Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 3
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1980 Wide
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Average Rating: 3/5
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Bronco Billy stars Clint Eastwood (who also directed) as the impresario of a seedy wild west show. Going along for the ride is spoiled socialite Sondra Locke, who is "initiated" by being pressed into service as the wrong end of a knife-throwing act. The rest of the troupe, like Eastwood himself, are losers in life who yearn for the freedom and opportunity of the long-gone Old West. Despite its raucous ad campaign, Bronco Billy is at base a wistful character study, avoiding the usual trappings of
Jan 1, 1980 Wide
Aug 8, 2000
Warner Bros. Pictures
All Critics (19) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (3) | DVD (8)
One of Clint Eastwood's most enjoyable films.
An affectionate ode to the fading myth of the American West.
Entertaining Eastwood, unusual subject matter.
Bronco Billy depicts a genuine screen hero who incarnates the place that cowboys occupy in our slow moving dreams.
This movie clearly means a whole lot to Clint Eastwood, and he does a darn good job of showing why.
The movie comes perilously close to the ridiculous at times but never oversteps its bounds.
Eastwood, much like Burt Reynolds' character in Boogie Nights, welcomes everyone into an unconventional but strangely warm environment.
a modern tale with a western feel, bronco billy tells an incredibly unique story with solid direction and a perfect blend of humor and drama. i REALLY want to know how billy got his rangler out of jail, but its obvious that eastwood left that one question unanswered to build on the effectiveness of billy's character.
January 29, 2007
Super Reviewer
Clint Eastwood as an anachronistic cowboy in a modern day western that typically pines for the days when men were men etc. etc. Clint's likeable enough, Sondra Locke isn't.
January 1, 2007
Super Reviewer
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