Joe the King
The road to disaster is paved with many small mistakes.
19991h 36mNo ratings yet
- Drama
- Crime
Overview
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.
Keywords
- theft
- 1970s
- money
- coming of age
- child abuse
- alcoholism
- teenage protagonist
- diner
- new york
- spanking
- classroom
- debt
- semi autobiographical
- abusive father
- school counselor
- roller skating rink
- syracuse
- syracuse, new york
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 22, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0160672