Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976): Dir: Mark L. Lester / Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Lynda Carter, Jesse Vint, Merrie Lynn Ross, Belinda Balaski: Dreadful Bonnie and Clyde clone about the extremes one may go to obtain notoriety. Marjoe Gortner plays Lyle Wheeler, a Billy the Kid clone who has nowhere near the charm of Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde. He goes out of his way to engage in cop chases and steal cars. Lynda Carter plays Bobbie Jo, a waitress who desires to be a country singer. Unfortunately she gets involved with this whack job and is joining him in robbing banks. Carter is gorgeous but lacks the intensity of Faye Dunaway. They are eventually joined by another couple who have nothing better to do with their time. One of them, Pearl, played by the fetching Merrie Lynn Ross is Bobbie Jo's sister and has about the same amount of common sense. Belinda Balaski as Essie is Bobbie Jo's co-worker at the diner. Balaski is a striking female but done up her in glasses and overalls so to avoid competing with Carter. She is an innocent caught up in a bad crowd where consequences loom. Bonnie and Clyde is better written and certainly better produced. Mark L. Lester films in Mexico and cannot even make that look enticing. There is too much nonsense especially with the stupidest police force in film history. In the end this film should be buried in a deep hole in Mexico. Score: 3 ½ / 10
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