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1976·PG

Ode to Billy Joe

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

DramaRomance1h 45m

🍅44%

🍅

44%

Tomatometer

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77%

Popcornmeter

6.2

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorMax Baer Jr.

ReleasedJun 4, 1976

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$1.1M

Revenue

$27M

Parental guidePGUS

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

R

Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesOct 23, 2004

Now that I know why Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, I almost wish I didn't.

V

Virginia Hensen

RTOUT FRONT Magazine (Denver)May 8, 2023

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.

S

Steve Warren

RTThe Barb (Atlanta)May 6, 2023

Entertaining most of the way.

T

Thom Willenbecher

RTGay Community News (Boston)Sep 22, 2022

Ode to Billy Joe is a complex and highly sensitive film, masquerading as a teenage summer romance.

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Information

Title

Ode to Billy Joe

Released

Jun 4, 1976

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 45m

Status

Released

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

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