CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 1h 45m · PG

Ode to Billy Joe

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

62%(37)IMDbDramaRomance

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

Directed byMax Baer Jr.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
EN
Released
June 4, 1976
Budget
$1,100,000
Revenue
$27,000,000
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

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1 video
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Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Max Baer Jr.
Max Baer Jr.
Written by
Herman Raucher
Produced by
Max Baer Jr.
Max Baer Jr.
Roger Camras

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