After being thrown out of her home, a young woman decides to disguise herself as a man to survive the ruthless Wild West.
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Title: The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Suzy Amis | ... | Josephine 'Jo' Monaghan | |
| Bo Hopkins | ... | Frank Badger | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Percy Corcoran | |
| David Chung | ... | Tinman Wong | |
| Heather Graham | ... | Mary Addie | |
| Rene Auberjonois | ... | Streight Hollander | |
| Carrie Snodgress | ... | Ruth Badger | |
| Anthony Heald | ... | Henry Grey | |
| Melissa Leo | ... | Beatrice Grey | |
| Sam Robards | ... | Jasper Hill | |
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Olinda Turturro | ... | Elvira |
| Ruth Maleczech | ... | Shopkeeper | |
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Jeffrey Andrews | ... | Sam |
| Cathy Haase | ... | Mrs. Addie | |
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Peadair S. Addie Sr. | ... | Mr. Addie |
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Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid nineteenth century who is thrown out of her parents' home after being seduced by the family's portrait photographer and giving birth to his child. Josephine quickly learns that young, female, pretty, and alone are a bad combination for life in the wild west. In her desperation to survive, Josephine disguises herself as "Jo", a young man, and struggles to make a life for herself in a dingy frontier mining town. Can "Little Jo" live and love without revealing his secret? Written by Martin Lewison <lewison@pitt.edu>
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title directed by female | mining | f rated | death of hero | death of protagonist |Taglines:
In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Balada do Pequeno Jo See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$20,773, 22 August 1993, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$543,091Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$565,530Company Credits
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When Little Jo shoots his(her) first wolf, the wolf has a rope tied around his leg and it's being pulled on to make him lie down. See more »Quotes
Tinman Wong: What kind of girl could you be somewhere else? What man would want you?. You don't have hair, half your face is destroyed with that ugly scar, you can't even make a pie.See more »
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Referenced in At the Movies: Bad Girls/The Inkwell/Naked in New York/Brainscan/Surviving the Game (1994) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It is really a great movie. Believe it or not, I saw it 6 times in 2 days!
The performance of Suzy Amis and other actors are really excellent, the music and the photographs are excellent too!
I am so exciting to find such a good movie. I feel it unfair that this film hasn't been given enough attention. Again, it is one of the best movies I have ever seen!