A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004 film by Shainee Gabel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American psychological drama film directed and written by Shainee Gabel, based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps. It stars John Travolta as the title character, an aging alcoholic, and Scarlett Johansson as a headstrong young woman who returns to New Orleans, Louisiana after her estranged mother's death.
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Directed by | Shainee Gabel |
Screenplay by | Shainee Gabel |
Based on | Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps |
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Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
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Music by | Nathan Larson |
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Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.8 million |
The film had its world premiere at the 61st Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2004. It began a limited release in the United States on December 29, 2004, followed by a wide release on January 21, 2005, by Lions Gate Films. Johansson received her third Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance.