Movie

Kid Blue

1973 · 100 min

A low-key, offbeat Western comedy that ambles through awkward small-town encounters with a wry, melancholy undertow.

Tagline: A funny thing happened to Kid Blue on the way to the robbery.
Overview: Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs. He's befriended by Reese Ford and his wife Molly, but before long Molly has seduced Bickford. Only with the arrival of Bickford's former girlfriend Janet Conforto is it revealed that Bickford is actually the notorious train robber Kid Blue. Humiliated by a scandal arising from his affair with his friend's wife, Bickford gives up on going straight and plots a crime.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, whimsical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, redemption, betrayal, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
redemption
betrayal
isolation
ambition
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild