Watch Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981) Official Trailer
6.8 / 10 IMDb January 29, 1981 1h 40m
The first of three private-eye movies created by Robert Blake about rugged Joe Dancer as the forerunner to a prospective but unrealized series after the retirement of his "Baretta" character. In the initial outing, Blake, as Dancer, follows a trail of bodies through a maze of corruption involving a politically ambitious Beverly Hills family.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
January 29, 1981
Genre
Mystery, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Robert Blake
as Joe Dancer
JoBeth Williams
as Tiffany Farinpour
Neva Patterson
as Eliza Farinpour
James Gammon
as Capt. Jake Jacqualone
Veronica Cartwright
as Sister Theresa
Carol Wayne
as Allegra Farinpour
Edward Winter
as Jerrold Farinpour
Phillip R. Allen
as Commissioner Wilkie
Sondra Blake
as Charlie
Eileen Heckart
as Sister Clara
Wilford Brimley
as Wally Haskell
Kevyn Major Howard
as David Farinpour
Kenneth Tigar
as Trotter
Bubba Smith
as Big Foot
Robert Phillips
as Little Al
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Marie Todd
Tony Brubaker
as Tony Brubaker
No photo
Helen Kelly
as Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
John Lizzi
as Boat Thug (uncredited)
Production Companies
Mickey Productions
Filmways Productions
NBC ProductionsAdvertisement
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