Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The Legend of Hillbilly John
TITLE DETAILS

The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974-02-01 · 98 min · ★ 6.3

Adventure · Fantasy · Horror · Music

A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
John Newland
Production companies
Two's Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hedges CapersHedges CapersJohn
Severn DardenSevern DardenMr. Marduke
Sharon HenesyLily
Honor HoundSelf
Sidney CluteSidney CluteCharles
Denver PyleDenver PyleGrandpappy John
White Lightnin'Themselves
William TraylorWilliam TraylorRev. Millen
Harris YulinHarris YulinZebulon Yandro
Susan StrasbergSusan StrasbergPolly Wiltse
Alfred RyderAlfred RyderO.J. Onselm
R.G. ArmstrongR.G. ArmstrongBristowe
Chester JonesUncle Anansi
Val AveryVal AveryCobart
Percy RodriguezPercy RodriguezCapt. Lojoie H. Desplain IV

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

The Witches
★ 7.0
The Witches1990Fantasy · Horror

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.

Tom Thumb
★ 6.4
Tom Thumb1958Adventure · Fantasy · Music

A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.

The Wizard of Oz
★ 7.6
The Wizard of Oz1939Adventure · Fantasy

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

Something Wicked This Way Comes
★ 6.5
Something Wicked This Way Comes1983Fantasy · Horror

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

Strange Magic
★ 7.3
Strange Magic2015Fantasy · Music

A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

Inkheart
★ 6.3
Inkheart2008Adventure · Fantasy

The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.

Abigail
★ 6.1
Abigail2019Adventure · Fantasy

A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going against the authorities to find his father, Abby learns that her city is actually full of magic. And she discovers in herself extraordinary magical abilities.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest
★ 6.4
FernGully: The Last Rainforest1992Adventure · Fantasy

When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
★ 6.2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland1972Fantasy · Music

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.

Carnival of Souls
★ 7.0
Carnival of Souls1962Fantasy · Horror

Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

Wish Upon a Unicorn
★ 6.9
Wish Upon a Unicorn2020Adventure · Fantasy

Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
★ 7.8
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem2003Adventure · Music

Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
★ 7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006Adventure · Fantasy

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.

Coraline
★ 8.0
Coraline2009Fantasy · Horror

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

Anastasia: Once Upon a Time
★ 5.9
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time2020Adventure · Fantasy

Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.

The Black Cauldron
★ 6.4
The Black Cauldron1985Adventure · Fantasy

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

The Nutcracker
★ 5.8
The Nutcracker1993Fantasy · Music

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.

Chupa
★ 6.3
Chupa2023Adventure · Fantasy

While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his grandfather's ranch and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.

Puss in Boots
★ 7.0
Puss in Boots1988Fantasy · Music

Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.

Monster High 2
★ 6.8
Monster High 22023Adventure · Fantasy

As they enter sophomore year at Monster High, Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and Frankie Stein face new students, new powers, and an even bigger threat that could not only tear their friendship apart but could change the world forever.

Similar titles

Little Voice
★ 6.5
Little Voice1998Music

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

Loving forever
Not rated
Loving forever2026Music

Edoardo Iaschi (known as Eddie Brock) is an Italian indie singer born and raised in Rome. When his song “Non è mica te” unexpectedly goes viral on TikTok, Edo is thrust into the spotlight and forced to confront the realities of adulthood, fame, and a world far bigger than he ever imagined…

Wayne's World
★ 6.7
Wayne's World1992Music

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.

Zombillénium
★ 7.1
Zombillénium2017Fantasy

Zombillenium, the Halloween theme park, happens to be the one place on earth where real monsters can hide in plain sight. When Hector, a human, threatens to disclose the true identity of his employees, the Vampire Park Manager has no other choice but to hire him. To see his daughter, Hector must escape from his zombie and werewolf co-workers.

The Seventh Seal
★ 8.1
The Seventh Seal1957Fantasy

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Being John Malkovich
★ 7.4
Being John Malkovich1999Fantasy

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
★ 7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006Adventure · Fantasy

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.

We Want the Funk!
★ 6.3
We Want the Funk!2025Music

Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
★ 7.1
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1938Fantasy

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
★ 7.1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005Adventure · Fantasy

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
★ 7.7
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume2005Music

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
A Body in the WoodsHorror

When Alice Lincoln, a woman at the turn of the century living deep in the Marshall Woods, a place long-plagued by legends of a menacing witch, is left alone at her remote cabin to keep vigil over the body of an unidentified mine worker, unsettling disturbances in the dark lead Alice to fear the corpse may not be fully at rest. The appearance of a silent woman at the edge of the forest road traps Alice in a waking nightmare between the growing evil within and the nameless terror waiting beyond her door.

Fuoriclasse - Dai banchi di scuola alle classifiche
Not rated
Fuoriclasse - Dai banchi di scuola alle classifiche2021Music

Hocus Pocus
★ 7.1
Hocus Pocus1993Fantasy

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

Dalida pour toujours
★ 10.0
Dalida pour toujours1977Music

French pop diva Dalida candidly discusses a number of the songs that made her a phenomenal success across Europe, the Middle East and Japan in this celluloid chronicle of the beguiling singer. Dalida -- who earned 45 gold records -- talks about "J'attendrai," "Besame Mucho," "Paroles Paroles" and other hits. The video also includes previously unreleased pictures shot in exotic locales and footage spanning the singer's 30-year career.

Child's Play
★ 6.8
Child's Play1988Horror

After being shot in a toy store, a serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll. A mother then gifts it to her six-year-old son Andy, which unleashes terror upon the city.

Edith Piaf: A Passionate Life
Not rated
Edith Piaf: A Passionate Life2004Music

This documentary about legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf begins at her birth (which was helped along by a cop), travels through her turbulent romantic history, follows her to the pinnacle of her success and reports on her death. Piaf was queen of the torch song, her plaintive wail speaking volumes of the tragedy and joy she'd faced. Hers wasn't exactly, in the words of one of her famous songs, "La Vie En Rose," but it was quite a life.

Deliverance
★ 7.3
Deliverance1972Adventure

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

The Blair Bitch Project
★ 4.6
The Blair Bitch Project1999Horror

Three student filmmakers run into trouble in the woods as they set out to make a documentary about the Blair Witch. This is a short parody of "The Blair Witch Project".

Darkness Falls
★ 5.6
Darkness Falls2003Horror

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.