A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004
R
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

28K

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John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

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Drama

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

Director
- Shainee Gabel
Writers
- Ronald Everett Capps
- Shainee Gabel
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

28K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Shainee Gabel
Writers
- Ronald Everett Capps
- Shainee Gabel
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Writer/director Shainee Gabel adapted the screenplay from the previously unpublished novel "Off Magazine Street" by Ronald Everett Capps. Capps' son, Grayson Capps, appears in the film and contributed six songs to its soundtrack.

Goofs
In the beginning of the film Bobby has a slipper on his left foot. A couple of streets farther he has a slipper on his right foot.

Quotes
Bobby Long: Happiness makes up in height, what it lacks in length.

Connections
Featured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005)

Soundtracks
Someday
Performed by Los Lobos
Written by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez (as Louis Perez)
Courtesy of Slash / Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

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Featured review

8/10

Worth Your Time

Reviews for "A Love Song for Bobby Long" are falling in the range from terrible to fantastic. My vote is closer to the fantastic end. The movie gets off to a slow start, but starts to work about a quarter into the film. The story unfolds at a slow pace; fitting for its locale. The character development for the three main characters (Travolta, Johansson and Macht) is well-woven into the story. Each character is flawed and through a series of events overcomes their problem. That to me is interesting movie-making. No storyline or subplot was left hanging at the end. Maybe I was tired, but I didn't see the end of the movie coming in the first five minutes as one comment stated. This movie is worth your time.