At the turn of the century, with the Old West fading away, Texas train robber Kid Blue goes straight and takes a factory job but old habits die hard.
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| Dennis Hopper | ... |
Bickford Waner
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| Warren Oates | ... |
Reese Ford
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| Peter Boyle | ... |
Preacher Bob
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| Ben Johnson | ... |
Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
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| Lee Purcell | ... |
Molly Ford
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| Janice Rule | ... |
Janet Conforto
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| Ralph Waite | ... |
Drummer
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| Clifton James | ... |
Mr. Hendricks
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| José Torvay | ... |
Old Coyote
(as Jose Torvay)
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| Mary Jackson | ... |
Mrs. Evans
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| Jay Varela | ... |
Mendoza
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| Jack Starrett | ... |
Tough Guy
(as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
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| Warren Finnerty | ... |
Wills
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| Owen Orr | ... |
Train Robber #1
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| Richard Rust | ... |
Train Robber #2
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| Howard Hesseman | ... |
Confectionary Man
(as Howard Hessman)
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| M. Emmet Walsh | ... |
Barber
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Henry Smith | ... |
Joe Cloudmaker
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| Bobby Hall | ... |
Bartender
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| Mel Stewart | ... |
Blackman
(as Melvin Stewart)
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| Eddy Donno | ... |
Huey
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'Chico' Hernandez | ... |
Boy on Town (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Frawley | ||
Written by
| Bud Shrake | ... | (written by) (as Edwin Shrake) |
Produced by
| Marvin Schwartz | ... | producer (as Marvin Schwarz) |
Music by
| Tim McIntire | ||
| John Rubinstein | ||
Cinematography by
| Billy Williams | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Stefan Arnsten | ||
Production Design by
| Joel Schiller | ||
Costume Design by
| Theadora Van Runkle | ||
Production Management
| William D. Faralla | ... | unit production manager (as William Faralla) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Anthony Ray | ... | assistant director (as Tony Ray) |
Sound Department
| Theodore Soderberg | ... | sound re-recordist (as Ted Soderberg) |
Stunts
| Eddy Donno | ... | stunt gaffer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David Harcourt | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lynn A. Aber | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| John Campbell | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- Twentieth Century Fox (1973) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CFM Filmverhuur (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Fox-MGM Film (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS) (PAL)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1980) (Australia) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. He's befriended by Reese Ford and his wife Molly, but before long Molly has seduced Bickford. Only with the arrival of Bickford's former girlfriend Janet Conforto is it revealed that Bickford is actually the notorious train robber Kid Blue. Humiliated by a scandal arising from his affair with his friend's wife, Bickford gives up on going straight and plots a crime.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | A funny thing happened to Kid Blue on the way to the robbery. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | During filming Warren Oates would reportedly invite co-stars Ben Johnson and Peter Boyle to his trailer for a three-course meal made up of magic mushrooms on toast, Dexedrine in brandy and vanilla LSD. See more » |
| Goofs | Dime Box Texas is fairly flat farmland, not mountainous desert. See more » |
| 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. See more » |