Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

6.2 105 min Movie
DramaRomance

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

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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Cast

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
Becky Bowen Becky Bowen Becky Thompson
Simpson Hemphill Simpson Hemphill Brother Taylor
Rebecca Jernigan Rebecca Jernigan Mrs. Thompson

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