Buster and Billie
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).
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Screenplay by | Ron Turbeville |
| Story by | Ron Turbeville Ron Bartron |
| Produced by | Ron Silverman |
| Starring | Jan-Michael Vincent Pamela Sue Martin Clifton James Robert Englund Joan Goodfellow |
| Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Music by | Al De Lory |
Production company | Black Creek Billie |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 of Dynasty fame as Buster's girlfriend Margie, and Robert Englund, in his film debut, who later shot to fame in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series as Freddy Krueger, 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.