Question: Why did Burt Reynolds not reprise his roll as Bandit in this film?

Smokey and the Bandit III (1983)
1 question
Directed by: Dick Lowry
Starring: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick
Deliberate mistake: When Cletus is driving the Trans Am as the bandit, it shows him driving to the left and waving at a group of girls. The close up of him driving must be reversed because it looks like the Trans Am is now a right-hand drive. (00:26:45)
Little Enos: I'd like to kick your ass.
Buford T. Justice: You can't kick that high, cricket crotch.
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Answer: A little obvious: the second film was a box office disaster, so Burt bowed out.