A Love Song for Bobby Long
Directed by Shainee GabelWhere to Watch A Love Song for Bobby Long
- Dan S TurpinFebruary 4, 2025Wonderful character work from all- especially John Travolta who hasn't given a decent performance since PRIMARY COLORS. The film dives into the Southern gothic vibe, with lots of drinking, smoking, sweating, and regretting. At its core, it's a redemption story soaked in alcohol, Southern literature, and the free-spirited, bohemian haze of New Orleans. The film carries the same worn-down charm as the city itself, a place long associated with lost-cause romanticism, faded grandeur and redemption. While the premise—drunken writers, hope on the horizon, healing from the past—may feel a bit familiar, the movie remains engaging and undeniably charming. It’s easy to be drawn in by its wandering spirit and melancholy appeal. And if nothing else, the characters have a way with words—a rare pleasure that makes any shortcomings easy to overlook. It's a bit shameful it was ignored at awards season.
A Love Song for Bobby Long Trivia
A Love Song for Bobby Long was released on October 8, 2004.
A Love Song for Bobby Long was directed by Shainee Gabel.
A Love Song for Bobby Long has a runtime of 1h 59m.
A Love Song for Bobby Long was produced by Linda Favila, R. Paul Miller, Chad Marting, Shainee Gabel, David Lancaster, Anson Downes, Bob Yari, Jamie Gordon, T. Rafael Cimino.
A young woman, Pursy (played by Scarlett Johansson), learns that her estranged mother has died in New Orleans. She returns to her mother's house to discover that it is inhabited by two men, one an aging alcoholic, Bobby Long (John Travolta).
The key characters in A Love Song for Bobby Long are Bobby Long (John Travolta), Pursy Will (Scarlett Johansson), Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht).
A Love Song for Bobby Long is rated R.
A Love Song for Bobby Long is a Drama film.
A Love Song for Bobby Long has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.
A Love Song for Bobby Long has made $1.8M at the box office.