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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Movie"What the song didn't tell you, the movie will."
Audience Score
63
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PG 1 hr 45 minJun 4th, 1976Drama, Romance
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Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.
StarringRobby BensonGlynnis O'ConnorJoan Hotchkis
DirectorMax Baer Jr.
WriterHerman Raucher

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 4th, 1976
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 12th, 2013 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,100,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$27,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Tags:
gay themecoming of agebased on song, poem or rhymeyoung lovedollbridgesexual identitymississippi riverteen suicidesexual frustration