"Pat Garret & Billy the Kid" is an odd movie...partly because Kristofferson was miscast...partly because it was cut all to hell before its commercial release...and partly because most of the music was transferred holus bolus out of the scenes it was intended for and put incongruously behind other scenes, with one exception: "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" was left exactly where it was supposed to be. There are some rather striking scenes in the movie here and there, but the whole thing doesn't hang together well. There's some good acting in it here and there too. It was orginally intended to give "Alias" (Dylan) a much larger role, but that did not happen as planned, so he really is just there as a cameo figure. As always, I find him visually interesting, but that's just me, right?

The record is quite enjoyable, and has a real authentic feel to it. They were filming on location in Mexico, a country Bob and I both seem to be fascinated by, and the music was composed there on the spot as far as I know.

I would be pleased to see a video of Bob having a cup of coffee at Wendy's or writing a letter to Albert Grossman or doing pretty well anything. Bob is family to me. I don't care whether or not he can act all that much. With music stars, most of them end up on film sooner or later. That's the way of things. For some neat movies, check out Willie Nelson in particular. The man is utterly classic, one-of-a-kind, whether or not he's carrying a guitar.

Now you talk about people who can't act...how about Elvis? Ye Gods! Of course, he was stuck with almost universally dreadful scripts to work with, but still...

As for Hearts of Fire, Bob was the only thing even remotely worth watching in that turkey. AAAARGHH! I watched it once.

- LH