Ode to Billy Joe
What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.
1976 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Max Baer Jr. |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Herman Raucher |
| Staring: |
| Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 04, 1976 |
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| Director: | Max Baer Jr. |
| Writer: | Herman Raucher |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | sexual identity, mississippi river, sexual frustration, bridge, coming of age, doll, based on song, poem or rhyme, young love, teen suicide, jumping off a bridge, gay theme, deep south |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $27,000,000
Budget: $1,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robby Benson | Billy Joe McAllister |
| Glynnis O'Connor | Bobbie Lee Hartley |
| Joan Hotchkis | Anna 'Mama' Hartley |
| Terence Goodman | James Hartley |
| Sandy McPeak | Glenn 'Papa' Hartley |
| James Best | Dewey Barksdale |
| Becky Bowen | Becky Thompson |
| Simpson Hemphill | Brother Taylor |
| Rebecca Jernigan | Mrs. Thompson |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herman Raucher | Writer |
| Michel Hugo | Director of Photography |
| Frank Morriss | Editor |
| Max Baer Jr. | Director |
| Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger Camras | Producer |
| Max Baer Jr. | Producer |
| Mark Sussman | Producer |
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