Shot in the greater Boise area for two month's in the fall of 1979, 'Bronco Billy' stars and is directed by Clint Eastwood, he plays the boss and chief attraction of a struggling wild west show, while his then girlfriend Sondra Locke plays the spoiled heiress (yes it's that cliché) who he slowly wins over. Not a great movie, but a serviceable romp through cinematic territory that John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara had tromped before. It's the physical territory however that made this film a real fun watch for me, seeing places I know well as they appeared shortly before my birth. The Meridian Speedway, The Ranch Club on Chinden Blvd, Orville Jackson's in Eagle, all capping with a final shot of the Boise skyline from the vicinity of old Fort Boise and the VA hospital. **1/2
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