Overall rating: 4.625 / 5 from 16 reviews.
Review topics: ["release","transfer","performances","plan","teen","film","movie","glimpse","future"].
"Nice British kitchen sink drama with fine performances all around. I loved the black and white cineamatography and with this beautiful transfer really stands out. Pretty much an unknown cast but they do such a good job. Great release!"
"‘Bronco Bullfrog’ is both gritty and charming in equal measure. Produced in conjunction with a bunch of non-professional but totally committed local actors, this might well be the most authentic British social realist/youth culture orientated film ever made."
"Great release. I never saw this before but it’s cool to see a slice of life tale of some late original skins/early suedeheads."
"Bronco Bullfrog is a gritty and raw British drama that captures the restless energy and struggles of working-class teens in 1960s London. Its naturalistic performances and handheld camerawork give the film an authentic, almost documentary-like feel that draws you right into the streets and the lives of its characters. It’s rough around the edges, but that realism and unpolished charm make it a fascinating and memorable slice of social cinema."
"Shot with non-professional actors on the streets, cafes, and bomb sites of Stratford, the film’s observational style, rough edges, and occasional awkward performances only heighten its authenticity. While it lacks the polish of contemporaries like A Taste of Honey, it succeeds as a gritty, lived-in slice of adolescence, punctuated by dry humor, fleeting mischief, and a Truffaut-inspired freeze-frame finale. Unearthed after decades of obscurity, Bronco Bullfrog stands as a forgotten gem of late-60s British independent cinema, a fleeting, authentic glimpse into a world largely untouched by Swinging London."
"Really enjoyed it."
"The packaging is top tier w/ an excellent transfer/extras collection."
"Del is magnetic. Would love to have seen a 10 follow-up."
"An enjoyable film."
"this movie had me at hello, given it's genre: the teen "coming of age" movie. I love teen movies because EVERYTHING that happens is the most important thing that has EVER happened to them, and the future is wide open and limitless. I love teen movies whether there's a quest to get laid, or a plan to attend a massive party on the last day of school, or, heck, just hang around and have no plans, because the results don't really matter. You might or might not get laid, you might or might not have to buy your furniture back from Guido the killer pimp, you might or might not get killed by Jason or Angela or Cropsy at summer camp (well, I guess that would matter). The teens in BRONCO live in East London, and they're bored and want to get away, just to GO, so they commit petty crimes and introduce themselves to potential dates by sitting and saying nothing, and then take dumb risks because they're teens, and the BRONCO teens are actually played (brilliantly) by actual teens, just being awkward by default. Shot in beautiful B&W in 1969, with a great little (evocative? wistful?) soundtrack, with a non-ending (par for the course for a great teen coming-of-age movie, because your whole life is ahead of you, unless Jason/Angela/Cropsy/etc). There's no plot, it's super slow, but if you dig this genre, this one is part of it. If you don't dig, you will hate it."
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