Joe (1969)

Cannon Film
Directed by John G. Avildsen
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)

A middle-aged ad executive kills his hippie daughter's junkie boyfriend in a rage. A guy he meets in a bar after the fact stumbles on the truth, but instead of turning him in he idolizes him. Joe is a loud-mouthed conservative who thinks America is being ruined by the hippies, blacks, etc. I am beginning to wonder if Archie Bunker was modeled after this character. Anyway, he weasels his way into the ad executive's life, despite their obvious differences in social standing. Meanwhile, the daughter goes missing and Frank and Joe hit the streets of Greenwich Village of 1969 in search of her. At first they are horrified, but when they find out the girls are hot and willing they change their minds. Their wallets are stolen at an orgy and Joe wants revenge. A downbeat ending echoes the similarly themed Easy Rider of the same year.