Ode to Billy Joe

June. 04,1976      PG
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.

Robby Benson as  Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor as  Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis as  Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence Goodman as  James Hartley
Sandy McPeak as  Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best as  Dewey Barksdale

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