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Overview

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6.4/10   1,475 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Frank Whaley (writer)
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Plot:
A destitute 14 year old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Touching more (46 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Peter Anthony Tambakis ... Little Joe (as Peter Tambakis)
Harlee Ott ... Dawn

Camryn Manheim ... Mrs. Basil
Travis J. Feretic ... Rory (as Travis Feretic)
Benjamin Styx ... Little Ray
Alice Blythe ... Alice

Val Kilmer ... Bob Henry
Linda Key ... Mrs. Williams
Rob Bergenstock ... Little Mike

Karen Young ... Theresa Henry

Noah Fleiss ... Joe Henry

Richard Bright ... Roy

John Leguizamo ... Jorge
Amy Wright ... Mary
Michael Taylor ... Man in Jerry's Apt.
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pleasant View Avenue (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and abusive situations concerning a child.
Runtime:
93 min | Argentina:93 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more

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Trivia:
Frank Whaley has referred to this movie as "semi-autobiographical." more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Although the film is supposed to take place during the 1970s, Joe is seen wearing a name brand underwear with the company logo on the waistband. This particular brand didn't produce that style until the late 1990s. more
Quotes:
Roy: Go clean up that bathroom, kid.
Joe: Why don't you? It's your jerk-off room.
Roy: I'll jerk YOUR HEAD OFF.
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Movie Connections:
References Les quatre cents coups (1959) more
Soundtrack:
Around The Town more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Touching, 26 November 2002
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Author: darko2525 from Yongin, South Korea

I've always been a huge fan of Frank Whaley, and I've always found him to be one of the most under-appreciated, really great actors to have emerged in the 1990s. Here in his directorial debut, Whaley paints a deeply moving portrait of a troubled family floundering at the poverty level. Young Noah Fleiss is absolutely heart-breaking as the morally corrupt child of an abusing father, played by Val Kilmer in his most earnest dramatic role. Whaley's movie, drawn from his own life, is a touching, moving indie that should have gotten better notice.

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