Joe the King
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Frank Whaley
Lori Eastside
Noah Fleiss
Karen Young
Ethan Hawke
Reggie Montgomery
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in upstate New York, the story of a kid who feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Fourteen-year-old Joe Henry manages a fragile existence. He is a young boy coming of age in the 1970s amidst chaos: Joe's father is an abusive drunk, his mother is barely able to keep the pieces of her broken life together, and Joe is caught stealing and sentenced to juvenile prison for six months. Forced to spend time away from his family, Joe finally gets a chance to find himself and his family finally realizes how much the boy has sacrificed for their mistakes.
Director
Frank Whaley
Cast
Lori Eastside
Noah Fleiss
Karen Young
Ethan Hawke
Reggie Montgomery
Guy Griffis
Laura Ligosh
Rachel Miner
Benjamin Stix
Lyn Nagel
Christopher Wynkoop
P.j. Pesce
Linda Key
Danny Wiseman
Val Kilmer
Michael Taylor
Max Ligosh
Louis Zorich
Rob Bergenstock
John Leguizamo
Amy Wright
Raymond De Felitta
Kate Mara
Harlee Ott
Caitlin Clarke
Mitchell Fleiss
Jack Mcnamara
Richard Bright
Robert Whaley
Raynor Scheine
Anthony Todisco
Peter Tambakis
Jenny Robertson
Austin Pendleton
Alice Blythe
Sarah Vitale
Craig Levine
Camryn Manheim
Crew
David Alvarez
Brian A Andrews
Pembrooke Andrews
Wayne Artman
Jeffrey Baker
Kerry Barden
Claire Barnier
Daniel J Barrett
Bill Barvin
Johnny Batista
Ruark Behan
Herbert Beigel
Nancy Beigel
Miri Ben-ari
Ian Berger
Abigail Zealey Bess
Alan Blagg
April Blair
Greg Borchardt
Shannon Bowen
Johnny Bragg
Jane Brawley
Levon Broussalian
Michael Brown
Jeff K Brunello
James S Buckman
Robert Buckman
Arben Budraker
Steven Cabreja
James Capria
Robert Carlyle
Walter Carozza
Terry Casaletta
Elizabeth Casinelli
Tom Cassel
Greg Cattano
Errol Chandler
Errol Chandler
Patty Chilton
Allen Collins
Mariela Comitini
David Conelli
Kathleen Coughlin
Reuben Cross
Gloria Cruz
Mike Cyr
John D'aquino
Beth Dary
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Jay Davis
Andy Del Barlo
Kathy Demarco
Jennifer Dewis
Jimmy Donnely
Norman Douglass
Gene Dozier
Anthony Drazan
Andrew Charles Dunn
Lori Eastside
Jerry Edmonton
Nick Esposito
John H Fitch
Carrie Fix
Kevin Flynn
Paul Geluso
Paul Geluso
Peter Giblin
Samanta Giblin
Steve Goomas
Steve Goomas
Wayne Gordon
Linda Graveline
Jodi Green
Michael N Green
Todd Griffin
Janet Grillo
Anthony Grimaldi
Anthony Grimaldi
Anthony Grimaldi
Heidi Grunwald
John Gutierrez
Rebecca Hanck
Reginald Hargis
Robert L Harman
Quentin Harris
Lisa Hartjen
Joseph Hawkins
Sean Hennelly
Kenneth Henry
Curtis Hines
Billy Hopkins
Jeremy Hopwood
Rachel Horovitz
Justin Hova
Jason Hubert
Shalem Hughes
Eddie Inocencio
Edward D Irons
Matt Iselin
Drew Jiritano
Michael Johnson
Bernadette Jurkowski
Eric Justen
David Kaufman
John Kay
Caroline Kazlas
Ed Kellerhan
Aleen Keshishian
Kyle Kinsella
Robert Kirsch
Amy Kitts
Gladys Knight
Winston Kowlessar
Deirdre Lally
John Lalor
Bill Lautman
Wendy Lautman
Moshe Lazarus
Steve Lee
John Leguizamo
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
Deirdre Lewis
Liz Lewis
Leo Linton
David Lomax
Melody London
Bryan Lourd
Scott Macaulay
Stephen Mailer
Stephen Mann
Jaime Mariand
Lindsay Marx
Louis Marx
Louis Marx
Michael Mayers
Jim Mayfield
Amanda Mcbaine
Goldie Mcjohn
Jesse Mclean
Andrew Mcmorris
Jennifer Mcnamara
Kristopher Medina
Ricky Lynn Medlocke
Augustin Melara
Cynthia Merrill
Alan Michelson
Miran Miosic
Howard Nelson
Rick Nicita
Tom O'donnell
Robin O'hara
Mark Thomas Oliver
Ricardo Ortega
Dan Ouellette
Richard Owings
John Pacy
Shan Padda
Alex Paluch
Kyra Panchenko
Frank Park
Gene Patterson
Ana Pena
Mark Pennett
Bryan Pennington
Jose Perez
Doug Perkins
Doug Perkins
Wardell Piper
Echo Post
Laura Pratt
David Pruger
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Raymond Lincoln Ransom
Johnny Ray
Johnny Ray
Sam Redfield
Marisa Rich
Robert S Riley
Amanda K Ringger
Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton
Aaron Rudelson
Dick Rudolph
Angelo Russo
Gerald Saez
Mylene Santos
Greg Schlopak
Ann Scibelli
Dan Scolnik
Al Scramuzza
David Serrano
Leslie Shelton
Amy Silverman
Alan Simon
Manny Siverio
Dina Sliwiak
Stuart Smith
Suzanne Smith
Nelson Soares
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Prize (Frank Whaley) at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall October 15, 1999
Expanded Release in United States October 22, 1999
Expanded Release in United States October 29, 1999
Released in United States on Video February 15, 2000
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States January 1999
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (in competition) October 20 - November 15, 1999.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (Opening Night) September 17-24, 1999.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for actor Frank Whaley.
Began shooting June 1, 1998.
Lower East Side Films is actor John Leguizamo's production company.
Completed shooting July 5, 1998.
Expanded released in USA November 5, 1999.
Released in United States Fall October 15, 1999
Expanded Release in United States October 22, 1999
Expanded Release in United States October 29, 1999
Released in United States on Video February 15, 2000
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (in competition) October 20 - November 15, 1999.)
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (Opening Night) September 17-24, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)
