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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

Overview

DramaRomance

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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gay themecoming of agebased on song, poem or rhymeyoung lovebridgesexual frustrationsexual identitymississippi riverdollteen suicide+2 more
Max Baer Jr.

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Max Baer Jr.

ReleasedJun 4, 1976
Runtime1h 45m
StatusReleased
Budget$1.1M·Revenue$27M
Warner Bros. Pictures

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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

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