Trailer | Ode to Billy Joe | Warner Archive

Ode to Billy Joe (1976) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #OdetoBillyJoe June 3, 1953. Another sleepy, dusty delta day in the South. Until Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge - sparking a legend in story and song. This heartwarming family film about the tumult of teen romance is set in rural Mississippi and stars Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor as youngsters caught up in the dizzy beauty of first love. Directed by Max Baer (Macon County Line) from a script by Herman Raucher (Summer of '42), the film was shot near the Tennessee backwoods of singer Bobbie Gentry's childhood. She newly recorded her ballad to augment a flavorful score by Academy Award® winner* Michel Legrand. Ode to Billy Joe is tender and touching, set in a world where things don't always work out for young lovers, but where tragedy can nonetheless bring about a bittersweet triumph. Directed By Max Baer Jr. Starring Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Joan Hotchkis Subscribe to watch more Warner Archive videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/warnerarchi... FOLLOW WARNER ARCHIVE ON SOCIAL Facebook:   / warnerarchive   Instagram:   / warnerarchive   Twitter:   / warnerarchive   ABOUT WARNER ARCHIVE Warner Archive Collection is a branch of Warner Bros home entertainment that releases classic films and TV that were previously unreleased. Thousands of Films, TV movies and series on Blu-ray and DVD direct from the studio. WAC started as a MOD (manufactured on demand) eCommerce business in 2009 and have released over 2,500 titles spanning from the 1920s to present with distribution outlets that now include wholesale, licensee, and retail partners. Available at https://amzn.to/3gQeRvx. Warner Archive    / warnerarchive