Ode to Billy Joe
1976 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-06-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (34 votes)
Themes
- 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
Cast & crew
Robby Benson
as Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor
as Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
as Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence Goodman
as James Hartley
Sandy McPeak
as Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best
as Dewey Barksdale
- BB
Becky Bowen
as Becky Thompson
- SH
Simpson Hemphill
as Brother Taylor
- RJ
Rebecca Jernigan
as Mrs. Thompson
Directed by Max Baer Jr.