IMDb > Kid Blue (1973)

Overview

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5.8/10   165 votes
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Director:
James Frawley
Writer:
Bud Shrake (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 May 1974 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Western
Tagline:
He was a good kid, but a rotten bandit. more
Plot:
Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Saw it in 1973 and still think it was a very good film! more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Hopper ... Bickford Waner
Warren Oates ... Reese Ford

Peter Boyle ... Preacher Bob

Ben Johnson ... Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson

Lee Purcell ... Molly Ford
Janice Rule ... Janet Conforto
Ralph Waite ... Drummer
Clifton James ... Mr. Hendricks
José Torvay ... Old Coyote (as Jose Torvay)
Mary Jackson ... Mrs. Evans
Jay Varela ... Mendoza
Jack Starrett ... Tough Guy (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Warren Finnerty ... Wills
Owen Orr ... Train robber #1
Richard Rust ... Train robber #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dime Box (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Mexico

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Reese Ford: Money don't make no difference. You can live a whole beautiful life inside your head. A lot of these folks, they can't do that. more

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Saw it in 1973 and still think it was a very good film!, 13 February 2004
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Author: tyd-1 from Rochester, NY

This film really clicked with me. One of the first times I had seen Peter Boyle and Dennis Hopper. Really enjoyed it. I had just graduated from college. I got to see it in a sneak preview. I have looked for it ever since to see it again.

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