Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

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Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
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Directed by Mark L. Lester
Written by Vernon Zimmerman
Produced byMark L. Lester
Steve Broidy
Lynn Ross
Starring Lynda Carter
Marjoe Gortner
CinematographyStanley Wright
Edited by Michael Luciano
Music by Barry De Vorzon
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
April 28, 1976 (LA)
July 7, 1976 (NYC) [1]
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw is a 1976 crime drama film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Marjoe Gortner and Lynda Carter. The film marks the big screen debut of Lynda Carter and was released four months after her first appearance as television's Wonder Woman.

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Plot

A young wannabe country singer named Bobbie Jo Baker (Lynda Carter) takes off from her job as a carhop waitress to join with Lyle Wheeler (Marjoe Gortner), a young modern-day Billy The Kid fan. Along the way they recruit Bobbie Jo's sister Pearl Baker (Merrie Lynn Ross) and her boyfriend "Slick" Callahan (Jesse Vint) to join them in their adventures in armed robbery, homicide and mayhem.

Cast

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. [1]

Home media

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

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