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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302877823 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 6302877822 Label: Warner Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: January 18, 1994 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 04, 1976 Editorial Review: Description: Based on a 1967 hit song. A seventeen-year-old boy is seduced into a homosexual act. His guilt over the incident drives him to commit suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge, leaving his girlfriend behind. Average Rating:
 Rating: - The truth about Ode To Billy JoeI had the good fortune of being an extra in this movie, and I went to school with Bobbie Gentry's two sisters, knew her grandparents and have met Bobbie on more than one occasion. The song was fiction, as was the movie. It was not a true story as many people have said. It's a haunting movie, with good performances, especially Robby. I enjoyed working with him on this movie for over a week and watching him as a professional. I have always felt he was an underrated actor, and he has gone on to ... Read More Rating: - Just the Facts, Ma'amBobbie Gentry has stated that the song was inspired by an actual suicide that happened in 1953 but that she did not know why the real Billy Joe had killed himself. We may never know the "true" story 1) An ex-husband stated he once asked her about the song and she wouldn't discuss the details of it with him. 2) It's quite possible that Miss Gentry herself didn't concern herself with motivation when she wrote the song and has never put together a backstory about it..after all, ... Read More Rating: - Good movie but...why do so many reviewers find it necessary to reveal the big secret? I hate you all. Take a tip from professional movie critics who can pass judgment on the quality of the film without blowing the ending for those who haven't seen it yet. Rating:  - Simply HeartbreakingI saw this movie one night on CMT but I only caught about the last 45 minutes of it. Even with just watching that small part of the movie, I instantly fell in love with it. I am a girl, but unlike most girls, there are few movoes that make me cry or leave me with an amazing feeling. This movie is among the few that pulled some emotion out of me. I saw the book on this site and I knew I had to get it! I want to get the movie now, however, I think the price is a little steep for this movie being 30 ... Read More Rating: - Where's The Complete Version?When I saw this movie for the first time, I seem to remember that during the jamboree scene there is a shot of Billy Joe and his boss gazing into each others eyes, embracing, and dropping out of range of the camera. The VHS doesn't include this scene and neither does the cut I saw on CMT tonight. This was an important shot because it allowed the viewer to know exactly why Billy Joe was so tormented instead of making us wait and find out at the same time Bobbie Lee did. Without this scene, the viewer ... Read More |
