Bronco Billy (1980)
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80% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
38% of users liked it
(7,065 ratings)
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… More 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 car chases and redneck villains and offering quiet chuckles instead of belly laughs. Unfortunately it failed to click with the public, compelling Eastwood to temporarily return to his old crash-bang-pow formula in his next few films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Clint Eastwood
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1980 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
One of Clint Eastwood's most enjoyable films.
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Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
An affectionate ode to the fading myth of the American West.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Entertaining Eastwood, unusual subject matter.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Bronco Billy depicts a genuine screen hero who incarnates the place that cowboys occupy in our slow moving dreams.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
This movie clearly means a whole lot to Clint Eastwood, and he does a darn good job of showing why.
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
as Bronco Billy
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Sondra Locke
as Antoinette Lily
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Geoffrey Lewis
as John Arlington
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Scatman Crothers
as Doc Lynch
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Bill McKinney
as Lefty LeBow
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Samuel Bottoms
as Leonard James
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Dan Vadis
as Chief Big Eagle
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Sierra Pecheur
as Lorraine Running Water
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Walter Barnes
as Sheriff Dix
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Woodrow Parfrey
as Dr. Canterbury
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Beverlee McKinsey
as Irene Lily
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William Prince
as Edgar Lipton
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Tessa Richarde
as Mitzi Fritz
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Tanya Russell
as Doris Duke
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Pam Abbas
as Mother Superior
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Edye Byrde
as Eloise Maid
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Douglas Copsey
as Reporter at Bank
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John Wesley Elliott Jr.
as Sanatorium Attendant
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Chuck Hicks
as Cowboy
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Bobby Hoy
as Cowboy
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Doug McGrath
as Lt. Wiecker
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Lloyd Nelson
as Sanatorium Policeman
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Michael Reinhold
as King
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Valerie Shanks
as Sister Maria
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Sharon Sherlock
as License Clerk
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James Simmerhan
as Bank Manager
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Jenny Sternling
as Reporter at Sanitorium
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Chuck Waters
as Bank Robber
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Jerry Wills
as Bank Robber
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Hank Worden
as Gas Station Operator
- George Orrison
- Sam Bottoms
