James StrongRussell T Davies25 December 2007 (2007-12-25)4X13.3186
Series
1891"Partners in Crime"James StrongRussell T Davies5 April 2008 (2008-04-05)4.19.1488
1902"The Fires of Pompeii"Colin TeagueJames Moran12 April 2008 (2008-04-12)4.39.0487
1913"Planet of the Ood"Graeme HarperKeith Temple19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)4.27.5087
192a4"The Sontaran Stratagem"Douglas MackinnonHelen Raynor26 April 2008 (2008-04-26)4.47.0687
192b5"The Poison Sky"Douglas MackinnonHelen Raynor3 May 2008 (2008-05-03)4.56.5388
1936"The Doctor's Daughter"Alice TroughtonStephen Greenhorn10 May 2008 (2008-05-10)4.67.3388
1947"The Unicorn and the Wasp"Graeme HarperGareth Roberts17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)4.78.4186
195a8"Silence in the Library"Euros LynSteven Moffat31 May 2008 (2008-05-31)4.96.2789
195b9"Forest of the Dead"Euros LynSteven Moffat7 June 2008 (2008-06-07)4.107.8489
19610"Midnight"Alice TroughtonRussell T Davies14 June 2008 (2008-06-14)4.88.0586
19711"Turn Left"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies21 June 2008 (2008-06-21)4.118.0988
198a12"The Stolen Earth"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies28 June 2008 (2008-06-28)4.128.7891
198b13"Journey's End"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies5 July 2008 (2008-07-05)4.1310.5791

text: Specials (2008–2010)[edit]

text: The specials focus on the "four knocks" and the death of the Tenth Doctor. From "Planet of the Dead", episodes were filmed in HD.[12]

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]1991"The Next Doctor"Andy GoddardRussell T Davies25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)4.1413.1086
2002"Planet of the Dead"James StrongRussell T Davies & Gareth Roberts11 April 2009 (2009-04-11)4.159.7588
2013"The Waters of Mars"Graeme HarperRussell T Davies & Phil Ford15 November 2009 (2009-11-15)4.1610.3288
202a4The End of Time, Part OneEuros LynRussell T Davies25 December 2009 (2009-12-25)4.1712.0487
202b5The End of Time, Part TwoEuros LynRussell T Davies1 January 2010 (2010-01-01)4.1812.2789

text: Eleventh Doctor[edit]

text: The Eleventh Doctor was portrayed by Matt Smith.

text: Series 5 (2010)[edit]

text: This series deals with cracks spreading throughout time and the Pandorica.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]2031"The Eleventh Hour"Adam SmithSteven Moffat3 April 2010 (2010-04-03)1.110.0986
2042"The Beast Below"Andrew GunnSteven Moffat10 April 2010 (2010-04-10)1.28.4286
2053"Victory of the Daleks"Andrew GunnMark Gatiss17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)1.38.2184
206a4"The Time of Angels"Adam SmithSteven Moffat24 April 2010 (2010-04-24)1.48.5987
206b5"Flesh and Stone"Adam SmithSteven Moffat1 May 2010 (2010-05-01)1.58.5086
2076"The Vampires of Venice"Jonny CampbellToby Whithouse8 May 2010 (2010-05-08)1.67.6886
2087"Amy's Choice"Catherine MorsheadSimon Nye15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)1.77.5584
209a8"The Hungry Earth"Ashley WayChris Chibnall22 May 2010 (2010-05-22)1.86.4986
209b9"Cold Blood"Ashley WayChris Chibnall29 May 2010 (2010-05-29)1.97.4985
21010"Vincent and the Doctor"Jonny CampbellRichard Curtis5 June 2010 (2010-06-05)1.106.7686
21111"The Lodger"Catherine MorsheadGareth Roberts12 June 2010 (2010-06-12)1.116.4487
212a12"The Pandorica Opens"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat19 June 2010 (2010-06-19)1.127.5788
212b13"The Big Bang"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)1.136.7089

text: Series 6 (2011)[edit]

