Yonkers Joe
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009].
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | DVD YONKERS | On Shelf |
| Warrenville Public Library District - Adult DVD | DVD DRAMA YON | On Shelf |
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | DVD YON | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Casinos -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Down syndrome -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Casinos -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Down syndrome -- United States -- Drama.
Drama.
Fathers and sons -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films.
Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama.
Swindlers and swindling -- Nevada -- Las Vegas -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
More Details
Published
Los Angeles, Calif. : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
0876964001847, 876964001847
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features: Yonkers Joe premiere; behind the scenes; "The moves;" "The look;" "Meet Fast Jack."
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Michael Fimognari ; editors, Jim Makiej, Gary A. Friedman ; music, Chris Hajian.
Participants/Performers
Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache, Michael Lerner.
Description
Joe is a great con artist and dice hustler who makes a lot of money from working the tables at Las Vegas casinos. He and his girlfriend Janice have a pretty good life. But then Joe gets a call from the institution where his son, Joe Jr., is at. Joe Jr., who has Down's Syndrome is being disruptive and thus must be taken out of the institution. Joe doesn't know how to take care of his son and this new change in his life is ruining a lot of his plans for making money. Over time, the father and son try to live with each other while at the same time trying to help each other out.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.
Language
English dialogue, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Othick, T., Celestino, R., Palminteri, C., Lahti, C., Guiry, T., Roache, L., Lerner, M., & Hajian, C. (2009). Yonkers Joe (Widescreen.). Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trent. Othick et al.. 2009. Yonkers Joe. Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trent. Othick et al.. Yonkers Joe Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Othick, T., Celestino, R., Palminteri, C., Lahti, C., Guiry, T., Roache, L. and Lerner, M. et al (2009). Yonkers joe. Widescreen. Los Angeles, Calif.: Magnolia Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Othick, Trent., et al. Yonkers Joe Widescreen., Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.
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