Glynnis O'Connor, James Best, Joan Hotchkis, Robby Benson, Sandy McPeak ...( see more  see more... ) , Terence Goodman

Billy Joe confesses his love to the lovely Bobbi Lee only to cover his growing fear that he may, in fact, be homosexual. One night, at a barn dance, he gets a little drunk and rather than going with t...( read more  read more... )he hired whores, gives into his desires and sexual relations with an unnamed man. The guilt causes him to run away, hide in the woods and eventually confess everything to Bobbi Lee who doesn't want to believe him only because she was enjoying the forbidden nature of their love. In the end, he cannot accept his sexuality nor can he hide behind Bobbi Lee and that's why he throws himself off the Tallahachee bridge.

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PG, 105 min.

Directed by: Max Baer Jr.

Release Date: June 4, 1976

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  • July 4, 2009
    Not the 'manliest' of movies, in fact you could plausibly retitle it Brokeback Bridge, but I never get tired of watching it. I had quite the crush on Glynnis O'Connor back in my youth. She was sorta' the Juliette Lewis of the seventies, all soft and girl-next-doorishly s...( read more)exy. Still hard to believe that Robby Benson passed her up for a roll in the hay with James Best. Dude, what were you thinking!?
  • May 31, 2009
    It was the 3rd of June another sleepy, dusty , delta day!
  • January 11, 2009
    robby benson, glynnis o'connor
  • August 14, 2008
    Oldie but goody.Check it out.You have to see the uncut version to know what it's about.
  • April 2, 2008
    Powerful movie for the time...Loved it.
  • January 18, 2008
    I liked this one alot.
  • January 12, 2008
    i just wanna see this because i like the song
  • November 21, 2007
    A good movie but sad ending.

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  • barbedwireandroses19
    March 23, 2007
    I thought that Billy Joe has sex with James Best character in the movie. Am I wrong?

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