A Love Song for Bobby Long

A Love Song for Bobby Long
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShainee Gabel
Screenplay byShainee Gabel
Based onOff Magazine Street
by Ronald Everett Capps
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyElliot Davis
Edited by
Music byNathan Larson
Production
companies
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release dates
  • September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) (Venice)
  • December 29, 2004 (2004-12-29) (United States)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million

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.

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.