text: The series centres on River Song's relation to the Doctor, and the Doctor's "death". The original transmission of series 6 was split into two parts, with the first seven episodes airing April to June 2011 and the final six from late August to October 2011.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.codeUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special
213–"A Christmas Carol"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat25 December 2010 (2010-12-25)2.X12.1183
Part 1
214a1"The Impossible Astronaut"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat23 April 2011 (2011-04-23)2.18.8688
214b2"Day of the Moon"Toby HaynesSteven Moffat30 April 2011 (2011-04-30)2.27.3087
2153"The Curse of the Black Spot"Jeremy WebbStephen Thompson7 May 2011 (2011-05-07)2.97.8586
2164"The Doctor's Wife"Richard ClarkNeil Gaiman14 May 2011 (2011-05-14)2.37.9787
217a5"The Rebel Flesh"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham21 May 2011 (2011-05-21)2.57.3585
217b6"The Almost People"Julian SimpsonMatthew Graham28 May 2011 (2011-05-28)2.66.7286
2187"A Good Man Goes to War"Peter HoarSteven Moffat4 June 2011 (2011-06-04)2.77.5188
Part 2
2198"Let's Kill Hitler"Richard SeniorSteven Moffat27 August 2011 (2011-08-27)2.88.1085
2209"Night Terrors"Richard ClarkMark Gatiss3 September 2011 (2011-09-03)2.47.0786
22110"The Girl Who Waited"Nick HurranTom MacRae10 September 2011 (2011-09-10)2.107.6085
22211"The God Complex"Nick HurranToby Whithouse17 September 2011 (2011-09-17)2.116.7786
22312"Closing Time"Steve HughesGareth Roberts24 September 2011 (2011-09-24)2.126.9386
22413"The Wedding of River Song"Jeremy WebbSteven Moffat1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)2.137.6786

text: Series 7 (2012–2013)[edit]

text: Series 7 started with five episodes and a Christmas Special in late 2012, followed by eight episodes in 2013. The series dealt with the exit of the Ponds, the Great Intelligence and the mystery of Clara Oswald, the impossible girl.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special (2011)
225–"The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe"Farren BlackburnSteven Moffat25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)10.7784
Part 1
2261"Asylum of the Daleks"Nick HurranSteven Moffat1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)8.3389
2272"Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"Saul MetzsteinChris Chibnall8 September 2012 (2012-09-08)7.5787
2283"A Town Called Mercy"Saul MetzsteinToby Whithouse15 September 2012 (2012-09-15)8.4285
2294"The Power of Three"Douglas MackinnonChris Chibnall22 September 2012 (2012-09-22)7.6787
2305"The Angels Take Manhattan"Nick HurranSteven Moffat29 September 2012 (2012-09-29)7.8288
Special (2012)
231–"The Snowmen"Saul MetzsteinSteven Moffat25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)9.8787
Part 2
2326"The Bells of Saint John"Colm McCarthySteven Moffat30 March 2013 (2013-03-30)8.4487
2337"The Rings of Akhaten"Farren BlackburnNeil Cross6 April 2013 (2013-04-06)7.4584
2348"Cold War"Douglas MackinnonMark Gatiss13 April 2013 (2013-04-13)7.3784
2359"Hide"Jamie PayneNeil Cross20 April 2013 (2013-04-20)6.6185
23610"Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"Mat KingStephen Thompson27 April 2013 (2013-04-27)6.5085
23711"The Crimson Horror"Saul MetzsteinMark Gatiss4 May 2013 (2013-05-04)6.4785
23812"Nightmare in Silver"Stephen WoolfendenNeil Gaiman11 May 2013 (2013-05-11)6.6484
23913"The Name of the Doctor"Saul MetzsteinSteven Moffat18 May 2013 (2013-05-18)7.4588

text: Specials (2013)[edit]

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]2401"The Day of the Doctor"Nick HurranSteven Moffat23 November 2013 (2013-11-23)12.8088
2412"The Time of the Doctor"Jamie PayneSteven Moffat25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)11.1483

text: Twelfth Doctor[edit]

text: The Twelfth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Capaldi.

text: Series 8 (2014)[edit]

text: From Series 8 onwards, the episode count was reduced from thirteen to twelve. This series dealt with the mystery identity of the character "Missy".

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]2421"Deep Breath"Ben WheatleySteven Moffat23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)9.1782
2432"Into the Dalek"Ben WheatleyPhil Ford & Steven Moffat30 August 2014 (2014-08-30)7.2984
2443"Robot of Sherwood"Paul MurphyMark Gatiss6 September 2014 (2014-09-06)7.2882
2454"Listen"Douglas MackinnonSteven Moffat13 September 2014 (2014-09-13)7.0182
2465"Time Heist"Douglas MackinnonStephen Thompson & Steven Moffat20 September 2014 (2014-09-20)6.9984
2476"The Caretaker"Paul MurphyGareth Roberts & Steven Moffat27 September 2014 (2014-09-27)6.8283
2487"Kill the Moon"Paul WilmshurstPeter Harness4 October 2014 (2014-10-04)6.9182
2498"Mummy on the Orient Express"Paul WilmshurstJamie Mathieson11 October 2014 (2014-10-11)7.1185
2509"Flatline"Douglas MackinnonJamie Mathieson18 October 2014 (2014-10-18)6.7185
25110"In the Forest of the Night"Sheree FolksonFrank Cottrell-Boyce25 October 2014 (2014-10-25)6.9283
252a11"Dark Water"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat1 November 2014 (2014-11-01)7.3485
252b12"Death in Heaven"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)7.6083

text: Series 9 (2015)[edit]

text: This series dealt with the consequences of the Doctor and Clara’s relationship, and the Doctor’s confession about the Hybrid.

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special (2014)
253–"Last Christmas"Paul WilmshurstSteven Moffat25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)8.2882
Series
254a1"The Magician's Apprentice"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)6.5484
254b2"The Witch's Familiar"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)5.7183
255a3"Under the Lake"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)5.6384
255b4"Before the Flood"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)6.0583
2565"The Girl Who Died"Ed BazalgetteJamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)6.5682
2576"The Woman Who Lived"Ed BazalgetteCatherine Tregenna24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)6.1181
258a7"The Zygon Invasion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)5.7682
258b8"The Zygon Inversion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness and Steven Moffat7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)6.0384
2599"Sleep No More"Justin MolotnikovMark Gatiss14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)5.6178
26010"Face the Raven"Justin MolotnikovSarah Dollard21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)6.0584
26111"Heaven Sent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)6.1980
26212"Hell Bent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.1782
Special (2015)
263–"The Husbands of River Song"Douglas MackinnonSteven Moffat25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)7.6982

text: Series 10 (2017)[edit]

text: This series dealt with the mystery of the vault and the Doctor’s oath, later exploring the Doctor and Missy’s relationship, and the possibility of Missy "turning good".

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]Special (2016)
264–"The Return of Doctor Mysterio"Ed BazalgetteSteven Moffat25 December 2016 (2016-12-25)7.8382
Series
2651"The Pilot"Lawrence GoughSteven Moffat15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)6.6883
2662"Smile"Lawrence GoughFrank Cottrell-Boyce22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)5.9883
2673"Thin Ice"Bill AndersonSarah Dollard29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)5.6184
2684"Knock Knock"Bill AndersonMike Bartlett6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)5.7383
2695"Oxygen"Charles PalmerJamie Mathieson13 May 2017 (2017-05-13)5.2783
2706"Extremis"Daniel NettheimSteven Moffat20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)5.5382
2717"The Pyramid at the End of the World"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness and Steven Moffat27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)5.7982
2728"The Lie of the Land"Wayne YipToby Whithouse3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)4.8282
2739"Empress of Mars"Wayne YipMark Gatiss10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)5.0283
27410"The Eaters of Light"Charles PalmerRona Munro17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)4.7381
275a11"World Enough and Time"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat24 June 2017 (2017-06-24)5.0085
275b12"The Doctor Falls"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)5.3083
Special (2017)
276–"Twice Upon a Time"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat25 December 2017 (2017-12-25)7.9281

text: Thirteenth Doctor[edit]

text: The Thirteenth Doctor is portrayed by Jodie Whittaker.[13]

text: Series 11 (2018)[edit]

text: The series will contain ten episodes, down from twelve episodes in the three previous series. Each episode runs for 50 minutes, with a feature-length 65-minute premiere.[14] The eleventh series is broadcast on Sundays, a first in the programme's history, after regular episodes of the revived era have previously been broadcast on Saturdays.[15]

text:
StoryEpisodeTitleDirected by [16]Written by [17]Original air date [18]UK viewers(millions) [10]AI [10]2771"The Woman Who Fell to Earth"Jamie ChildsChris Chibnall7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)10.9683
2782"The Ghost Monument"Mark TonderaiChris Chibnall14 October 2018 (2018-10-14)9.0082
2793"Rosa"Mark TonderaiMalorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall21 October 2018 (2018-10-21)8.3783
2804"Arachnids in the UK"Sallie AprahamianChris Chibnall28 October 2018 (2018-10-28)TBD83
2815"The Tsuranga Conundrum"[19]Jennifer PerrottChris Chibnall4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)TBDTBD
2826"Demons of the Punjab"[19]Jamie ChildsVinay Patel11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)TBDTBD
2837TBAJennifer PerrottPete McTighe18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)TBDTBD
2848TBASallie AprahamianEd Hime25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)TBDTBD
2859"The Witch Finders"[20]Jamie ChildsJoy Wilkinson2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)TBDTBD
28610TBAJamie ChildsChris Chibnall9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)TBDTBD
Special [21]
287–TBAWayne Yip[22]TBA25 December 2018 (2018-12-25)[23]TBDTBD