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Joe   1970         R, 107 min. Genre: Drama Director: John G. Avildsen   Cast: Peter Boyle, Audrey Caire, K Callan, Dennis Patrick, Patrick McDermott, Susan Sarandon, Reid Cruickshanks, Tim Lewis, Estelle Omens, Bob O'Connell, Marlene Warfield, Mary Case, Jenny Paine, Rudy Churney, Robert Emerick   After Melissa (Susan Sarandon, in her film debut) ends up in the hospital from a drug overdose, her business executive father Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick) is enraged and accidentally kills her junkie lover Frank (Patrick McDermott). Shaken by the murder, Bill heads into a bar and meets factory worker Joe (Peter Boyle) who shares Bill's prejudices about minorities and hippies of the 1960s' era. Bill tells Joe that he just killed a drug dealer, but Joe doubts Bill's assertion. Later, after watching news reports of the murder scene, Joe holds Bill in esteem. They form a friendship that will lead to a tragic confrontation with hippies—including Melissa. Cast Peter Boyle Joe Curran Audrey Caire Joan Compton K Callan May Lou Curran Dennis Patrick Bill Compton Patrick McDermott Frank Russo Susan Sarandon Melissa Compton Reid Cruickshanks Bartender Tim Lewis Kid in Soda Shop Estelle Omens Woman in bargain store Bob O'Connell Man in bargain store Marlene Warfield Bellevue Nurse Mary Case Teenage girl Jenny Paine Teenage girl Rudy Churney Man in bar Robert Emerick TV Newscaster