Movie
Joe
Overview
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-07-15
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The Cannon Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Boyle as Joe Curran
- Dennis Patrick as Bill Compton
- Susan Sarandon as Melissa Compton
- Patrick McDermott as Frank Russo
- K Callan as May Lou Curran
- Tim Lewis as Kid in Soda Shop
- Estelle Omens as Woman in Bargain Store
- Bob O'Connell as Man in Bargain Store
- Marlene Warfield as Bellevue Nurse
- Audrey Caire as Joan Compton
- Reid Cruickshanks as American Bartender
- Mary Case as Teeny Bopper
Crew
- John G. Avildsen - Director
- Norman Wexler - Writer
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