Yonkers Joe
Release Date: January 9, 2009 (limited)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Robert Celestino
Screenwriter: Robert Celestino
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for language including sexual references)
Website: N/A
Starring: Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache, Michael Lerner, Michael Rispoli, Roma Maffia, Frank John Hughes, Arthur J. Nascarella, Saverio Guerra, Chad McKnight, Lauri Johnson
Plot Summary: "Yonkers Joe" is an exciting, high-stakes con film and moving family drama written and directed by Robert Celestino, and starring Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri, Academy Award-winner Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry ("The Black Donnellys"), Golden Globe-nominee Linus Roache, and Academy Award-nominee Michael Lerner. An ode to old time gamblers, now outdated in an age of powerful upscale casinos, "Yonkers Joe" tells the story of a dice hustler (Palminteri) whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Release Date: January 9, 2009 (limited)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Robert Celestino
Screenwriter: Robert Celestino
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R (for language including sexual references)
Website: N/A
Starring: Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache, Michael Lerner, Michael Rispoli, Roma Maffia, Frank John Hughes, Arthur J. Nascarella, Saverio Guerra, Chad McKnight, Lauri Johnson
Plot Summary: "Yonkers Joe" is an exciting, high-stakes con film and moving family drama written and directed by Robert Celestino, and starring Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri, Academy Award-winner Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry ("The Black Donnellys"), Golden Globe-nominee Linus Roache, and Academy Award-nominee Michael Lerner. An ode to old time gamblers, now outdated in an age of powerful upscale casinos, "Yonkers Joe" tells the story of a dice hustler (Palminteri) whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
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