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My Name Is Joe
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Overview

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Director:
Ken Loach
Writer:
Paul Laverty (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 January 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic... more | add synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Another Ken Loach masterpiece. more (42 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Mullan ... Joe Kavanagh
Louise Goodall ... Sarah Downie
Gary Lewis ... Shanks
Lorraine McIntosh ... Maggie
David McKay ... Liam
Anne-Marie Kennedy ... Sabine (as Annemarie Kennedy)
Scott Hannah ... Scott
David Peacock ... Hooligan
Gordon McMurray ... Scrag
James McHendry ... Perfume
Paul Clark ... Zulu
Stephen McCole ... Mojo
Simon Macallum ... Robbo
Paul Gillan ... Davy
Stephen Docherty ... Doc
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mein Name ist Joe (Germany)
Mi nombre es Joe (Spain)
My Name Is Joe (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language and some violence, sexuality and drug use.
Runtime:
105 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Alta Films more

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Trivia:
During the scene where the football team steal the strips from the depot, Gordon McMurray (Scrag) was stopped by suspicious police officers while running after the van, as he was well-known to them. The cameras were some distance away and director Ken Loach had to step in to explain he was part of a film. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: The reflection of the boom microphone is visible in the television set when Sarah is talking with Sabine at the school. more
Quotes:
Sarah Downie: Get out of my way! Leave me!
Joe Kavanagh: No. No. No, calm down. Just calm down.
Sarah Downie: Are you gonna hit me too, Joe?
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Movie Connections:
References Casper (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Down the Dustpipe more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Another Ken Loach masterpiece., 22 December 2002
6/10
Author: r4l (r4l@capitaldesign.co.uk) from Sheffield, UK

I came across this film by accident on video, and I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality. Ken Loach is again at his best using little known or non-actors set in a British working class background. Joe is a reformed alcoholic on the dole in Glasgow, trying to pick his life up again. Loach's vision and understanding of life close to the limit is amazing.

For me, this is a "must see" film.

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