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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]
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Oct 22, 1999 · The film takes place in the mid-1970s, when Joe, played for most of the film by Noah Fleiss, is a dour loner who works after school in a diner and comes home to an alcoholic father ( Val Kilmer ), a bitter mother ( Karen Young) and an older brother who tries his best but isn't much help (Max Ligosh).
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. Petty thefts for food grow into more major takes until he steals a cash box from the diner where he works.
Joe the King is a bleak but compelling coming-of-age movie that offers the faintest glimmer of hard-earned hope in the midst of much despair. Noah Fleiss' portrayal of the 14-year-old Joe reveals the inner complexity of a boy struggling to fit in, meet girls, and survive some of the more difficult school years but also contend with a terrible ...
- Val Kilmer, Noah Fleiss, Ethan Hawke
- Frank Whaley
- Lions Gate
This dour little movie, set in the 1970s at the height of the roller disco craze, is especially good at capturing the mixture of shame and longing that its adolescent protagonist, Joe Henry...
Synopsis. The road to disaster is paved with many small mistakes. 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. Cast. Crew.
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.
