Ode to Billy Joe

1976 | 105 minutes | 6.3 ★ (31)

Ode to Billy Joe
  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    04 June 1976

  • DirectingMax Baer Jr.
  • Budget

    $1,100,000.00

  • Revenue

    $27,000,000.00

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