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Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)

Genre : Mystery, Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Reza Badiyi

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Robert Blake
Robert Blake
Joe Dancer
JoBeth Williams
JoBeth Williams
Tiffany Farinpour
Neva Patterson
Neva Patterson
Eliza Farinpour
James Gammon
James Gammon
Capt. Jake Jacqualone
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
Sister Theresa
Carol Wayne
Carol Wayne
Allegra Farinpour
Edward Winter
Edward Winter
Jerrold Farinpour
Phillip R. Allen
Phillip R. Allen
Commissioner Wilkie
Sondra Blake
Sondra Blake
Charlie
Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
Sister Clara
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley
Wally Haskell
Kevyn Major Howard
Kevyn Major Howard
David Farinpour
Kenneth Tigar
Kenneth Tigar
Trotter
Bubba Smith
Bubba Smith
Big Foot
Robert Phillips
Robert Phillips
Little Al
Marie Todd
Marie Todd
Tony Brubaker
Tony Brubaker
Tony Brubaker
Helen Kelly
Helen Kelly
Woman in Phone Booth (uncredited)
John Lizzi
John Lizzi
Boat Thug (uncredited)

Crews

Reza Badiyi
Reza Badiyi
Director
E. Nick Alexander
E. Nick Alexander
Creative Consultant
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
Creator
Michael Butler
Michael Butler
Writer
Les Alexander
Les Alexander
Story
Allan Cole
Allan Cole
Story
Richard Parks
Richard Parks
Story
Richard Smith
Richard Smith
Story
Robert Blake
Robert Blake
Executive Producer
Alan Godfrey
Alan Godfrey
Producer
George Romanis
George Romanis
Music
Sherman Kunkel
Sherman Kunkel
Director of Photography
Gloryette Clark
Gloryette Clark
Editor
James Shanahan
James Shanahan
Art Direction
Joseph A. Armetta
Joseph A. Armetta
Set Decoration
Darryl Martell
Darryl Martell
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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