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May 26, 2012 · FILM DESCRIPTION: Actor Frank Whaley makes his directorial debut with Joe The King, a downbeat drama about a 14-year-old boy coming of age in an abusive and uncaring environment.
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May 26, 2012 · Joe works illegally as a dishwasher to help support the family, but resorts to petty theft when it's clear his salary alone won't pay his father's debts. Eventually Joe attempts to steal the ...
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Jan 1, 2013 · Mrs. Basil (Camryn Manheim) humiliates Little Joe (Peter Anthony Tambakis) in front of the classroom during Career Day. Film Description Actor Frank Whaley makes his directorial debut with Joe The King, a downbeat drama about a 14-year-old boy coming of age in an abusive and uncaring environment.
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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Apr 5, 2011 · 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.
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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.
