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Western

Dirty Little Billy

- Billy the Kid was a punk.

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the notorious outlaw Billy The Kid.

Release Date : 1972-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Michael J. Pollard

Character Name : Billy Bonney

Original Name : Michael J. Pollard

Gender : Male

Richard Evans

Character Name : Goldie

Original Name : Richard Evans

Gender : Male

Lee Purcell

Character Name : Berle

Original Name : Lee Purcell

Gender : Female

Charles Aidman

Character Name : Ben Antrim

Original Name : Charles Aidman

Gender : Male

Dran Hamilton

Character Name : Catherine McCarty

Original Name : Dran Hamilton

Gender : Male

Willard Sage

Character Name : Henry McCarty

Original Name : Willard Sage

Gender : Male

Mills Watson

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : Mills Watson

Gender : Male

Alex Wilson

Character Name : Len

Original Name : Alex Wilson

Gender : Male

Ronny Graham

Character Name : Charle Nile

Original Name : Ronny Graham

Gender : Male

Josip Elic

Character Name : Jawbone

Original Name : Josip Elic

Gender : Male

Richard Stahl

Character Name : Earl Lovitt

Original Name : Richard Stahl

Gender : Male

Gary Busey

Character Name : Basil Crabtree

Original Name : Gary Busey

Gender : Male

Dick Van Patten

Character Name : Berle's Customer

Original Name : Dick Van Patten

Gender : Male

Scott Walker

Character Name : Stormy

Original Name : Scott Walker

Gender : Male

Rosary Nix

Character Name : Louisiana

Original Name : Rosary Nix

Gender : Male

Frank Welker

Character Name : Young Punk

Original Name : Frank Welker

Gender : Male

Craig Bovia

Character Name : Buffalo Hunter

Original Name : Craig Bovia

Gender : Male

Severn Darden

Character Name : Big Jim McDaniel

Original Name : Severn Darden

Gender : Male

Henry Proach

Character Name : Lloyd

Original Name : Henry Proach

Gender : Male

Len Lesser

Character Name : Slits

Original Name : Len Lesser

Gender : Male

Ed Lauter

Character Name : Tyler

Original Name : Ed Lauter

Gender : Male

Cherie Franklin

Character Name : Greta Schmidt (uncredited)

Original Name : Cherie Franklin

Gender : Female

Nick Nolte

Character Name : Town Gang Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Nolte

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Pre fame mud and rags telling of Billy The Kid. Directed by Stan Dragoti, co-written by Dragoti and Charles Moss, and starring Michael J. Pollard, Richard Evans and Lee Purcell. Music is by Sascha Burland and cinematography by Ralph Woolsey. Dirty Little Billy firmly de-glamourises the Billy The Kid legend, well sort of. This is a portrayal of the infamous outlaw before he became just that. Film is telling of what he was before he made his first kill, his weak standing in society, his turbulent family life, and is tentative steps to making friends - where he is clingy extreme. The backdrop is one of mud and rags, there is no showy Wild West here, it very much operates as an Anti-Western, an independent picture firmly offering up a flip side to some of the legends printed as fact. Technically it is just ok, where things are strongly hindered by Pollard simply being too old. Asking a 33 year old man to play a teenager is a stretch, it is with much credit that Pollard gives it his all and nails at the least the village idiot side of Billy pre his fame. Not a hidden gem by any stretch of the imagination, it does however show up a side to Billy The Kid not often told in the history of film and literature. Worth seeking out for that point of reference, but as entertainment or a viable Western film of note? I'm not sure. 5/10