A Love Song for Bobby Long

Infobox Film
name = A Love Song for Bobby Long

---

caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Shainee Gabel
producer = David Lancaster
R. Paul Miller
Bob Yari
writer = Ronald Capps (novel, "Off Magazine Street")
Shainee Gabel
starring = John Travolta
Scarlett Johansson
Gabriel Macht
music = Nathan Larson
cinematography = Elliot Davis
editing =
distributor = Lionsgate
released = 29 December, 2004
(LA & NYC)
January 21, 2006 (select cities)
runtime = 119 min.
country = US
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:291050
imdb_id = 0369672

"A Love Song for Bobby Long" is a 2004 independent film based on the novel "Off Magazine Street" by Ronald Everett Capps. It was directed and adapted for the screen by Shainee Gabel. It stars John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson and Gabriel Macht. Johansson's performance was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. The film grossed $1,841,260 worldwide.

Plot

Purslane Will (Johansson), a girl in her late teens, returns to her hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana after the death of her mother. Expecting to find her mother's house empty, she is surprised to encounter two men who were still living there, Bobby Long (Travolta), a retired English professor, and his protege, Lawson Pines (Macht), spending the days drinking and reading books. They are forced to live together, and as time goes by, they realize how connected their lives really are.

Cast

*John Travolta - Bobby Long
*Scarlett Johansson - Purslane Hominy Will
*Gabriel Macht - Lawson Pines
*Deborah Kara Unger - Georgianna
*Dane Rhodes - Cecil
*David E. Jensen - Junior
*Clayne Crawford - Lee

External links

*imdb title|id=0369672|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
*amg movie|id=1:291050|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
*rotten-tomatoes|id=love_song_for_bobby_long|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
*metacritic film|id=lovesongforbobbylong?q=A%20Love%20Song%20for%20Bobby%20Long|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
*mojo title|id=lovesongforbobbylong|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
*Ymovies title|id=1808605570|title=A Love Song for Bobby Long
* [http://www.lionsgatefilms.com/profile/lovesong.php "A Love Song for Bobby Long"] at the Lionsgate website