Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Artivels Undescribable Perfection

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

nowego I got lucky you might say and saw this on ABC TV (No Ads) late at night in the late 80's while living in a very small country town. Luckily I taped it on VHS and watched it quite a few times before the tape gave out. This is one of those movies that you will either love or hate and if you loved it like I did it will stay with you forever.Getting a good copy of it now is very difficult and I have had to make do with a really crappy copy. Even the DVD copy that was released is not all that good to watch.One of the very best Jan-Micheal Vincent movies I have seen, and the one movie that I remember him for most even though he made quite a few good movies in the 70's. Also Robert Englund's very first movie before he went onto bigger and perhaps better things and one of Pamela Sue Martin's early movies before her best known role in Dynasty.A very sad movie that I have had the pleasure of watching more than once.

moonspinner55 High school senior in rural Georgia community in 1948 develops genuine feelings for the town squeeze, a fellow student whose bad reputation belies a shy, insecure girl with a good heart. More teenage reminiscences set in the past from a 'sensitive' screenwriter (in this case, Ron Turbeville, working from Ron Bartron's manufactured plot and his own childhood memories). Jan-Michael Vincent is terrific as Buster, a rather benign hell-raiser who trades in nice girl Pamela Sue Martin for Joan Goodfellow, an easy target for the horny guys just looking for a good time. Vincent admirably doesn't rely on his matinée good looks to get his character across; striking a nimble balance between an uninspired, ordinary kid and a young man dealing with mature emotions, the actor nearly keeps his lady-killer smile in check (he also doesn't duck the camera self-consciously--he gives what is needed). Vincent is the only reason to see the film, the other kids seeming like leftovers from "Summer of '42" and beyond. Tale of teen tragedy has strong moments, but not an unerring eye for detail nor an ear for natural conversation. There are also the obligatory scenes: the drive-in movie date, skinny-dipping at the lake, the father-son chat, the showdown at the local pool hall. It's stilted and soapy and familiar--like an R-rated revamping of "Claudelle Inglish". Director Daniel Petrie engineers the pathos with workmanlike skill. ** from ****

MdmBadenov Absurd and silly with as much sense as dream-logic, it's hilarious watching for pure camp value and complete abandon of concern for constructing a cohesive plot. Billie is a mentally slow high school outcast and object of scorn and ridicule who will let a boy do anything with her. Buster, a popular jock at the school, loses a bet to friends, costing him the humiliation of taking Billie on a date. He follows through on his penalty, only to find Billie is a sweet girl he falls for, hard, on the date. Why or how this could come about is never explained. The audience is expected to buy all the nonsensical premises of the movie without questioning any of it. Needless to say, Buster becomes the laughing stock of the whole school when he romances Billie unabashedly. The highly implausible situation goes from bad to worse when the jock's ex- buddies decide to make Buster sorry. Teenage drinking and mob mentality drive ordinary schoolyard bullying far over the line. Buster finds out and goes all "Billy Jack" on the movie. The movie is full of clichés and cardboard cut-out characters. If you have absolutely nothing better to do, it's worth a watch for a few laughs.

sjsampson-1 While doing a search on your website to find out what other movies Robert Englund was in besides A Nightmare on Elm Street I came across a movie that I haven't thought of in years, Buster and Billie. I immediately felt this wave of emotion. I was 20 when this movie was released and although I couldn't remember right away the whole plot of the movie I remembered it as one of my favourites. After reading some of the story line and talking to my husband who has a much better memory than I do I realized why my feeling at the mere mention of the title was so extreme. It was wonderful albeit very, very tragic. My husband also remembers it as being one of his favourites. I don't know if I want to ever watch it again or just keep the memory of a film that touched me deeply years ago.