Ode to Billy Joe

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

  • Rated 6.2 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1976
  • 1h 45m
  • Drama
  • Romance

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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Director
Max Baer Jr.
Starring
Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Terence Goodman

Cast

  • Robby Benson

    Robby Benson

    Billy Joe McAllister

  • Glynnis O'Connor

    Glynnis O'Connor

    Bobbie Lee Hartley

  • Joan Hotchkis

    Joan Hotchkis

    Anna 'Mama' Hartley

  • Terence Goodman

    Terence Goodman

    James Hartley

  • Sandy McPeak

    Sandy McPeak

    Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

  • James Best

    James Best

    Dewey Barksdale

  • Becky Bowen

    Becky Thompson

  • Simpson Hemphill

    Brother Taylor

  • Rebecca Jernigan

    Mrs. Thompson

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