''Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw'' is a 1976

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directed by

Mark L. Lester Mark L. Lester (born November 26, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and Film producer, producer. He is known as a prolific director of cult films, including the disco musical ''Roller Boogie'' (1979), the vigilante thriller fil ...

and starring

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and

Lynda Carter Lynda Jean Cordova Carter (born July 24, 1951) is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World USA 1972 and finished in the top 15 at the Miss World 1972 pageant. Carter is best known as the star of th ...

. The film marks the big screen debut of Lynda Carter and was released four months after her first appearance as television's

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Plot

A young wannabe country singer named Bobbie Jo Baker (

) takes off from her job as a carhop waitress to join with Lyle Wheeler (

), a young modern-day

Billy The Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at t ...

fan. Along the way they recruit Bobbie Jo's sister Pearl Baker (Merrie Lynn Ross) and her boyfriend "Slick" Callahan (

Jesse Vint Jesse Lee Vint III (born 21 September 1940) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He acted in the films ''Silent Running'' (1972), ''Macon County Line'' (1974), ''Black Oak Conspiracy'' (1977) and ''Forbidden World'' (1982). Lif ...

) to join them in their adventures in armed robbery, homicide and mayhem.

Cast

as Lyle Wheeler *

as Bobbie Jo Baker *

as 'Slick' Callahan * Merrie Lynn Ross as Pearl Baker *

Gerrit Graham Gerrit Graham (born November 27, 1949) is an American stage, television, and film actor as well as a scriptwriter and songwriter. He is best known for his appearances in multiple films by Brian De Palma as well as appearances in two '' Star Trek' ...

as Ray 'Magic Ray' *

Belinda Balaski Belinda Balaski (born December 8, 1947 in Inglewood, California) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her large supporting role as Terri Fisher in Joe Dante's ''The Howling'' (1981), and has continued to appear in most of Dante ...

as Essie Beaumont * Peggy Stewart as Hattie Baker * Gene Drew as Sheriff Hicks * Richard Breeding as Deputy Leroy * John Durren as Deputy Gance *

Chuck Russell Charles Russell (born May 9, 1958) is an American filmmaker and actor known for his work on several Genre fiction, genre films. Some of Russell's best known films include the slasher fantasy film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' ...

as Deputy *

Virgil Frye Virgil Charles Frye (August 21, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion. He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He had two children, Sean Frye (''E.T. The Extra Terrestrial'') and Soleil Moon Frye (''Punky B ...

as Joe Grant * Howard R. Kirk as Mr. Potts * Aly Yoder as Mrs. Potts * Jesse Price as Buford, The Grocery Clerk *

James Gammon James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled " good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies '' Major League'' and ...

as Leather Salesman * Jose Toledo as Old Indian

Production

The film was originally to be called "Desperado" another working title was "Bobbi Jo and the Outlaw Man”. The film was shot in

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

Home media

The film was released on DVD on April 18, 2011 and on Blu-ray on December 8, 2015.

References

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