Joe
1970
Release Date
July 15th, 1970
Runtime
- 107 minutes
Synopsis
- Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-stricken, he wanders the streets and eventually stops at a bar. There he runs into a drunken factory worker named Joe, who hates hippies, blacks, and anyone who is "different", and would like to kill one himself. The two start talking, and Bill reveals his secret to Joe. Complications ensue.
CAST
- Peter Boyle - Joe Curran, Dennis Patrick - Bill Compton, Susan Sarandon - Melissa Compton, Patrick McDermott - Frank Russo, K Callan - May Lou Curran, Tim Lewis - Kid in Soda Shop, Estelle Omens - Woman in Bargain Store, Bob O'Connell - Man in Bargain Store, Marlene Warfield - Bellevue Nurse, Audrey Caire - Joan Compton, Reid Cruickshanks - American Bartender, Mary Case - Teeny Bopper, Jenny Paine - Teeny Bopper, Rudy Churney - Man in Bar, Robert Emerick - TV Newscaster, Gloria Hoye - Janine, Bo Enivel - Sam in Bowling Alley, Michael O'Neal - Bartender at Ginger Man, Frank Moon - Gil Richards, Jeanne Lange - Phyllis, Perry Gewirtz - Hippie on Street, Morty Schlass - Waiter in Guitar Joint, Frank Vitale - Hippie in Group, Al Sentesy - Poster Shop Proprietor, Patti Caton - Nancy, Gary Weber - George, Claude Robert Simon - Bob, Francine Middleton - Gail, Max Couper - Ronnie, Bruce Rhodewalt - Belligerent Drunk (uncredited)