Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

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Directed by

Max Baer Jr.

Starring

Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister

Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley

Joan Hotchkis
Anna 'Mama' Hartley

Sandy McPeak
Glenn 'Papa' Hartley

James Best
Dewey Barksdale

Ann Martin
Mrs. Hunicutt

Andy Sims
Dance Hall Guest

Written by

Bobbie Gentry
song by

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Description: At last, we're given the answers to the questions raised by the haunting 1967 Bobbie Gentry song of the same title. Eighteen- year-old Billy Joe McAllister is in love with Bobbie Lee, but her father refuses to allow her to receive gentlemen callers before she's sixteen. In the Mississippi Delta, in a time before the boondocks had seen television and indoor plumbing, a young man's fancy turns constantly to thoughts of love. Billy Joe is no different in this regard and his persistence is making it difficult for Bobbie Lee to maintain her virtue (the dog-earred issues of "Torrid Romance" don't help either). Perhaps an ... (more)

Release date: 4 June 1976

Tags: Drama (1), 1970s (1), 1976 (1), Warner Bros. (1)

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