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Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe

★ 6.2/10•1976•1h 45m•PG•Drama•Romance

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

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

Max Baer Jr. · Director

Herman Raucher · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 4, 1976
Budget$1,100,000
Revenue$27,000,000

Actors

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 Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

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