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Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
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4 June 1976 (USA) moreTagline:
What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.Plot:
Billy Joe confesses his love to the lovely Bobbi Lee only to cover his growing fear that he may, in fact... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
I recall this picture fondly more (28 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Terence Goodman | ... | James Hartley | |
| Becky Bowen | ... | Becky Thompson | |
| Simpson Hemphill | ... | Brother Taylor | |
| Ed Shelnut | ... | Coleman Stroud, Bus Driver | |
| Eddie Talr | ... | Tom Hargitay | |
| William Hallberg | ... | Dan McAllister | |
| Frannye Capelle | ... | Belinda Wiggs | |
| Rebecca Jernigan | ... | Mrs. Thompson | |
| Ann Martin | ... | Mrs. Hunicutt | |
| Will Long | ... | Trooper Bosh |
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Anachronisms: At the dance, one of the band is playing an Ovation guitar. The movie is set in 1960, but the company Ovation Guitars was not founded until 1966. moreQuotes:
Billy Joe McAllister: HEY! I've been holding up this here bridge for over an hour so it wouldn't fall on you.Bobbie Lee Hartley: Right Neiborhly of Mr.McAllister.
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THERE'LL BE TIME moreFAQ
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It has been a long time since I saw this movie. I always read very negative reviews of it, but I always thought that the photography and sound were beautiful. It was my impression that Max Baer Jr. was making a movie about how beautiful the rural South is. Of course a movie based on a rather enigmatic song is doomed to storyline problems, but as a mood piece, I think it was a great success.