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Where was Joe filmed?

1975 film, directed by John G. Avildsen.

  • New York City

The story is set in New York City, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City
Filmed in
New York City

About Joe

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Released
1975
Director
John G. Avildsen
Cast
Peter BoyleDennis PatrickSusan SarandonK Callan
Genre
Drama

The story

Advertising executive Bill Compton, his wife Joan, and daughter Melissa are a wealthy family in New York City's Upper East Side.

Melissa has been living with her drug-dealing boyfriend, Frank Russo.

After Melissa overdoses and is sent to a hospital, Compton goes to Russo's apartment to get her belongings.

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