It breaks my heart to see this. I grew up watching my cousin Burt's movies and even got to meet his parents once. The one time I was able to go to the ranch I only saw the house. Burt Sr. gave me some of the lemons from his tree. I remember him riding his golf cart to go get them with the Dalmatians following behind. It was a great day.

It’s amazing how fast Mother Nature reclaims what is hers. RIP...Burt aka Gator McClusky, The Bandit..etc.

Rest In Peace Burt Reynolds. You will be missed by ALL your fans.

Burt Reynolds stayed in a beautiful log home next to my home , while he was filming the movie called Malone . He was there for several weeks and was always very friendly and social.

Actually a pretty deep commentary on how brief our lives are no matter who we are. While he was alive and paying for all of this, massive compound actually, it must have been humming with activity, but as soon as he wasn’t around to keep it alive either, it goes back to nature very quickly. Sad actually. Imagining how busy it all was, then all at once. Snap and gone.

I live about 8 miles from the old BRR and actually looked at buying next door when I moved to Palm Beach, 13 years ago. We did walk some of his property back then and was talking with a realtor about buying the property if it was going to be broken up into smaller parcels. Reynolds still lives in the area but he has downsized properties several times in the past few years, it is a shame he could not live the lifestyle he worked so hard to create. He is a good guy at heart, just could not handle alcohol and it got the best of him. His support of actors and film people was above the norm and he gave his time freely to teach and help students, my son being one of them. We must not forget the great films and fun he brought all of us, will you ever forget his wickedly funny laugh or his exquisite harassment of Bufford T Justice?

I think it is VERY sad that nobody cared about Burt enough to keep his property in good maintenance ! :-(

The baseball movie filmed on the ranch was "The Man from Left Field (1993)." Please leave the 40 y/o teenager at home...

I lived in Florida for a number of years, one of my friends actually worked for Burt and Lonnie. He said they were both very kind. It was actually their horse farm.

A good friend of mine was a private duty nurse. She was hired by Burt Reynolds to care for his father and mother. Burt had round the clock private duty nurses care for both of his parents until they passed. There was a house on the property. But Burt did not live there it was for his parents. His mother passed away first and many years later his father. The parents health did not require them to need nurses, but basically caretakers. Burt spent a fortune taking excellent care of his parents for many years. Burt's father occupied himself for years driving around the property in a golf cart as an overseer. Other than the movie sound stages and on site sets, there was also a viable feed and tack store on site. After all the movie activity no longer took place there, I believe he continued to keep the property maintained for his father. He really took great care of his parents and I've never heard anyone give him any credit for that. It's a shame to see it so run down now.

I lived right behind the ranch for about 10 years. There were 3 treehouses at the back of the property, one for Dinah Shore, one for Sally Fields, and not sure about the other. I drove past them all the time. We had a ball when Smoky and the Bandit was filmed in Jupiter! We have pictures of us all with the Trans Am. He built the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater and it drew loads of talent. There was a restaurant next door with a two way mirror between it and the rehearsal hall so patrons could watch them rehearse for the plays. I was the musical director's nanny and got to meet some of the talent. So much more I could say, but growing up in Jupiter was the absolute best!

I was a contestant on his game show, Win, Lose, or Draw and it was filmed at his ranch. Man, it is so run down but it was beautiful then. Burt and Lonnie were the guest stars. Burt owned the game show. BTW, I won!

Wow I live in Florida never knew Burt Reynold lived here. Rest in peace Burt you will be missed. What a great actor cool stud.

I met Mr Burt REYNOLDS in Ventura California when I was only 15 years old. he was making a Dan August series right on my front yard 421 Poli St. the old Ventura jail and court house was next store to our house. Mr: Burt Reynolds was the nicest guy I ever had the chance to talk to. we were talking like we knew each other for years. I'm a big fan of his to this day. Gator was one of the best movies I seen.

I like Burt Reynolds. Its sad to see everything in ruins. I hope he made it to heaven.

I grew up in Jupiter. Born and raised.Saw Burt all the time around town growing up. He even donated the rest of the money Jupiter High's band needed to get to NYC for the Macy's parade our band was invited too. Lived down the street from this property and practically next door to his parents property on Jupiter Farms Rd.

Back in the mid 80's I lived in Jacksonville. Was living with my gf who just happened to work for the IRS at the Federal Building downtown. She worked in the Problem Resolution office, for those cases that the lower minions can't figure out. She got handed a new account to work on, was Burt Reynolds. IRS kept telling him he owed all these thousands of dollars and in the end, she found $16,000 in an account that was due him from years before and freed up some other funds that weren't refunded in the past. Burt would call her about 2 to 5 times a week, took her about 6 weeks to go through all his records and get the mess fixed. At the end, he invited us to his ranch for a week. She turned him down because it wouldn't look good on her. I told her she should have given him our home phone number and he could have invited me and I would have taken her with me, problem solved. Not long after that, we split up in '88 and I moved back to Indiana in 1990. Haven't seen or heard from her since.

Thanks for filming this. I did not know about the ranch or his parents being taken care of by him. My family always loved Burt Reynolds. Grew up watching his movies. Loved The Bandit!!! Really enjoyed this video! You are so missed. RIP Burt Reynolds🙏

I gave up watching after several minutes. I found your sidekick annoying and the camera work jumpy and, at times unfocused.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. No one is exempt, no one. RIP Burt, no one was as cool as the Bandit.

Ole Burt, A Great Guy! Back when Burt was young, when he went to go see a girl at her house, The girls parents would make him come to the back door. Bert grew up in Rivera Beach, Fl. I've known Burt a long time. Back in the day of Smokey and the Bandit he use to own a Trans Am and use to drive it around Jupiter. Back in those days I was a younger man and I had a 1978 Camaro that I built to the hilt pushing about 675 hp still st. legal. I got behind Burt on Indian Town rd. and at the turnpike entrance he got on it racing me down Indian town rd. all the way to Pratt Whitney rd. I blew by him at around 145mph and he stopped and pulled over and we talked a while. He knew my Father well from the younger days, we have been in that town forever. Then I saw him on the intercostal going north past Kaydoes Bridge and the stoped there him and Domm and talked to my gal friend and me. I got to say that he had a dream and lived it well and I'm sure he still does. He was Always good to People that did not try to smother him!! Well God Bless Ya Burt, Hope to see ya again before ya go!!! Oh by the way The Farm was owned by Big Al Capone before Burt bought it, I know I use to run all over that place with a Swamp Buggy and Hunt...

Very sad to see the condition of this once beautiful and happy place.It's hard to believe how quickly it went down.I imagine when Mr.Reynolds had to give this up,it played hell on his health to say the least.The man was certainly a legend,and still is for all who loved him and his movies.R.I.P.

I watched The Man From Left Field. In the last scene the Marlins sign and the Sports Authority sign can be seen as part of the outfield wall.

I'm not positive... because it looks different now (of course) but I believe the red building first shown at 11:43 was the old BR Feed Store. Burt had to bring in hay and feed for his own horses and he realized he could save a ton on it if he brought it in by the semi trailer direct from the hay growers, cutting out the feed store middleman. He sold the surplus to the local community and for a time (5 years maybe, back in the mid/late 90's?) he had a fully operational, open to the public, 9-5 feed store on his property. It was a curious mix of legit traditional country feed store and old Florida tourism kitsch (think freeze-dried alligator heads and beach sand snowglobes) and BR movie memorabilia. The silhouette of the long gone staircase would have led to a hay storage platform above. There was another independently owned feed store immediately next door to the BR ranch that had been there first. Though the local horse people liked BR personally, and visiting his store was kind of a treat, the other feed store next door had the established clientele and a variety of hay and feed selection that Burt just couldn't compete with profitably, so he closed it after just a few years. Met him a couple of times. He was a nice guy. Unlike some celebrities who just own horses because they consider them to just be part of the standard trappings of wealth, he actually genuinely loved his horses. When he had his bankruptcy and had to auction off his dear favorites, he sobbed uncontrollably as they were loaded on the horse trailer and driven away. It broke him. RIP, Mr. Reynolds, you were a legend in your own time.

This is so crazy to see. I was at the ranch several times just before the demise of Burt and Loni's big break-up. It wasn't in its heyday but it was still a great place. I remember the ball field and I would imagine everything was probably stripped and sold for whatever they could get. His divorce and trying to hang onto his son ate up a lot of money. It is a damn shame but thanks for posting.

The Mausoleum is not creepy - it's sad. He had dreams for that place and wanted to be remembered and still share his place with the public. He was a good guy.

Seeing a python choke the sH^^ out of your buddy would have made this a good video. Florida, the reptile, fire ant state.

your video's could be a whole lot better if the guy that's with you would grow up and be a. little grown up about things .tell him to watch a little bit of exploration unknowns videos. professionalism means alot. the way you carry yourself. is good . but he is hurting your video

I used to live down the old shell rock road (Jupiter Farms Road) from the ranch and saw him drive by all the time. It was quite a remote area. Burt had quite a place and even had a store that sold horse tack. Now the road is paved and the area is quite developed with mini-farms. Last year I went exploring the area and it seems that the ranch is some kind of park. I also got to watch the filming of some scenes from Smokey and the Bandit 2 in beautiful scenic downtown Jupiter.

The baseball sign reading "Home of the Future Marlins" (@ 5:47) was a movie prop. This painted wooden panel was part of the baseball outfield wall in the 1993 movie, "The Man From Left Field." This panel can be clearly seen in the actual movie.

Just think if Lonnie Anderson didn’t spend all his money and what it would been like to hang w him on his ranch ,,, sad RIP Burt

Eerie...running across this just days after his death....wonder if he thought of this place in his last hours? When you get old...sometimes memories are all that's left....

The Man from Left Field was the baseball movie Burt Reynolds made in 1993. Burt is still appearing in films and I wish him the best. He is one of my favorite actors and I hope he is well and happy.

I am so disturbed by watching this. I was on Burt's ranch in the mid 70's. It was a beautiful place. He built himself a gorgeous house high up in the trees. Where's the tennis court he built for Dinah Shore? Where are the houses? Burt took my hubby, Doc Hyatt on a tour of the ranch; he was so proud of it!

Rest in peace Bandit, say hello to Sheriff Buford T justice, and the snowman

RIP Burt. I enjoyed every movie you made. Smokey was the best!!

I like your video but the Guy trying to be funny ruined it.

Fun video. I can't explore and I appreciate those that can. this is an interesting place. Burt went major league bankrupt in the 80s, early 90s. Last time I saw him, 2015, he was old , slow and on a cane. That is what happens to most of us. The stunts took their toll on his body, along with football. I like him and always will.

I grew up in Jupiter farms and going to the ranch all through the 90’s it was great place to be a kid riding dirt bikes & 4wheelers all on the main roads, never saw Burt but his dad would drive a golf cart around the place talking with people. Sad to see what it’s become at least it’s still there and not a condos & golf courses for now anyway

Reynolds owned the Burt Reynolds Ranch, where scenes for Smokey and the Bandit were filmed and which once had a petting zoo, until its sale during bankruptcy.[37] In April 2014, the 153-acre rural property was rezoned for residential use and the Palm Beach County school system could sell it to residential developer K. Hovnanian Homes.[38]

that ending scared this shit out of me

But stayed in beautiful log home by my home while he was filming the movie Malone. He was very nice, social and generous

Reynolds was from the Area. He bought the Ranch, had horses. Jupiter Island and Tequesta are nicer, more exclusive than Palm Beach. They allowed no Entertainers, Perry Como, and Reynolds, were refused to be sold homes in the area. He Built a Theatre in Town , that was not successful, Was sold and didn't make a go of it. Davy Jones of the Monkees, owned a horse farm in the area, which is where he was when he died. He was buried somewhere up north, because of family ties to the area. I think somewhere in Pennsylvania. And in south Florida, the vegetation takes over very quickly.

Been here many times back in my youth. Burt's father ran the ranch and store and was sheriff of Palm Beach county at one time. Kind of sad to see this. I guess things change.

This is painfully sad. I remember days at the place back in the late 70's-early 80's, when it was used as a film set with full production crews.

At one point you came across what you called "red props" it's safe to say those were the stringers that you seen the missing steps on the side of the barn which were also painted the red color .

Football movie, "The Longest Yard" played in a prison setting. I love that movie.!!

Actors that once had it all. Hollywood can leave you with nothing & empty.

Burt Reynolds isn't a "former" anything... the man is very much still alive, and still has millions of fans...

Don't think of this video as trespassing. Think of it as "suburban archeology", whereby these lads commit a minor crime or two, to uncover rare, historically valuable relics of Burt Reynolds' glorious life.

very sad, great he lovingly cared for his parents. I wonder what will happen now Burt has passed away.

Other guy... no good!! Made me turn off the video

Where are those two mountain men from Deliverance when you need them?

This property was sold to the local school distri t in 1999 after Reynolds filed for bankruptcy. Reynolds never lived on the property so there is not a house. The grounds were used as a movie ranch and included a museum of Reynolds works, petting zoo, various sets and family mausoleum. It has since been sold and is being developed into a residential community.

There was no mansion here. His parents lived in a small home on the property and Burt had a tree house.

The name of the movie is THE MAN FROM LEFT FIELD

He did a lot for the Florida economy in the 80's and 90's, I remember him going to FSU and Uof Miami football games, he was 1/3 Clint Eastwood, 1/3 Dom Deloise , 1/3 Dean Martin, he made it ok for tough guys to be funny. Guys like Jason Statham, the Rock and Mel Gibson owe their Careers to guys like him who invented humorous action movies. I saw an interview with Dar Roberts who said that he owed his whole career to Burt, if you dont know who that is, look him up, he was just the best stuntman who ever lived and died in movies. University of Miami lost their football field to a hurricane back in the 80's and he let them practice there at that ranch while it was being repaired. (He put up a goal post too) he was an arrogant ass but he knew it, and made fun of himself for it. After seeing how he looked at Comic con, It makes me sad, he was my hero when most kids were into football players and superheroes. I wore a Trans Am shirt all throughout the early 80's because of him.

Dude in dorky hat acts like he's 12 years old.

Looks and sounds like trespassing to me and yea the little boy with you leave him in the car next time

Concrete Tubing?! HAHA. It's called a Drain Pipe!!!

R.I.P. BURT..all the good ole guys are crossing over. Smokey & The Bandit was your best work & always loved you on Johnny Carson.TV isnt the same anymore.I cut the cord. I wish TV was as good as it used to be. Too much weird stuff on it now..cant take The Walking Dead & Lucifer shows & weird 2 man marriage.I miss you& your buddies clean ornery fun. Rest in peace buddy

Oh look, a styrofoam cup used by Burt Reynolds.

This film clip is so sad I visited the farm back in the 70s when he was raising Arabians and appaloosas he had so many horses there... I met his mom and dad this was even before they had a country store there it was such a beautiful place...So sad to see how it’s fallen into disrepair...

"...what is that styrofoam over there? It looks like a styrofoam something..." Brilliant.

Rest in peace Brut Bandit smoke and the Bandit .🇺🇸🙏🙏🌹🌹

He’s been out of money for decades & lost a ton during the loni Anderson divorce

Is this his ranch in Jupiter, Florida? I visited his ranch in 1988, it was gorgeous back then.

that green water is sewage as well as the pipe bringing waste from the house, I know this house he sold it to his neighbor for 3 bucks and rented it to Burt for 1200 a month Burt was flat broke! That so called tubing was his gas supply. He had Arabian horses. The red thing was well pump.. The Man From Left Field was the movie...thanks==for trespassing in Jupitar Florida

amazing how people can explore an interesting place and make it totally uninteresting

you either need to be brave or stupid to reach your fingers under any tarp or sign that's been laying undisturbed on the ground for years. I don't think buddy suffers from bravery, so we will just chalk it up to stupidity.

I live right across the street and it's now called Reynolds Ranch and is a development. I used to go to the original BR Ranch as a kid. Was awesome

hey the baseball movie was "The man From Left Field" 1993

The Man from Left Field (1993) was a baseball movie with Burt and was shot in Indiantown Florida. It's also the location where Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) was filmed but that's not where this property is.

You do much better on your own Adam. If you need help with equipment, or for safety reasons, make the other person keep quiet.

