Bronco Billy (1980)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer:

Dennis Hackin (written by)

Release Date:

11 June 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western

Tagline:

The most outrageous of 'em all.

Plot:

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Plot Keywords:

Wild West Show | Premarital Sex | Circus | Drive In Restaurant | Backstage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Bronco Billy
Sondra Locke	...	Antoinette Lily
Geoffrey Lewis	...	John Arlington
Scatman Crothers	...	Doc Lynch
Bill McKinney	...	Lefty LeBow
Sam Bottoms	...	Leonard James
Dan Vadis	...	Chief Big Eagle
Sierra Pecheur	...	Lorraine Running Water
Walter Barnes	...	Sheriff Dix
Woodrow Parfrey	...	Dr. Canterbury
Beverlee McKinsey	...	Irene Lily
Doug McGrath	...	Lt. Wiecker (as Douglas McGrath)
Hank Worden	...	Station Mechanic
William Prince	...	Edgar Lipton
Pam Abbas	...	Mother Superior

Runtime:

116 min | Argentina:119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Spain:13 | Australia:M | West Germany:12 | Peru:PT | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | USA:PG | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Boise, Idaho, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This was Clint Eastwood's first film since Kelly's Heroes (1970) not to be produced by The Malpaso Company. At the time, divorce proceedings between Eastwood and Maggie Johnson were under way so the profits would have had to be shared with Maggie. Instead his Malpaso comrade Robert Daley set up Second Street Films to produce the movie.

Quotes:

Bronco Billy McCoy: Go ahead, let the tears fall in the beer.
Antoinette Lilly: I'm not crying!
Bronco Billy McCoy: There's nothing wrong with cryin'.
Antoinette Lilly: The smoke in here is hurting my eyes!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Eastwood... A Star (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Bronco Billy

Extremely funny and sympathetic Eastwood-classic

What can I say about "Bronco Billy" expect that its truly one of Clint Eastwood's most sympathetic projects ever and a beautiful picture full of laughs and positive feelings. Between more violent movies Clint made a habit of appearing in a nice and jovial motion pictures ("Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", "Every which way but loose", "Any which way you can", "Honkytonk man", "Pink Cadillac") and it can't get much nicer than "Bronco Billy". Lovable story practically charms everybody and Clint is making incredibly amusing parody of his western characters. "Bronco Billy" is also one of the six films where Sondra Locke co-starred with Clint and this is certainly her finest performances beside him. Eastwood has always mentioned "Bronco Billy" as one of the personal favorites of his career and I see no reason to wonder why. This film just simply makes you feel good.