Director Max Baer Jr., previously known as Jethro on “The Beverly Hillbillies” and son of a famous boxer, made his big screen debut in “Ode to Billy Joe,” the story of a teenager and his girlfriend based on the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry. Baer and screenwriter Herman Raucher put together a film with good production values, even pacing, good acting, and excellent character development.
The cast includes Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Sandy McPeak, and James Best, who would go on to fame and fortune as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in CBS-TV’s “The Dukes of Hazard” (1979-1985). “Ode to Billy Joe” met with modest success at the box office for producer Max Baer Jr. and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
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Director Max Baer Jr., previously known as Jethro on “The Beverly Hillbillies” and son of a famous boxer, made his big screen debut in “Ode to Billy Joe,” the story of a teenager and his girlfriend based on the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry. Baer and screenwriter Herman Raucher put together a film with good production values, even pacing, good acting, and excellent character development.
The cast includes Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor, Joan Hotchkis, Sandy McPeak, and James Best, who would go on to fame and fortune as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in CBS-TV’s “The Dukes of Hazard” (1979-1985). “Ode to Billy Joe” met with modest success at the box office for producer Max Baer Jr. and Warner Bros. Pictures.