Ode to Billy Joe (1976) Queer Film C-
Why did Billy Joe McAllister jump off the Tallahassee Bridge? The mystery behind Bobbie Gentry’s haunting song should have remained a mystery. That was its allure. That was its magic. Unfortunately, in the summer of 1976, whether we liked it or not, screenwriter Herman Raucher (“Summer of ’42”) and actor-turned-director Max Baer (formerly Jethro in “The Beverly Hillbillies”) solved the mystery! The reason we are told is: BECAUSE HE SLEPT WITH A MAN.
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