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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)

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Bobbie Gentry's hauntingly enigmatic 1967 hit single served as the inspiration of this story of unrequited teenage love. In 1953, Bobbie Lee Hartley (Glynnis O'Connor) is 15 years old and in love with 18-year-old Billy Joe McAllister (Robbie Benson). Unfortunately, Bobbie's father (Sandy McPeak) and mother (Joan Hotchkis) forbid her to date until she's 16, and until then, Billy Joe and Bobbie Lee are supposed to be content with occasional meetings after church on Sunday. The teenage lovers

PG, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Gay & Lesbian

Directed By: Max Baer Jr.

In Theaters: Jun 4, 1976 Wide

Cast

Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
Mrs. Hartley
Sandy McPeak
Mr. Hartley
James Best
Dewey Barksdale
Terence Goodman
James Hartley
Simpson Hemphill
Brother Taylor
Rebecca Jernigan
Mrs. Thompson
Pat Purcell
Youth In Car
James Westerfield
Youth In Car
Jack Capelle
Youth in Car
Becky Brown
Becky Thompson
Frannye Capelle
Belinda Wiggs
William Hallberg
Dan McAllister
Will Long
Trooper Bash
John Roper
Trooper Ned
Ed Shelnut
School Bus Driver
Eddie Tair
Tom Hargitay
Ann Martin
Mrs. Hunnicut
Al Scott
Master of Ceremonies
Becky Bowen

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Very weak plot, acting based on flash hit song of the '70s.

February 19, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

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Great song but a dull indifferently acted movie.

January 13, 2011

jay nixon

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Not the 'manliest' of movies, in fact you could plausibly retitle it Brokeback Bridge, but I never get tired of watching it. I had quite the crush on Glynnis O'Connor back in my youth. She was sorta' the Juliette Lewis of the seventies, all soft and girl-next-doorishly sexy. Still hard to believe that Robby Benson

June 27, 2009

Randy Tippy

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