Joe the King
A destitute 14 year old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s hands…
- Director: Frank Whaley
- Genre:Crime / Drama
- Runtime:101 minutes
Cast
Peter Anthony Tambakis : Little Joe (as Peter Tambakis)
Harlee Ott : Dawn
Camryn Manheim : Mrs. Basil
Travis J. Feretic : Rory (as Travis Feretic)
Benjamin Styx : Little Ray
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14-year-old Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss) has spent his life in an abusive household. His father Bob (Val Kilmer) is a raging violent alcoholic, while his mother, Theresa (Karen Young) feels too stressed to pay attention to him and lives in fear of getting caught in the path of her husband’s wrath. His brother, about a year older, is normal and friendly, but offers no affirmative guidance. Joe is taunted by his classmates, and hassled by creditors about his father’s mounting bills. To make matters worse, one night when Bob goes off the deep end and smashes all of Theresa’s records. In response to economic pressure, he takes a full-time job after school, leaving him tired and even less able to keep up with class work. Far worse, he becomes a petty thief to raise the money to pay Bob’s bills and replace her records.
Failing in school, Joe is assigned a Guidance counselor Len Coles (Ethan Hawke), who, though reasonably friendly, is incompetent. (For example, in their first session, when Joe starts to talk about his problems, the counselor unthinkingly shuts him off). Disaster eventually strikes, and Joe faces the rest of his seemingly doomed life in doubt. Ironically, where he winds up next seems more like hope than tragedy. Perhaps a chance to get away from his horrible childhood and family. Read more
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