Ode to Billy Joe

“What the song didn't tell you, the movie will.”

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

Director

Max Baer Jr.

Screenplay

Herman Raucher

Music

Michel Legrand

Status

Released

Release date

04/06/1976

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 1 M

Box office

US$ 27 M