Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

06/04/1976 (US) • Drama, Romance • 1h 45m

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.

Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

06/04/1976 (US) • 1h 45m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman

James Hartley

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

Dewey Barksdale

Becky Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,100,000.00

Revenue

$27,000,000.00

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

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