Ode to Billy Joe

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

6.1(34 votes)

1h 45m

June 4, 1976

DramaRomance

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.

Status

Released

Budget

$1,100,000

Revenue

$27,000,000

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Top Cast

Robby Benson

Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Terence Goodman

James Hartley

Sandy McPeak

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best

Dewey Barksdale

Becky Bowen

Becky Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

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