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Ode to Billy Joe( 1976)

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

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Robby Benson

      Billy Joe McAllister

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      Glynnis O'Connor

      Bobbie Lee Hartley

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      Joan Hotchkis

      Anna 'Mama' Hartley

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      Terence Goodman

      James Hartley

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      Sandy McPeak

      Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

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      James Best

      Dewey Barksdale

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      Becky Bowen

      Becky Thompson

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      Simpson Hemphill

      Brother Taylor

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      Rebecca Jernigan

      Mrs. Thompson

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1100000.00

    Revenue

    27000000.00

    Keywords

    • sexual identity
    • sexual frustration
    • mississippi river
    • bridge
    • coming of age
    • doll
    • based on song, poem or rhyme
    • young love
    • teen suicide
    • jumping off a bridge
    • gay theme
    • deep south