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Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.
Language
Budget$1,100,000
Revenue $27,000,000
English
Budget$1,100,000
Revenue $27,000,000
Keywords
sexual identity
sexual frustration
mississippi river
bridge
coming of age
doll
based on song, poem or rhyme
young love
teen suicide
jumping off a bridge
gay theme
deep south
Casts
Robby Benson
Billy Joe McAllister
Glynnis O'Connor
Bobbie Lee Hartley
Joan Hotchkis
Anna 'Mama' Hartley
Terence Goodman
James Hartley
Sandy McPeak
Glenn 'Papa' Hartley
James Best
Dewey Barksdale
Becky Bowen
Becky Thompson
Simpson Hemphill
Brother Taylor
Rebecca Jernigan
Mrs. Thompson
Crews
Max Baer Jr.
Director
Herman Raucher
Writer
Max Baer Jr.
Producer
Roger Camras
Producer
Mark Sussman
Producer
Michel Hugo
Director of Photography
Frank Morriss
Editor
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Backdrops & Posters
