Buster and Billie (1974)
- Directed by
- Daniel Petrie, Sidney Sheldon
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A shy young man named Buster falls for a quiet girl named Billie in a small Southern town. Their romance faces cruel judgment and violence from the local community.
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What happens
Buster and Billie is a 1974 American neo noir crime film motion picture released by Columbia Pictures. The film was of the tragic romance/revenge film genres. It was directed by Daniel Petrie, whose credits include films such as Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981). In the title roles were future Airwolf star Jan-Michael Vincent as Buster, and Joan Goodfellow as Billie. In supporting roles, Buster and Billie also featured Pamela Sue Martin as Buster's girlfriend Margie, and Robert Englund, in his film debut, in a small role as Buster's friend, Whitey. This film is also notable as one of the earliest American mainstream movies to have male frontal nudity. Much of the movie was filmed in the towns of Metter and Register, Georgia, as well as in surrounding rural areas. Townspeople were excited the movie was being filmed and were unaware of the movie's risque plot or nudity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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