at theaters: july 15, 1970

premiere

Opened in movie theaters 43 years ago today:

joe

JOE (Susan Sarandon, Peter Boyle; directed by John G. Avildsen)

Review: “JOE was a relief from other films of the era that felt compelled to favor one side of the generational gap over the other.”  TV Guide

Trivia: Produced on a tight budget of only $106,000, it grossed over $19.3 million in the United States, making it the 13th highest grossing film of 1970. —wikipedia

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