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6.4 / 10 1h 45min

Drama Romance

Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.

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Review by user809v9rx55dh

Moral paradoxes of 1950's rural Mississippi

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Review by OceanicOwl

Introspective...a bit off-kilter...

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Review by user753tygcde6r

Didn't expect to have to watch this twice-- one of Robby Benson's better roles

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Review by user1761n38vw0a

well remembered TV movie in my high school freshmen year

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Review by user944z9b9ct80

Great story, good acting, horrible dialog!!

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Review by user471ugpo78ji

Some incorrect conclusions by other viewer commentators

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Review by ShadowySalamander

Interesting for its ambiguities

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Review by user968hl1vcc4l

Remember it is just a performance

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Review by user726rt9myn4f

Remember... theatre is to entertain, story-tell, not a "message" or lesson.

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Review by StarryNightSky

According to the mores of his bible belt community

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Review by user706mvtcnuzl

Deep South drama that dares to show the awful truth

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Review by user3030f2ar49

Nice adaptation of the hit song

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Review by user808rl98eoso

I don't agree with those saying Billy Joe was gay, by far

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Review by user279nvmn4s3b

A sweet and tragic rural romance.

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