Joe (1970)
- Starring:
- Dennis Patrick, Peter Boyle, (more)
- Director(s):
- John G. Avildsen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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Peter Boyle delivers a strong and raw performance as Joe Curran, a racist factory worker who hates "hippies and niggers." The film deals with New York City advertising executive Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick), who kills Frank (Patrick McDermott), the junkie lover of his daughter Melissa (Susan Sarandon, in her film debut), when she ends up in a mental hospital after suffering an overdose of speed. Stunned by his rage, Bill goes into a bar and comes upon Joe, who discovers the murder and holds Bill in great esteem for his killing of the long-haired drug pusher, congratulating Bill on a job well done. The two begin a class-spanning friendship. When Melissa escapes from the hospital, after finding out that her father killed her boyfriend, Bill and Joe comb Greenwich Village to find her. When they come upon a hippie pot party, the two reactionaries snap, pull out their guns, and go on a killing spree. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dennis Patrick - Bill Compton
- Susan Sarandon - Melissa Compton
- Audrey Caire - Joan Compton
- Marlene Warfield - Bellevue Nurse
- Patti Caton - Nancy
- Claude Robert Simon - Bob
- Frank Moon - Gil Richards
- Tim Lewis - Kid in Soda Shop
- Jeanne Lange - Phyllis
- Jenny Paine - Teeny Bopper
- Perry Gerwitz - Hippie on Street
- Bob O'Connell - Man in Bargain Store
- Patrick O'Neal - Bartender at Ginger Man
- Peter Boyle - Joe Curran
- Patrick McDermott - Frank Russo
- K Callan - Mary Lou Curran
- Gloria Hoye - Janine
- Gary Weber - George
- Francine Middleton - Gail
- Estelle Omens - Woman in Bargain Store
- Reid Cruickshanks - American Bartender
- Rudy Chumey - Man in Bar
- Mary Case - Teeny Bopper
- Robert Emerick - TV Newscaster
- Frank Vitale - Hippie in Group
- Director(s):
- John G. Avildsen
- Writer(s):
- Norman Wexler
- Producer(s):
- Christopher C. Dewey, David Gil, George Manasse
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Language, Drug Content, Nudity, Violence)
- Categories:
- Drama
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