I think the baseball movie was "The Man From Left Field." It also stared Reba McEntire

My mother knew Burt father when Burt was a small kid when they live in Rivera Beach, Fl. One day when mom was visiting his father Burt would run into the house and then run out. His father told Burt you either stay in or out. Soon Burt was still running in and out. Next time Burt came in running, mom grad him and threw him over her lap and spank him and told him to sit. Burt sat down and mom said, see he can be a good kid.

Its beautiful how the earth reclaims itself, its probably less than 20 year since this property was inhabited.

Here today, gone tomorrow. We are just passing through..

Absolute proof of timeline change OMG!

Burt Reynolds is still a great actor even if he's not acting at the moment he's still alive and still in our hearts will never forget Smokey and the bandits Keep On Truckin

I can't help myself "Now it's run down" like Loni Anderson.........

"The water is like GREEN-ish too....." Head injury.

Wow! History! Thank u for making this video! Who didn't love ❤️ Burt Reynolds! The lady's man!!!

It's like a Styrofoam...something. That's really riveting and informative. What a snoozer....

The red zig zag looking things at 8:09 are the staircase attached to the side of the building at 11:52 Geez I need a life!! :)

RIP Burt Reynolds

In 1984 I took the SOLAS, owned by the Chapman School of Seamanship down the intercoastal south of Hobie Sound and sailed past Burt Reynolds home. It was beautiful. There was a beach on the ocean and the other end of the property was on the ICW where he had a big boat house for a large cruiser. The perfect setup.

It's hard to believe how nature has completely taken that land back, I've just watched The man from left field. The double gated area he talks about I believe is the fence around the baseball field.

His Baseball movie was a 1993 made for TV movie, "The Man from Left Field", Co-Staring Reba McEntire.

Here's a little history for you: I believe the film production facilities had a recording studio there, and The Allman Brother's Band recorded one of their awful early '80s albums on the property. This was the period when The Brothers were trying to adjust to what was now the Disco era--and they weren't cutting it. They were like a round peg trying to fit into a square era and disbanded for the next seven years starting sometime in '82 after failing to find their place among the booty shakers.

Best times of my life here so glad you have this video up for me to unlock old memories with

Its late February, 2023 & The Smokey & The Bandit movies were on TV tonight- still funny! Gone so long and still giving us laughs...

I had Blair witch flashbacks watching y'all crunch through the woods.

Those are 'stair risers' ya' ding a ling....lol And the Marlins sign may have been a Movie prop....der

I lived like a couple of blocks away when he lived there. He was a great guy. Now there is a development with million dollar homes on his property,

Silly guys, we Have no rocks in the peninsula of Florida! The only place you might find some will be lime rock around the Swanee or Santa Fe rivers. I don’t think they are natives, or they would steer clear of the fire ant mounds and wolf spiders!

He was/is one of my favorite movie stars.

I lived in Jupiter Fl, on 127 st I think the BR Ranch was on 121 st This was call Jupiter Farms The BR Ranch property was where Burt Reynolds parents lived, The Ranch was used to house horses Way before the Reynolds family got the property It was a hideout for Al Capone when he went to Fl.

I remember his ranch. He had a dinner theatre there. I went twice ...was really young...once I saw West Side Story, and the other time, cat on a hot tin roof. He also ran a football camp there...a long time ago. I remember going on a tour with my parents when I was a teenager. He was there and came out and talked to the people on the tour. He was so dang handsome! And he was so gracious and funny. So sad to see the land standing empty. He has a son by Loni Anderson. Still, he brought a lot of people a lot of joy with his movies.

Met Burt Reynolds whilst making the Smokey and the Bandit films in Georgia .. crazy but one sequence required a car jump from one side of a bridge to the other {{ the bridge at this time was being repaired or built can't remember to be certain {{ but no matter.. people turned out in their hundreds to see this ... 5 cars were used and 5 cars were wrecked broken in half 15 stunt men were used dressed as Bert for near view shots close up was Bert himself OK i never visited his ranch although he did stay with me at my ranch in Arizona great guy so polite ...thankyou guy for your posting brought back wonderful memory's Edwin J Thompson ll............Ed