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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

PG · 1976-06-04 · 1h 45m · EN
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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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Max Baer Jr.DirectorHerman RaucherWriter
Budget
$1.1M
Box office
$27M

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Robby BensonRobby BensonBilly Joe McAllisterGlynnis O'ConnorGlynnis O'ConnorBobbie Lee HartleyJoan HotchkisJoan HotchkisAnna 'Mama' HartleyTerrance GoodmanTerrance GoodmanJames HartleySandy McPeakSandy McPeakGlenn 'Papa' HartleyJames BestJames BestDewey BarksdaleBecky BowenBecky BowenBecky ThompsonSimpson HemphillSimpson HemphillBrother TaylorRebecca JerniganRebecca JerniganMrs. Thompson

Keywords

Coming of ageBased on song, poem or rhymeGayYoung loveMississippi riverDollBridgeSexual identityGay themeIndependent filmSexual frustrationTeen suicideJumping off a bridgeHomosexual subtextDeep south

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityComing Of Age · Based On Song Poem Or Rhyme · GayMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference335247

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What is Ode to Billy Joe about?

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

How long is Ode to Billy Joe?

Ode to Billy Joe has a runtime of 105 minutes.

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