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Ode to Billy Joe

1976105 min 6.2 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air1976-06-04
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Romance
DirectorMax Baer Jr.
WriterHerman Raucher
Budget$1,100,000
Revenue$27,000,000
ProductionWarner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

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9 cast members
Robby BensonRobby BensonBilly Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'ConnorGlynnis O'ConnorBobbie Lee Hartley
Joan HotchkisJoan HotchkisAnna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence GoodmanTerence GoodmanJames Hartley
Sandy McPeakSandy McPeakGlenn 'Papa' Hartley
James BestJames BestDewey Barksdale
Becky BowenBecky BowenBecky Thompson
Simpson HemphillSimpson HemphillBrother Taylor
Rebecca JerniganRebecca JerniganMrs. Thompson

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#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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