{"product_id":"joe-blu-ray-1970-radiance-transmission-john-g-avildsen-peter-boyle","title":"Joe Blu-ray 1970 Radiance Transmission John G. 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Just drop us an email and we’ll be happy to add you to the list so your copy is secured. 😊\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn uncomfortably realistic, Archie Bunker-esque portrait of an American!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Radiance\/Transmission Films' Blu-ray (Region B) release for 1970's \u003cem\u003eJoe\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cspan\u003eDirected by John G Avildsen (\u003cem\u003eRocky\u003c\/em\u003e) from a typically trenchant Norman Wexler \u003cem\u003e(Saturday Night Fever\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSerpico)\u003c\/em\u003e screenplay, \u003cem\u003eJoe\u003c\/em\u003e ruthlessly exposes the dark heart of American society in a shocking, darkly satirical depiction of the fierce cultural battleground of the USA at the begi\u003c\/span\u003enning of the 1970s, and the violent death of the hippy dream. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter his daughter (Susan Sarandon in her first screen role) overdoses on heroin, wealthy NY businessman Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick) confronts her drug dealer boyfriend in a rage and accidentally murders him. 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