Ode to Billy Joe (film)

Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film. It is based on the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, also titled "Ode to Billy Joe". It is based on the novel by Herman Raucher (who also wrote the screenplay) and stars Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor.

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1976 - Film - 1967 - Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe - Novel - Herman Raucher - Screenplay - Robby Benson - Glynnis O'Connor

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Gentry's song recounts the night of June 3 1953, when Billy Joe McAllister committed suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge on Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi. Though Gentry said her song was based on a true story, she said she didn't have a reason in mind for McAllister's act when she wrote the song. Therefore, the reason put forth by the film can only be considered speculation on Raucher's part.

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June 3 - 1953 - Suicide - Tallahatchie

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The film was directed and produced by Max Baer, Jr. (of The Beverly Hillbillies fame as Jethro Bodine).

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Directed - Produced - Max Baer, Jr. - The Beverly Hillbillies

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