Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe

1976
1h 45m
6.1

6.1/10

33 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance

"What the song didn't tell you, the movie will."

Overview

Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,100,000

Revenue: $27,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

sexual identity sexual frustration mississippi river bridge coming of age doll based on song, poem or rhyme young love teen suicide jumping off a bridge gay theme deep south

Quick Facts

Release Date June 4, 1976
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0074995

Cast

Robby Benson
Robby Benson

Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor
Glynnis O'Connor

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis
Joan Hotchkis

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman
Terence Goodman

James Hartley

Sandy McPeak
Sandy McPeak

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best
James Best

Dewey Barksdale

Becky Bowen
Becky Bowen

Becky Thompson

Simpson Hemphill
Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan
Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

Key Crew

Max Baer Jr.
Director
Herman Raucher
Writer
Roger Camras
Producer
Mark Sussman
Producer
Max Baer Jr.
Producer