Ode to Billy Joe

Plot

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

  • Max Baer Jr.

    Director

  • Herman Raucher

    Writer

  • Michel Hugo

    Director of Photography

  • Frank Morriss

    Editor

  • Robby Benson

    Billy Joe McAllister

  • Glynnis O'Connor

    Bobbie Lee Hartley

  • Joan Hotchkis

    Anna 'Mama' Hartley

  • Terrance Goodman

    James Hartley

  • Sandy McPeak

    Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

  • James Best

    Dewey Barksdale

  • Becky Bowen

    Becky Thompson

  • Simpson Hemphill

    Brother Taylor

  • Rebecca Jernigan

    Mrs. Thompson

  • Runtime

    105 minutes

    Released

    1976-06-04

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Sound

  • Michel Legrand

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    320 days ago

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