Ode to Billy Joe
Ode to Billy Joe

Rex's Fun Facts

Rex is digging up facts...

Ode to Billy Joe

Amazon Video
Amazon Video (Rent)
Apple TV Store
Apple TV Store (Rent)
Google Play Movies
Google Play Movies (Rent)
YouTube
YouTube (Rent)

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

6.1(33 votes)
1976
1h 45m
DramaRomance
sexual identitysexual frustrationmississippi riverbridgecoming of agedollbased on song, poem or rhymeyoung loveteen suicidejumping off a bridge

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.

Trailer

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 Thompson

Simpson Hemphill

Brother Taylor

Rebecca Jernigan

Mrs. Thompson

Directed by

Max Baer Jr.

Max Baer Jr.

Written by

Herman Raucher

Similar Movies

You Might Also Like