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A Love Song for Bobby Long

  • 20042004
  • K-3K-3
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
26K
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John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
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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.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,134
1,607
  • Director
    • Shainee Gabel
  • Writers
    • Ronald Everett Capps(novel "Off Magazine Street")
    • Shainee Gabel(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Scarlett Johansson
    • John Travolta
    • Gabriel Macht
Top credits
  • Director
    • Shainee Gabel
  • Writers
    • Ronald Everett Capps(novel "Off Magazine Street")
    • Shainee Gabel(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Scarlett Johansson
    • John Travolta
    • Gabriel Macht
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 136User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    John Travolta in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
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    John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, and Gabriel Macht in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
    John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, and Gabriel Macht in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
    John Travolta in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
    John Travolta and Gabriel Macht in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
    Shainee Gabel and Scarlett Johansson in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
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    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Pursy Will
    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Bobby Long
    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Lawson Pines
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Georgianna
    Dane Rhodes
    Dane Rhodes
    • Cecil
    David Jensen
    David Jensen
    • Junior
    Clayne Crawford
    Clayne Crawford
    • Lee
    Sonny Shroyer
    Sonny Shroyer
    • Earl
    Carol Sutton
    • Ruthie
    Walter Breaux
    • Ray
    Warren Kole
    Warren Kole
    • Sean
    • (as Warren Blosjo)
    Bernard Johnson
    • Tiny
    Gina 'Ginger' Bernal
    • Waitress
    Douglas M. Griffin
    Douglas M. Griffin
    • Man #1
    • (as Douglas Griffin)
    Earl Maddox
    • Man #2
    Steve Maye
    • Man #3
    Don Brady
    • Old Man
    Will Barnett
    • Old Man #2
    • Director
      • Shainee Gabel
    • Writers
      • Ronald Everett Capps(novel "Off Magazine Street")
      • Shainee Gabel(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The production ran into budgetary problems halfway through. Several background extras were brought to a New Orleans location, fitted for costumes, fed dinner, and then sent home without pay because their scene had been cut. Some New Orleans retailers complained that thousands of dollars worth of clothes were returned unused because the scenes they were bought for were never filmed.
    • 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

    User reviews136

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    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.
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    • marygreen25
    • Jan 31, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En kärlekssång till Bobby Long
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lions Gate Films
      • Destination Films
      • El Camino Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $164,308
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,243
      • Jan 2, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,039,526
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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