W W AND THE DIXIE DANCE KINGS opens in NY. Directed by John G.Avildsen. Written by Thomas Rickman. Jaunty, breezy confection set in the Deep South of the 1950s with Burt Reynolds as wise-ass, gas station robbing good ol' boy who accidently becomes de facto manager of a struggling C&W band. With Ned Beatty, Art Carney, Jerry Reid and Conny Van Dyke.