Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1976 · 1h 45m

Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe poster
Director
Max Baer Jr.
Cast
Robby Benson as Billy Joe McAllister Glynnis O'Connor as Bobbie Lee Hartley Joan Hotchkis as Anna 'Mama' Hartley Terence Goodman as James Hartley Sandy McPeak as Glenn 'Papa' Hartley James Best as Dewey Barksdale
Crew
Michel Hugo — Director of Photography Frank Morriss — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Herman Raucher — Writer Roger Camras — Producer Mark Sussman — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Ode to Billy Joe — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sexual identitysexual frustrationmississippi riverbridgecoming of agedollbased on song, poem or rhymeyoung loveteen suicidejumping off a bridgegay themedeep south
Key Collaborators
Max Baer Jr. Director Michel Hugo Director of Photography Frank Morriss Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Herman Raucher Writer Roger Camras Producer Mark Sussman Producer Max Baer Jr. Producer
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