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Ode to Billy Joe (1976) — Marquee

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Ode to Billy Joe

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

1976 · 1h 45m · 6.1 on TMDB

PG

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

Cast

Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
Anna 'Mama' Hartley
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

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by

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Released: June 4, 1976
Budget: $1.1M
Box office: $27M

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