A Love Song for Bobby Long
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shainee Gabel
Produced by	David Lancaster R. Paul Miller Bob Yari
Written by	Ronald Capps (novel, Off Magazine Street) Shainee Gabel
Starring	John Travolta Scarlett Johansson Gabriel Macht
Music by	Nathan Larson
Cinematography	Elliot Davis
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date(s)	29 December 2004 (LA & NYC) January 21, 2006 (select cities)
Running time	119 min.
Country	US
Language	English
IMDb • Allmovie

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• A Love Song for Bobby Long at the Internet Movie Database
• A Love Song for Bobby Long at Allmovie
• A Love Song for Bobby Long at Rotten Tomatoes
• A Love Song for Bobby Long at Metacritic

• A Love Song for Bobby Long at Box Office Mojo
• A Love Song for Bobby Long at Yahoo! Movies
• A Love Song for Bobby Long at the Lionsgate website