5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- Poignant portrait..., 8 February 2002
Author:
poe426 from USA
*** Spoilers*** Caught this one when PBS ran a series in the late '70's
focusing on Academy Award-winning shorts. THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO
BILLY paints a poignant portrait of a lonely young man whose wistful
daydreams slam head-on into harsh reality. His room is wall-papered
with western posters; he imagines himself (while standing on a street
corner waiting for a light to change) facing off against another
gunslinger (they walk toward one another when the light changes, in
classic gunfighter fashion- and then abruptly brush past each other);
in the final scene, he is soundly beaten by bullies... but has a final
fade-out fantasy of himself as a gallant horseman sweeping a beautiful
damsel off her feet. Outstanding even among an entire series of Academy
Award-winners, THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY is the kind of short
aspiring filmmakers should seek out and study.
3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- Real People on Hollywood Blvd., 8 March 2004
Author:
Tom Willett (yonhope) from Central Midwest, USA
Hi, Everyone,
I have been walking on Hollywood Blvd. for many years. I have talked with
Wild Bill Tucker and many other Hollywood characters. This movie shows
them
as they really were.
Johnny Crawford is a lovable character himself here even though he was
barely 20 when this came out. If you want to know about Hollywood watch
this
film. The characters have changed over the years but there are still many
oddball types who frequent the famous attractions.
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-

Poignant portrait..., 8 February 2002
Author: poe426 from USA
*** Spoilers*** Caught this one when PBS ran a series in the late '70's focusing on Academy Award-winning shorts. THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY paints a poignant portrait of a lonely young man whose wistful daydreams slam head-on into harsh reality. His room is wall-papered with western posters; he imagines himself (while standing on a street corner waiting for a light to change) facing off against another gunslinger (they walk toward one another when the light changes, in classic gunfighter fashion- and then abruptly brush past each other); in the final scene, he is soundly beaten by bullies... but has a final fade-out fantasy of himself as a gallant horseman sweeping a beautiful damsel off her feet. Outstanding even among an entire series of Academy Award-winners, THE RESURRECTION OF BRONCO BILLY is the kind of short aspiring filmmakers should seek out and study.
3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
Real People on Hollywood Blvd., 8 March 2004
Author: Tom Willett (yonhope) from Central Midwest, USA
Hi, Everyone,
I have been walking on Hollywood Blvd. for many years. I have talked with Wild Bill Tucker and many other Hollywood characters. This movie shows them as they really were.
Johnny Crawford is a lovable character himself here even though he was barely 20 when this came out. If you want to know about Hollywood watch this film. The characters have changed over the years but there are still many oddball types who frequent the famous attractions.
A really good movie.
Tom Willett
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