Billy Bob's Filmography
SOUTH OF RENO (1988)
Distributor
Republic Entertainment
Director
Mark Reyzka
Character
Counter Man
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Quote
COUNTER MAN: Will? Will?
Plot
Fraught with THE LAST PICTURE SHOW-style angst, a small-town
desert dweller (Jeff Osterhage) wrestles with the decision to
stay in town with his faithless wife (Lisa Blount) or move on to
something better.
What Billy Bob Gets To Do
This time, you can hear him briefly, but you can hardly see
him. Billy Bob works the counter of a greasy spoon diner
out in the middle of the Nevada desert (presumably south of
Reno). He
dashes out from behind the counter to help up a customer who is
having chest pains.
Our hero's second on-screen effort lets us hear his voice (something we don't get to do in
HUNTER'S BLOOD, even though we can see his lips move), but we don't see him really well.
In fact, he's about as discernible as that famous Bigfoot video.
Backstory
We're pals with Terrill Lee Lankford, the acclaimed mystery
author who wrote the script to this indie flick about love, betrayal, and indecision in an isolated desert town, so we recommend that you buy this puppy, which stars Jeff Osterhage and Academy Award winner Lisa Blount (Billy's leading lady in
CHRYSTAL). Prior to this film, director Mark Rezyka was a
TV and music video director (how utterly Michael Bay of
him). Shown above is the only production
still that exists of Billy Bob in this film.
Awards
(for SOUTH OF RENO)
Deauville Film Festival (Critics Award, Mark Rezyka) - 1988 - Nomination
Sundance Film Festival (Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic, Mark Rezyka)
- 1988 - Nomination
Relevant Links
IMDb Link
Yahoo synopsis
Rotten
Tomatoes review
Visit the writer, Terrill
Lee Lankford
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