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Ode to Billy Joe
Directed by
Max Baer Jr.
PG
1976
1h 45m
Drama
,
Romance
6.6
44%
78%
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In 1950s Mississippi, teenager Bobbie Lee Hartley navigates her blossoming hormones as she is courted by Billy Joe McAllister, who is headed for tragedy.
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Cast of Ode to Billy Joe
Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence Goodman
James Hartley
Sandy McPeak
Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best
Dewey Barksdale
Becky Bowen
Becky Thompson
Simpson Hemphill
Brother Taylor
Rebecca Jernigan
Mrs. Thompson
Max Baer Jr.
Director / Producer
Herman Raucher
Writer
Roger Camras
Producer
Mark Sussman
Producer
Ode to Billy Joe Ratings & Reviews
OUT FRONT Magazine (Denver)
Virginia Hensen
One thing must be understood about Billy Joe -- it is not a gay film... One must take offense at the inference of a correlation between homosexuality and suicide.
The Barb (Atlanta)
Steve Warren
Entertaining most of the way.
Gay Community News (Boston)
Thom Willenbecher
Ode to Billy Joe is a complex and highly sensitive film, masquerading as a teenage summer romance.
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Joe Leydon
A film that transcends its limitations, a film well worth remembering.
Los Angeles Free Press
Jacoba Atlas
Despite excellent location ,photography, fine performances and a so-called surprise ending, the film is astonishingly predictable and pedestrian.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
Very weak plot, acting based on flash hit song of the '70s.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Now that I know why Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, I almost wish I didn't.
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