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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]
Oct 22, 1999 · Joe is one of those kids who other kids take a sadistic satisfaction in picking on. It doesn't help that his father is the school janitor; when Joe makes up stories about his dad on Careers Day, a fellow student blurts out the truth: "He cleans our toilets."
Joe the King. 1998 · 1 hr 41 min. R. Crime · Drama. When his alcoholic father refuses to pay the bills, a neglected teenage boy tries to support his family with an after-school job and petty theft.
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: Directed by Frank Whaley. With Noah Fleiss, Karen Young, Camryn Manheim, Austin Pendleton. A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.
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 ...
A teen (Noah Fleiss) with an alcoholic, abusive father (Val Kilmer) and a harsh mother (Karen Young) turns to theft to vent his frustrations.
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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 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.
Jan 27, 1999 · Joe the King. Actor Frank Whaley ("Swimming With Sharks") makes his directing debut with "Joe the King," a grim drama with a seriously underdeveloped script that will keep pic from...
