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Actors: Noah Fleiss, Val Kilmer, John Leguizamo, Karen Young, Ethan Hawke
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Joe the King |
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Joe the King is an often miserable teenage boy who lives in a dysfunctional yet "nuclear" family. His father is an abusive drunk who works as a janitor at Joe's school. Joe's relationship with his father is toxic as best, as he battles to keep his family out of debt and to make his mother happy. Joe's mother is overworked, underappreciated and abused by her husband, who can be particularly cruel. In turn, she doesn't have much kindness to bestow on Joe or his older brother, who is growing less close to Joe. Joe has one friend, an amoral nerd who comes from a similarly dysfunctional family. Few people genuinely care about Joe, but Joe never stops caring about his family. He turns to stealing to help his family, but this only leads to further trouble. One gets the feeling that Joe's parents have dealt with their own disappointments and are extremely unhappy people. Yet Joe remains the nucleus of a troubled family, even if only he is aware of it.
--Danielle Petty, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Joe the King |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
- general coming of age story
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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