Joe the King (1999)
- Directed by
- Frank Whaley
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A troubled teenage boy endures a painful home life with an abusive father and a struggling mother in a small working class town. He copes by stealing and acting out, which leads to escalating consequences.
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What happens
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. The film premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it won Whaley the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (tied with Guinevere) and a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize. It also got a nomination for the Open Palm Award from the Gotham Awards. Noah Fleiss also received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Eastside (1999)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.