Joe (1970 film)

Joe
Film poster
Directed byJohn G. Avildsen
Written byNorman Wexler
Produced byDavid Gil
StarringPeter Boyle
Dennis Patrick
Audrey Caire
Susan Sarandon
K Callan
Patrick McDermott
CinematographyJohn G. Avildsen
Edited byGeorge T. Norris
Music byBobby Scott
Distributed byCannon Group[1]
Release date
  • July 15, 1970 (1970-07-15)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$106,000
Box office$19,319,254[2][3] or $9.5 million[4]

Joe is a 1970 American drama film written by Norman Wexler and directed by John G. Avildsen. It stars Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, and Susan Sarandon in her film debut.[5][6]

The film follows New York business executive Bill Compton as his life unravels into murderous chaos after he kills his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend and enters into a peculiar partnership with factory worker Joe, a veteran with racist fantasies of vigilante violence. Their search for Compton's missing daughter leads to a raid on a hippie commune that turns into mass murder where Compton mistakenly shoots his own daughter.

The film's plot coincidentally resembled a real-life mass murder in Detroit, where the killer had killed his own daughter. The real-life killer gained publicity for his actions, and received letters of support from hundreds of parents. The film has received praise for its black comedy-style satire of social class.

  1. ^ Maçek III, J.C. (August 2, 2013). "From the Zombie Hoards to the Successfully Bankrupt: The First Year of 'The Next Reel'". PopMatters.
  2. ^ "Box Office Information for Joe". The Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Box Office Information for Joe". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 291. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  5. ^ Nystrom, Derek (2004), "Hard Hats and Movie Brats: Auteurism and the Class Politics of the New Hollywood", Cinema Journal, Vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 18–41.
  6. ^ Perlstein, Rick (2008). Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-4302-5.

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