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Director:
Writers:
Ron Bartron (story)
Ron Turbeville (writer)
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Release Date:
18 January 1975 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
What took place in that town in 1948 should have been a love story.
Plot:
Dimwitted but sweet high school girl of easy virtue and the most popular boy in the school share an improbable romance... more | add synopsis
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one of the best from my younger days more (22 total)

Cast

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Jan-Michael Vincent ... Buster Lane
Joan Goodfellow ... Billie Jo Truluck
Pamela Sue Martin ... Margie Hooks
Clifton James ... Jake

Robert Englund ... Whitey
Jessie Lee Fulton ... Mrs. Lane
J.B. Joiner ... Mr. Lane
Dell C. Payne ... Warren
Mark Pendergraft ... Mole
David Paul Dean ... Phil
David Little ... Smitty
Vernon Beatty ... Arland
Doris Pearce ... Mrs. Hooks
Carl Reddick ... Mr. Hooks
Dale Pearce ... Sally
Lewell Akins ... Photographer
Mentoria Sills ... Hat Lady
Bruce Atkins ... Sheriff
John Chappell ... Deputy
Robert E. Hannah ... Bus Driver
Aaron Swain ... Principal
Quincy O. Waters ... Minister
Joyce Woodrum ... Mrs. Truluck
Jim Shirah ... Mr. Truluck
Slim Mims ... Himself
Claude Casey ... Himself
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Directed by
Daniel Petrie 
Sidney Sheldon (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ron Bartron  story
Ron Turbeville  writer

Produced by
Ted Mann .... producer
Terry Morse Jr. .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Al De Lory 
 
Cinematography by
Mario Tosi 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Kahn 
 
Production Management
Terry Morse Jr. .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terry Morse Jr. .... first assistant director
Lynn Guthrie .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Lynn Guthrie .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lynn Guthrie .... still photographer
Bill Pecchi .... key grip
Jerry Whittington .... electrician
 
Editorial Department
Paul LaMastra .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Michael Arciaga .... music supervisor
Kenneth Hall .... music editor
 
Other crew
Lynn Guthrie .... aircraft pilot
 

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Runtime:
100 min
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One of the first mainstream American films to feature full-frontal male nudity, the scenes of a naked Jan-Michael Vincent caused considerable discussion when "Buster and Billie" was first released. more
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
one of the best from my younger days, 16 January 2007
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Author: sjsampson-1 from Canada

While doing a search on your website to find out what other movies Robert Englund was in besides A Nightmare on Elm Street I came across a movie that I haven't thought of in years, Buster and Billie. I immediately felt this wave of emotion. I was 20 when this movie was released and although I couldn't remember right away the whole plot of the movie I remembered it as one of my favourites. After reading some of the story line and talking to my husband who has a much better memory than I do I realized why my feeling at the mere mention of the title was so extreme. It was wonderful albeit very, very tragic. My husband also remembers it as being one of his favourites. I don't know if I want to ever watch it again or just keep the memory of a film that touched me deeply years ago.

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