The Obsession of Billy Botski (1980) watch online HD

A young man meets his obsession, a ghostly '60's Playboy-bunny styled "Connie," and is never the same!

Fellow Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin credits this short film as his inspiration to become a filmmaker. After seeing this, Maddin went on to make his first film, The Dead Father (1985).

This was the first appearance of John Paizs's trademark "quiet man." The narration heard here is the only film where Paizs speaks, but even here his character, Billy, never does so on camera.

Although the music used in the film is uncredited, some of the songs include: The Isley Brothers's "Spanish Twist," Dean Martin's "El Rancho Grande," Connie Francis's "Who's Sorry Now," and Patti Page's "Mad About the Boy."