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Joe the King is a 1999 drama film, written and directed by Frank Whaley, based largely on his own childhood and the childhood of his brother. It stars Noah Fleiss, Val Kilmer, Karen Young, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Austin Pendleton, Camryn Manheim, Max Ligosh, and James Costa. [1] The film premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where ...
- Jennifer Dewis, Scott Macaulay, Lindsay Marx, Robin O'Hara
- Frank Whaley
- January 22, 1999
- Frank Whaley
Oct 22, 1999 · Written and Directed by. Frank Whaley's "Joe the King" has been described as "semi-autobiographical," and you can feel the pain behind this story of a boy from a gloomy home whose bad luck never seems to change. What you also can sense is too much self-pity: The film is so steeped in resentment that it's not able to pull back and let us see the ...
A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality. A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.
Joe the King. Rent Joe the King on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A teen (Noah Fleiss) with an alcoholic, abusive father (Val Kilmer) and a harsh mother ...
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- Frank Whaley
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- Noah Fleiss
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Joe the King is 21164 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 21516 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Dilemma but less popular than Brian Posehn: Posehn 25x2.
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