I Rolled the Dice with Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw - 7 Come 11 Y'all Daddy Needs Some New Shoes!
I rolled the dice recently on a film called Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw from 1976 and got them snake eyes…if that means hit the jackpot. Anyway, I have nearly exhausted my slasher, sci-fi, and horror options on the app I use to stream movies so, in short, I’m running out of options. This has proven to be a good thing though because it has forced me to expand my horizons. I was sold at Linda Carter. I’ve been a fan of the OG Wonder Woman since I was a child and having an opportunity to see her in a different role was great. I will say, while we’re discussing Wonder Woman, Carter is the best, but Gal Gadot is certainly next and a much closer fit to the comics. Gadot’s hair is what most closely ties her rendition of the character to the actual comics. On to Bobbie Jo.
There Were About 4 Parents on the Birth Certificate of Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Compare Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw to a child born from a love square of Cowboys and Indians, Dukes of Hazzard, Bonnie and Clyde Barrow, and Smokey and the Bandit. Overall, that’s the vibe I got from this awesome film. If you want to read a good plot summary, you can do so here. Now, wrap your dome piece around this – Linda Carter OG Wonder Woman herself is on the wrong side of the law in this one! Wow! I couldn’t believe that spin and it worked so well. You get to see Wonder Woman shoot people, rob, and even smoke weed. Honestly, this odd turn of character might have been my favorite thing about this movie. It’s always mind-bending to see characters who have some iconic role they stared in, or even coined the image, to play something completely different.
Hippies Had the Best Adventures, I'm Envious
There’s another blog on deck that makes the following claim but, I think that hippies had the best adventures – I am envious of these people. America wasn’t as dangerous, and it was so much more wide open in the 60s and 70s. If I could time travel, I would take a bike with a rolled up multicolored blanket on the front across the country and explore the West. Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw has such an adventure lived out on screen in several scenes. Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, filming took place primarily in New Mexico. In addition to authentic NM landscapes, highways, and scenery, you get to see old Aztec ruins too! You can read more about filming locations here. Yes, there is the multicolored blanket rolled out beside a campfire amongst the ruins – wow, what a cool thing to see! You can’t beat those desert skylines either.
The Nostalgia in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw is Great!
In addition to some of the best scenery I’ve seen, what else can we see? There are cars and good ones. Odd station wagons, old trucks, VW buses, Cadillacs, and an old ambulance are on screen. Of all the cars in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, it’s the 1970 Ford Mustang that is the best. You can see a complete list of vehicles here. This adventure of robbery and violence takes us to adult film theatres, pool halls, arcades, nighttime cityscapes, drive-in motels, and night clubs. All of them are right out of the 70s with legitimate décor too. All the faded awesomeness that is the 70s soaks every shot of Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw. Wardrobe – there are blue jeans with a center-tied flannel shirt in classic 70s fashion, tank tops, and even bathing suits. Clothes were so cool in the 70s.
Picturesque Movies Mean Great Painting Practice For Me...
I mentioned that romantic square and there’s another member of the party. Billy the kid style Colt pistol quick draw western lore is peppered in too. Of course, our Outlaws use M4 style rifles too. All of this comes together perfectly in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw and makes for a beautiful movie that I really enjoyed. I was so impressed with Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw that I’m going to continue to expand my horizons. I’m considering watching movies from the 70s just because of the year and not even paying attention to the genre. I’m also going to look more into Lina Carter’s catalog and see what else is out there from her. I will certainly watch this one again and again. There are a few scenes that might even be painting practice for me – this was a picturesque movie on several occasions.
The Blanket - Questions from Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw - Help!
In closing and on the closing of Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw, this one certainly didn’t have a happy ending and didn’t end the way I wanted or expected it to. Wonder Woman taken away in handcuffs? Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw is a fictional movie, I get it but, I don’t understand some things. It’s the 1970s so why didn’t you just go to the other side of the country? Further, how did the law track these people down like they did with no technology? I realize good police work been around for a long time but, I didn’t understand this. Of course, it’s a movie so it had to come to an end. Biggest question for me – does anyone out there know the name of those multicolored 1970s throw blankets? I want to find one to buy but, I don’t know good search terms.
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