Susan Sarandon debuted in a movie by Gore Vidal.
An Evening With Richard Nixon , originally billed as An Evening With Richard Nixon and ... , is a play by Gore Vidal which opened at the Shubert Theatre in April 1972 . Joe (1970 film) . The film was directed by John G. Avildsen . Susan Sarandon . Sarandon began her career in the 1970 film Joe , before appearing in the soap opera A World Apart ( 1970 -- 71 ) .