Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Rainey Dawn Clint Eastwood is back in a gun-slinging western role - but this time he's funny with it. This movie is quite funny and well worth watching. Billy is full of comedy, action and a great all around adventure film. Bronco Billy is not your average Clint Eastwood movie - it is a comedy. This film proves that Clint Eastwood has a fine sense of humor and that he's more than just a good gunslinger on film.Bronco Billy is one of movies that makes great manatee. If you liked the films: "Blazing Saddles", "Every Which Way But Loose" or any of the serious Western films starring Clint Eastwood - then you might enjoy Bronco Billy.7.5/10

longcooljolie From the beginning of the movie to the end, this movie strongly seems like a movie Clint Eastwood and his friends did for fun. It could be considered a "sleeper," since it was not heavily promoted around the time of its release and many people, possibly even some Clint Eastwood fans, may not know it even exists. Yet "Bronco Billy" seems to have gathered a following, for good reasons.Clint plays a character very different from the one depicted in his westerns and his cop movies. In a cynical time, he and his pals travel around the west performing a "Wild West Show" complete with a native American snake dance, a wrangling exposition, and a showcasing of Billy's sharpshooting talents.Things get complicated when Miss Antoinette Lily, a runaway heiress, gets unwillingly involved with the show as a desperate gesture. While she's prettier and more lively than Billy's other assistants (hilarious early scenes show the other girls goofing up), she causes friction with her willfulness and certain misfortunes fall upon the Wild West Show.But the ending of the movie is joyful and happy, containing wonderful touches, such as the Wild West show performing under a tent made entirely of American flags. Bronco Billy implores youngsters to "obey your mom and dad, because they know what is best," and to "say your prayers at night." A Clint Eastwood movie with a strong message about loyalty and getting the courage to become whatever you want to be. That fact alone makes the movie refreshing. It's easy to see why Clint Eastwood counts this film among his personal favorites.Only a few contrived plot points concerning Antoinette Lily and her estranged husband and step-mother add nit-picky elements to what is otherwise a wonderful and enjoyable movie.

Michael_Elliott Bronco Billy (1980) ** 1/2 (out of 4) The cowboy/dreamer Bronco Billy (Clint Eastwood) is barely keeping his Wild West show going but his luck's about to change when he gets involved with a woman (Sondra Locke) recently dumped by her husband. This is a rather interesting film as I've read that Eastwood says it's his favorite but at the same time I've read what a bomb it was at the box office when originally released. It's certainly understandable why most people would avoid this thing but that's a shame as it's a cute little film that manages to have enough charm but I doubt those wanting Dirty Harry will have much use for it. I wouldn't say I enjoyed the film all the way through as I did think there were some flaws including the ultra-long running time. A dreamy comedy like this one really didn't need to go on for nearly two-hours but some of that is due to the screenplay, which is quite predictable in regards to the ending. With that said one still has to admire Eastwood for trying a film like this because it's basically just about making your dreams come true. In the case of Eastwood's character, he always wanted to be a cowboy and he's doing whatever it takes to keep his show going even though modern audiences have grown tired of it. Eastwood gives a very good performance and once that will keep a smile on the viewers face. The actors hasn't had too many chances to play a nice and charming person but he handles the role very well. Locke is also quite good in her performance as the rich brat who eventually buys into the show of dreams. I found her performances to be quite good and she was very believable in the turns her character takes. Scatman Crothers. Geoffrey Lewis, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms and Sierra Pecheur all add nice support as well. I think a little editing would have helped the picture but then again I'm sure this is the type of film that would getting better on repeat viewings. I'm sure even today this isn't a title that Eastwood fans rush out to view but they should certainly give it a shot if for no other reason that to see the legend in a different light.

Woodyanders Self-stylized modern-day cowboy and ace sharpshooter Bronco Billy (a pleasingly amiable performance by Clint Eastwood) runs an old-fashioned traveling Wild West show that's fallen on hard times. Matters only get worse when Billy hires snobby wealthy heiress Antoinette Lilly (winningly played by Sondra Locke) as his new assistant. Eastwood's smooth, assured direction, working from a warm and good-hearted script by Dennis Hackin, comes through with a sweet and unexpected treat that benefits greatly from the engaging main characters, enjoyably loose rambling plot and light, likable tone. Eastwood and Locke make for an extremely appealing couple. The excellent cast constitutes as another substantial asset: the wonderfully sprightly Scatman Crothers as hearty announcer Doc Lynch, Geoffrey Lewis as Antoinette's smarmy husband John Arlington, Bill McKinney as ornery hook-handed Lefty LeBow, Sam Bottoms as affable Vietnam draft dodger Leonard James, Dan Vadis as Native American snake dancer Chief Big Eagle, Sierra Pecheur as Big Eagle's loyal wife Lorraine Running Water, William Prince as slimy attorney Edgar Lipton, Walter Barnes as a gruff small town sheriff, and Hank Worden as an elderly gas station attendant. Moreover, there's a lovely and touching tight-knit camaraderie amongst Billy's merry band of endearing misfits. Steve Dorff's folksy, harmonic score, a flavorsome country-and-western soundtrack, David Worth's crisp, sunny cinematography and a strong theme about the redemptive possibilities of the American Dream (everyone in Bronco Billy's show have troubled pasts and have recreated themselves as better, more positive individuals in his show) further add to the considerable charm of this sparkling little gem.