Ode to Billy Joe

Director: Max Baer Jr. Max Baer Jr.

Overview

Based on Bobby Gentry's haunting 1967 song, this drama attempts to explain why 17-year-old Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Talahatchie Bridge. Billy Joe is in love with Bobbie Lee Hartley, until he gets drunk one night and has an encounter that leaves him depressed and confused about his identity.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2020
UPC:	0883929727322
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	14,374

Special Features

Vintage featurette Bobbie Gentry - A Voice of the South ; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

Max Baer Jr.	Director,Producer
Roger Camras	Producer