Summary
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.
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Cast
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Robert BlakeJoe Dancer
JoBeth WilliamsTiffany Farinpour
Neva PattersonEliza Farinpour
James GammonCapt. Jake Jacqualone
Veronica CartwrightSister Theresa
Carol WayneAllegra Farinpour
Edward WinterJerrold Farinpour
Phillip R. AllenCommissioner Wilkie
Sondra BlakeCharlie
Eileen HeckartSister Clara
Wilford BrimleyWally Haskell
Kevyn Major HowardDavid Farinpour
Kenneth TigarTrotter
Bubba SmithBig Foot
Robert PhillipsLittle Al
Tony BrubakerTony Brubaker
John LizziBoat Thug (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Reza Badiyi
- Written by
- Les Alexander, Richard Parks, Allan Cole
- Produced by
- Alan Godfrey
- Music by
- George Romanis
Everyone
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Facts
January 29, 1981 · 1 h 40 min · Mystery, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Released
- January 29, 1981
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 27 countries
Q&A
3 questions, like "Where can I stream Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill?"
Questions about Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
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Is Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill worth watching?
55
DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55 (IMDb 5.9).
Is there a sequel to Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill?
- Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill (1981)
- Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission (1981)
- Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (1983)
Yes: it's movie 1 of 3 in its series, followed by Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission (1981).
5.9







