Warner Bros. Pictures presents

Ode to Billy Joe

Name: Ode to Billy Joe
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1976-06-04

directed by Max Baer Jr.

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

19761h 45mPGDrama

Warner Bros. Pictures presents

Ode to Billy Joe

directed by Max Baer Jr.

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

19761h 45mPGDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · Romance

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

§ Keywords

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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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§ Cast

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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

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