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. The film is set in 1953 and stars benson and oconnor as two teenagers who meet and fall in love one summer. Eighteen yearold billy joe mcallister is in love with bobbie lee, but her father refuses to allow her to receive gentlemen callers before shes sixteen. His guilt over the incident drives him to commit suicide by jumping off the tallahatchie bridge, leaving his girlfriend behind. Bobbie gentrys famous song, on which ode to billy joe is based, found much of its haunting effect in its refusal to reveal why billy joe killed himself. Watch ode to billy joe online full movie from 1976 yidio.
Bobbie gentry, michel legrand ode to billy joe sound. Ode to billy joe on dvd 883929022335 from warner bros directed by max baer. Lyrics for ode to billie joe by bobbie gentry songfacts. Ode to billy joe 1976 movie clip your dads in trouble. It was the third of june, another sleepy, dusty delta day i was out choppin cotton, and my brother was balin hay and at. One night, at a barn dance, he gets a little drunk and rather than going with the hired whores, gives into his desires and sexual relations with an unnamed man. Ode to billy joe did well at the box office, grossing. Based on bobby gentrys haunting 1967 song, this drama attempts to explain why 17yearold billy joe mcallister jumped off the talahatchie bridge. The guilt causes him to run away, hide in the woods and eventually confess everything to bobbi lee who. Is bobbie gentrys ode to billie joe based on a true story. The story revolves around a young boy and girl who are exploring their new passions.
Ode to billy joe was one of the very first depictions of a gay character that i had ever seen on my tv as a preteen early teen sometime in the 80s, and as such it has a profound effect on me, despite or maybe because of. Directed by max baer jr with robby benson, glynnis oconnor, joan hotchkis, sandy mcpeak. One night, at a barn dance, he gets a little drunk and rather than going with. In 1976, the song was adapted to a screenplay and made into the film ode to billy joe.
Drama what the song didnt tell you, the movie will. That was in 1967 and it was the story of 18 year old billy joe mcallister who was in love with bobbi lee but her father would n. The story takes place in a small town located on the banks of the tallahatchie river. Ode to billy joe 1976 official trailer robby benson, glynnis oconnor movie hd billy joe confesses his love to the lovely bobbi lee only to. Ode to billie joe is a song written and recorded by bobbie gentry, a singersongwriter from chickasaw county, mississippi. Xbox one hololens pc mobile device xbox 360 trailer. A 1976 film adaptation of the story with the title changed to billy joe, stars robby benson and glynnis oconnor and set the suicide event in.
Ode to billy joe 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. Bobbie gentry ode to billie joe lyrics genius lyrics. This heartwarming family film about the tumult of teen romance is set in rural mississippi and stars robby benson and glynnis oconnor as youngsters caught up. Bobbie gentry in ode to billy joe 1976 ode to billy joe 1976 glynnis o connor in ode to billy joe 1976 robby benson. Even though people know the story is fake, people still insist on asking bobbie what was thrown off the bridge. Based on bobby gentrys haunting 1967 song, this drama attempts to explain why. Ode to billy joe 1976 full movie download full hd youtube. Watch ode to billy joe full movie in hd visit movie 42239 billy joe confesses his love to the lovely bobbi lee only to cover. A drunken encounter traumatizes teenage billy joe robby benson, who loves a girl glynnis oconnor in 1953 mississippi. On june 3, 1953, billy joe mcallister jumped off the tallahatchie. Bobbie gentrys famous song about the legend of the tallahatchie bridge is brought to life in a story about young love on the mississippi delta in the early 1950s, in which the long. The only redeeming thing about this film is the incomparable robby benson hes the reason this film has haunted me and i couldnt wait to see it again.
Ode to billy joe 1976 official trailer robby benson, glynnis o. Fifteenyearold bobbie lee is an adolescent young woman eager for gentlemen affections. Robby benson, glynnis oconnor, joan hotchkis, sandy mcpeak, james best, terence goodman. Complete your bobbie gentry, michel legrand collection. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Ode to billy joe movie trailer and videos tv guide. Her hit song, meanwhile, long ago took on a life of its own. Ode to billy joe 1976 movie robby benson glynnis o. The screenwriter did a great job with the coming of age film summer of 42 but fails miserably with this film.
Cast and crew credits for ode to billy joe, 1976, directed by max baer, with robby benson, james best, glynnis oconnor, at turner classic movies. Unfortunately, bobbies father sandy mcpeak and mother joan hotchkis forbid her to date until shes 16, and until then, billy joe. Billy joe confesses his love to the lovely bobbi lee only to cover his growing fear that he may, in fact, be homosexual. Inspired by singersongwriter bobbie gentrys 1967 hit song of the same name, director max baer jr. Ode to billy joe is a film directed by max baer jr. The single, released on july 10, 1967, was a numberone hit in the us within three weeks of release and a big international seller. Based on the hit 1967 single sung by bobbie gentry this film attempts to reenact what occurred in the ballad as well as explain the songs mystery elements with a screenplay cowritten by gentry herself. A seventeenyearold boy is seduced into a homosexual act. Ode to billy joe is a 1976 american drama film with a screenplay by herman raucher, inspired by the 1967 hit song by bobbie gentry, titled ode to billie joe. The dialogue is forced and the accents are terrible. At last, were given the answers to the questions raised by the haunting 1967 bobbie gentry song of the same title. Then in 1955 her complete unedited works were published in their original form for willieinson fans to enjoy in their entirety the first complete collection of her works published, was marred by editing, which disrupted the original language and flow of her poetry. There was a time in america that you could not turn on the radio without hearing bobbie gentry singing ode to billy joe. The movie is based on the hit song made famous by singer bobbie gentry.
Until billy joe mcallister jumped off the tallahatchie bridge sparking a legend in story and song. His death was seen as sad, and long ago, and unnecessary, and the singer recalled it as a key event in an unhappy time. Watch ode to billy joe full movie in hd visit billy joe confesses his love to the lovely bobbi lee only to cover. Set in 1953, the film version of ode to billy joe the spelling of billy differs in the song and film stars glynnis oconnor as bobbie lee hartley, the 15year old narrator, and robby benson as billy joe mcallister. Now that i know why billy joe mcallister jumped off the tallahatchie bridge, i almost wish i didnt. Sermonator from 7th heaven j johnson, interpret the song as you like, but gentry made it clear in many subsequent interviews that billie joe was a boy jim westmoreland from former mississipian t. Released 1976, ode to billy joe stars robby benson, glynnis oconnor, joan hotchkis, sandy mcpeak the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Ode to billy joe 1976 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When we were fourteen years old in 1976, my best friend and i went to our local movie theater to see ode to billy joe. Robby benson, glynnis oconnor, joan hotchkis, terrance goodman billy joe confesses his love to the lovely bobbi lee only to cover his growing fear that he may, in fact, be homosexual. Ode to billy joe is a 1976 film with a screenplay by herman raucher, inspired by the. Perhaps an indictment of the artificial conventions of society, the film demonstrates the tragic. Billy jo struggles with his sexuality after a drunken encounter. Theres an entire book devoted to ode, written by tara murtha and published in 2015. Bobbie gentrys hauntingly enigmatic 1967 hit single served as the inspiration of this story of unrequited teenage love. In 1953, bobbie lee hartley glynnis oconnor is 15 years old and in love with 18yearold billy joe mcallister robbie benson. Billy joe is in love with bobbie lee hartley, until he gets drunk one night and has. This movie resulted some years after bobbie gentrys haunting and enormously popular.