Joe [DVD] [1970]

One of the milestone films of it's era, this satirical drama stars Peter Boyle as Joe Curran, a bigoted, beer-swilling hardhat who befriends strait-laced advertising exec Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick) after Bill confesses he killed his daughter Melissa's (Susan Sarandon, in her screen debut) drug dealer boyfriend. When Melissa runs away in order to continue living the hippie lifestyle, Joe and Bill search for her, their journey including a stop at a Greenwich Village "org-gy." With Audrey Claire, K Callan. 107 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Krishna Rao's fantasy film Crossworlds comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible, and the soundtrack is closed-captioned. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a fine release from Trimark.