The Big Black Pill
Brief Synopsis
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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
Cast & Crew
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Raza Badiyi
Director
Eileen Heckart
Marie Todd
Bubba Smith
Jobeth Williams
Edward Winter
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Black Pill, Joe Dancer
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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. Blake's wife, Sondra, was cast as Dancer's wheelchair-bound girl Friday.
Cast
Eileen Heckart
Marie Todd
Bubba Smith
Jobeth Williams
Edward Winter
Robert Blake
Carol Wayne
Stanton Coffin
Veronica Cartwright
Wilford Brimley
Kevyn Major Howard
James Gammon
Deborah Lavine
Kenneth Tigar
Phillip R Allen
Sondra Blake
Neva Patterson
Robert Phillips
Crew
E Nick Alexander
Creative Consultant
Joe Armetta
Set Decorator
Edle Bakke
Script Supervisor
Robert Blake
Executive Producer
Nicholas Brown
Gaffer
Douglas Burdinski
Production Accountant
Jeff Bushelman
Sound Effects
Michael Philip Butler
Screenplay
John Caper Jr.
Music
Gloryette Clark
Editor
Joseph D'agosta
Casting
Joe Digaetano
Special Effects
Jim Frear
Transportation Captain
Elizabeth Galloway
Production Coordinator
Alan Godfrey
Producer
David M Goldman
Property Master
Jerry Goldman
Production Associate
Duffy Hambleton
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Hargrove
Assistant Director
Anderson G House
Assistant Director
Sherman Kunkel
Director Of Photography
Jim Larue
Sound Mixer
Art Levinson
Production Manager
Milton Mangum
Wardrobe
Robert Marta
Camera Operator
Darryl Martell
Costumes
Gloria Montemayer
Hair
Aaron Rochin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Romanis
Music
Richard M Rosenbloom
Producer
James Shanahan
Art Director
Debbie Simmons
Wardrobe
John Ward
Associate Producer
Jack Page Wilson
Makeup
Jimmy Wilson
Key Grip
Film Details
Also Known As
Big Black Pill, Joe Dancer
Release Date
1981
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 29, 1981
