Joe
“Keep America beautiful.”
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.
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Cast
30 people
Peter Boyle
Joe Curran
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Dennis Patrick
Bill Compton
Known for
Dark Shadows
The Air Up There
Susan Sarandon
Melissa Compton
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Patrick McDermott
Frank Russo
Known for
The French Connection
K Callan
May Lou Curran
Known for
Widow's Bay
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Tim Lewis
Kid in Soda Shop
Estelle Omens
Woman in Bargain Store
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
Stir Crazy
Bob O'Connell
Man in Bargain Store
Also in
Bananas
Guess Who's Coming?
Marlene Warfield
Bellevue Nurse
Known for
Across 110th Street
Audrey Caire
Joan Compton
Also in
They Saved Hitler's Brain
Reid Cruickshanks
American Bartender
Known for
Runaway Train
Joysticks
Mary Case
Teeny Bopper
John G. Avildsen Director · Norman Wexler Writer Bobby Scott Composer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $106K · United States release July 15, 1970
Box office
Budget
$106,000
Worldwide gross
$19,319,254
Gross vs. budget
182.3×
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · July 15, 1970
Theatrical
France
June 9, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
December 11, 1970 · Theatrical
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