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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]
- Jennifer Dewis, Scott Macaulay, Lindsay Marx, Robin O'Hara
- Frank Whaley
- January 22, 1999
- Frank Whaley
Oct 22, 1999 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
79 Photos. Frank Whaley is a critically acclaimed actor/writer/director. He is best known for the films Pulp Fiction (1994) and Swimming with Sharks (1994), and has worked with Oliver Stone multiple times. His feature directorial debut, Joe the King (1999), earned him the Waldo Salt Screenwriting prize at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
- Actor, Director, Writer
- July 20, 1963
- 3 min
Oct 22, 1999 · That’s what Frank Whaley’s “Joe the King” is all about. And it’s why actor Whaley’s writer-directorial debut, for all its flaws, was one of my favorite U.S. fiction features among a...
Joe the King (1999) directed by Frank Whaley • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1999 Directed by Frank Whaley. 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. Details. Genres. Releases.
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Oct 15, 1999 · In its stronger moments, Frank Whaley's sincere but wobbly first film, ''Joe the King,'' conveys the panic, embarrassment and sinking despair of growing up in a poor, strife-torn...
Jan 27, 1999 · Jan 26, 1999 11:00pm PT. Joe the King. Actor Frank Whaley ("Swimming With Sharks") makes his directing debut with "Joe the King," a grim drama with a seriously underdeveloped...