Ode to Billy Joe
What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.
1976•1h 45m•6.2/10
DramaRomance
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.2/10(36)
Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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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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