Uncle Joe Shannon
Brief Synopsis
A struggling jazz musician is devastated by the deaths of his wife and child. He is on the verge of suicide when he meets a young man with a physical disability. They become friends who provide each other with the support they need to get on with their lives.
Cast & Crew
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Joseph C Hanwright
Director
Burt Young
Doug Mckeon
Will Love
Albert Arrons
Kenneth O'brien
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Synopsis
A struggling jazz musician is devastated by the deaths of his wife and child. He is on the verge of suicide when he meets a young man who with a physical disability. They become friends who provide each other with the support they need to get on with their lives.
Director
Joseph C Hanwright
Director
Cast
Burt Young
Doug Mckeon
Will Love
Albert Arrons
Kenneth O'brien
Med Flory
Allan Rich
Anthony Calder
Patrick J Burns
Bert Remsen
Larry Hankin
Emanuel Zwaaf
Panchito Gomez
Adrienne La Russa
Madge Sinclair
Martin Beck
Roma Alvarez
Henry Franklin
Falstaff Wilde
Jeremy Schoenberg
Dwayne Smith
James Daniels
Virgil Frye
Christine Avila
Wayne Heffley
Jason Bernardi
Kevin Yee
Ed Call
Brent Grove
Lee Mcdonald
Holton Leblank
Performer
Charlie Robinson
Patrick Wire
Bobby Cassidy
Mat Marrucci
Yolanda Marquez
Sandy Brown Wyeth
Michael Gomez
Pat Randall
Anne Young
Cathy Sheppard
Patricia Gaul
Francis E Williams
Robert W. Smith
Jan Crawford
James Keane
Vernon Washington
Fats Williams
Buddy Neil Micucci
Brian Wine
Dougie Richardson
William Shoenbart
Maynard Ferguson
Performer
Jennifer Jessum
Caro Kenyatta
George Walker
Al Garcia
Sammy Warren
Crew
Silvia Abascal-baker
Hair
Robert L Anderson
Foreman
Martin Beazell
Assistant Camera Operator
James D. Brubaker
Production Manager
Wilmer Butler
Director Of Photography
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup
Colin Campbell
Gaffer
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Earl L Clark
Assistant Camera Operator
Elie Cohn
Assistant Director
Charles Conley
Craft Service
James R Connell
Camera Operator
Bill Conti
Music
Jack Cooperman
Photography
Phil Cory
Special Effects
Janet Crosby
Assistant
Michael Evje
Sound
Emily Ferry
Property Master
D G Fisher
Boom Operator
Brian E Frankish
Assistant Director
Jean Frisbie
Production Coordinator
Rick T Gentz
Set Decorator
Gary S. Gerlich
Sound Editor
Alvin Greenman
Script Supervisor
Bill Hansard
Visual Effects
Randy Hart
Key Grip
George Hill
Grip
Lori Imbler
Assistant
Gib Jaffe
Sound Editor
Chris John
Other
Sandra Berke Jordan
Costumes
Bill Kenney
Production Designer
Gene Kirkwood
Executive Producer
Terry Liebling
Casting
Sharon Mann
Production Assistant
Bobbie Mannix
Costume Designer
Russell Mcentyre
Transportation Coordinator
John Mileski
Other
Donald O Mitchell
Sound
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Tex Rudloff
Sound
Charlotte Shoaff
Casting Associate
William A Shumow
Assistant
William Smith
Production Accountant
George Staubs
Grip
Ronald Stinton
Transportation Co-Captain
Orlando Suero
Photography
Joy Taylor
Props
Sig Tinglof
Set Designer
Joseph Tully
Music Editor
Frank Warner
Executive Editor
Mark Warner
Assistant Editor
Edward A. Warschilka
Apprentice
Charles Winkler
Apprentice
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Howard Wollman
Sound
James E Wynigear
Costumes
Lisbeth Wynn-owen
Production Coordinator
Burt Young
Screenplay
Don Zimmerman
Editor
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1978
Released in United States 1978
