Bronco Billy

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Movie
German title Bronco Billy
Original title Bronco Billy
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1980
length 121 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Clint Eastwood
script Dennis Hackin
production Dennis Hackin ,
Neal Dobrofsky
music Snuff Garrett
camera David Worth
cut Joel Cox ,
Ferris Webster
occupation

Bronco Billy is an American comedy film directed by Clint Eastwood from 1980. It premiered on November 6, 1980 in Germany.

action

Bill McCoy, aka Bronco Billy, runs a Wild West show. The show includes the hype boxer Doc Lynch, the snake dancer Chief Big Eagle, the tightrope walker Leonard James and, as the star, Bronco Billy himself with his riding and shooting demonstration. As a final screening, Billy can be blindfolded and shoots balloons that his assistant is holding. The last balloon is supposed to burst with a knife, but Bronco hits the leg of his assistant, who then quits. The show does not make a profit, the members have not been paid for months. Billy relies on threats and promises to keep his people around. He wants to buy a ranch with them and invite city children there and teach them about cowboy life.

Once in the next town, Billy goes to the town hall to apply for a permit. He meets Antoinette Lilly, a millionaire heiress from New York, and John Arlington, who are about to get married. Antoinette secretly despises her groom, who turns out to be a petty crook, but she desperately wants to be married before she turns 30. When the newlyweds' car breaks down and they have to leave it across from the Wild West Show, they spend the night in a motel. The next morning the groom disappeared, along with Antoinette's money and the car. She asks Billy for money to call, but the payphone is broken. So she asks him if he can take her to the next town. Billy persuades her to be his new assistant, "Miss Lilly". Antoinette agrees to attend a demonstration. The show is unusually successful, with Billy angry at Antoinette's improvisations.

Antoinette reads in the paper that your groom has been arrested for the murder of her. She, who originally wanted to leave the show, joins Billy again to go into hiding and get revenge on Arlington. Antoinette notes that the show people are alcoholics or have been in jail. Billy himself shot his wife out of anger when he caught her in bed with his best friend. Big Eagle and his wife and assistant Running Water explain that they are expecting a baby. The members of the show go to a bar and party. Leonard is arrested, it turns out that he has left the army without permission. Billy spends all of the profit to trigger Leonard, but then the show tent burns down. Billy suggests robbing an old western style train. But the modern trains are too fast for the horses, so the experiment falls into the water.

The Wild West Show stops at a nursing home in which it has already performed free of charge. The home manager, a western fan, promises to provide them with accommodation and a new tent. The tent is made from American flags that the home residents sew together. One of the inmates is Arlington, who was sent to the home by his lawyer. The "murderer" should be portrayed as mentally unstable. When he sees Antoinette, he can rehabilitate himself. Billy has to move on without Antoinette.

Antoinette now lives in luxury, but is terribly bored and misses Billy. Meanwhile, Billy gets drunk. Antoinette tries suicide with sleeping pills, but is called by Running Water to take care of Billy. Antoinette then breaks off the suicide attempt.

At the next show, Billy thinks he is without an assistant. When Antoinette steps in front of the curtain, he is surprised and delighted.

Reviews

“In the form of a fairy tale, the film ironizes the myth of the western hero with a successful, entertaining mix of action and comedy. The excellently photographed, humorous and fluidly staged story pays homage to the moral principles of Westerners despite all self-irony and sets these values ​​against the 'dubious' of modern society. "

- Lexicon of international film

"As the director of this comedy, Eastwood tried to break his macho image cemented in hero roles."

- Cinema

Awards

In 1981, Sondra Locke was nominated for the Golden Raspberry ( Razzie Award ) for worst actress in 1980.

background

The Warner Bros. production was filmed in Idaho . He grossed almost $ 28 million in the United States.

This is the first film since Shock Troop Gold (1970) that was not funded by Eastwood's Malpaso production company. Eastwood was separated from his wife Maggie Johnson at the time and wanted to prevent him from having to share the expected profit with her. His partner at Malpaso, Robert Daley, funded the film through his company, Second Street Films . Eastwood, who was in a relationship with Sondra Locke at the time of filming, directed it for the fifth time and also appeared as the lead actor. Locke and Eastwood made a total of six films together, this was the third joint appearance.

Clint Eastwood's daughter Alison and son Kyle, both from her marriage to Maggie Johnson, appeared in minor roles.

Walter Barnes was known as a western actor. He also appeared in the Karl May films, Winnetou Part 1 , Unter Vultures , The Oil Prince and Winnetou and the half-blood Apanatschi . In Italy, too, he was a popular western actor, whose name gave the films an international appearance.

Cinematographer David Worth was doing his second job as chief cinematographer. He later became known as the director of B-films in the action and sandal film arena. Art director Eugene Lourie (also known as Gene Lourie) then retired from the film business. He is also known as a director, especially in the field of B / F and horror films of the 1950s.

The film must not be confused with the early western film series Bronc h o Billy .

Soundtrack

Five songs are played in the film. Ronnie Milsap sings two songs: Cowboys and Clowns and Bronco Billy ; Penny de Haven one: Bayou Lullaby ; and Merle Haggard two: Misery and Gin and together with Clint Eastwood Barroom Buddies .

DVD publications

  • Bronco Billy - Released: August 1, 2000
  • The Clint Eastwood Collection - Released August 1, 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Lexicon of International Films 2000/2001 (CD-ROM)
  2. ↑ http://www.cinema.de/film_aktuell/filmdetail/film/?typ=inhalt&film_id=9637
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080472/business