Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Name: Ode to Billy Joe
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1976-06-04
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Terence Goodman, Sandy McPeak

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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Released 1976-06-04 · 105 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Max Baer Jr.

Cast

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
Becky Bowen as Becky Thompson
Simpson Hemphill as Brother Taylor
Rebecca Jernigan as Mrs. Thompson