Billy the Kid (2007)

Director:

Jennifer Venditti

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

"I'm not black, I'm not white, not foreign, just different in the mind. Different brains, that's all,"...

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Penny Baker	...	Herself
Billy P.	...	Himself
Heather Pelletier	...	Herself

Directed by
Jennifer Venditti

Produced by
Bob Alexander	....	executive producer
Lubov Azria	....	executive producer
Danielle Di Giacomo	....	associate producer
Chiemi Karasawa	....	producer
Barnet Liberman	....	executive producer
Jordan Mattos	....	associate producer
Jennifer Venditti	....	producer

Original Music by
Guy Blakeslee
Liz Lysinger
Christian Zucconi

Cinematography by
Donald Cumming

Film Editing by
Michael Levine
Enat Sidi

Sound Department
David Ellinwood	....	dialog editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Tony Volante	....	sound re-recording mixer
Damian Volpe	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Paris Kain	....	camera operator: additional photography

Editorial Department
Jennifer Chiurco	....	assistant editor
John Crowley	....	colorist

Music Department
Samy Bardet	....	music mixer
Christopher S. Parker	....	music clearance

Other crew
Nina Day Chaudhuri	....	production coordinator
Jaclyn Paris	....	assistant to producer

Thanks
John David Allen	....	special thanks
Ryan Donowho	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Eight Films
• isotopefilms

Distributors

• Elephant Eye Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Goldcrest Post Production New York  sound post-production
• Postworks New York  post-production facilities

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby

Certification:

New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Lisbon Falls, Maine, USA

Company:

Eight Films

Soundtrack:

Spring Story

Good, good, good

Without making any arbitrary comparisons or dropping names (check previous review).

This documentary provides thoughtful insight into an unusual and interesting life. Only a cynic would not be charmed by Billy , he is innocent, candid and bright. If only there were more 15 year olds like Billy.

The only issues I would have with the film is that it only documents a short time-span in Billy's life and perhaps ends a bit abruptly. Also, I can imagine that the presence of the camera sometimes inhibited how people really would've really acted towards Billy. I don't think that the step-dad of the girl Billy fancied would have reacted so politely to the karate-kit clad boy naming his favourite slasher flicks off-camera.