JOE

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL. After 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. Stunned, he retreats to a nearby bar and finds himself confessing his crime to a stranger: the charismatic yet deeply bigoted blue-collar factory worker Joe (a remarkable Peter Boyle). When the hippy-hating Joe discovers his new friend is telling the truth, he begins to ingratiate himself into Compton''''s life, and despite their vastly different backgrounds the two men find themselves developing a rapport based around their shared fear and disdain of the counter culture, an uneasy alliance that will eventually have devastating consequences. BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES UK Blu-ray premiere High definition digital transfer Original uncompressed mono audio Newly recorded audio commentary with critics Matt Zoller Seitz and Jason Bailey New interview with critic Ellen E. Jones Theatrical trailers and TV spots Stills gallery Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Limited Edition booklet featuring new writing from Adam Nayman Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in and full-height Scanavo packaging with O-card and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Directed by John G Avildsen (Rocky) from a typically trenchant Norman Wexler (Saturday Night Fever, Serpico) screenplay, Joe ruthlessly exposes the dark heart of American society in a shocking, darkly satirical depiction of the fierce cultural battleground of the USA at the beginning of the 1970s, and the violent death of the hippy dream.