Ode to Billy Joe

Jun 4, 1976

1h 45m

★ 6.3

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ode to Billy Joe Trailers

Cast

Billy Joe McAllister

Robby Benson

Bobbie Lee Hartley

Glynnis O'Connor

Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Joan Hotchkis

James Hartley

Terence Goodman

Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

Sandy McPeak

Dewey Barksdale

James Best

Becky Thompson

Becky Bowen

Brother Taylor

Simpson Hemphill

Mrs. Thompson

Rebecca Jernigan

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