description Joe Overview
Joe is a 2013 crime drama film directed by David Gordon Green. The story centers on a troubled man, played by Nicolas Cage, who takes in a young boy, portrayed by Tye Sheridan, shielding him from an aggressive parent. It adapts Larry Brown’s 1991 novel of the same name.
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info Joe Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2013 |
help Joe FAQ
What is the relationship between Joe and Gary in the film?
Joe Ransom, an ex-con running a tree-poisoning crew, hires 15-year-old Gary Jones and becomes a reluctant father figure. Joe tries to protect Gary from his violent, alcoholic father Wade.
Is Joe based on a book?
Yes. David Gordon Green's film adapts Larry Brown's 1991 novel Joe, with a screenplay by Gary Hawkins.
Who plays Gary's abusive father in Joe?
Gary Poulter plays Wade, also called G-Daawg, opposite Tye Sheridan as Gary. Poulter was a nonprofessional actor who had experienced homelessness, and he died before the film's 2013 festival premiere.
Is Nicolas Cage's Joe a crime thriller or a family drama?
It combines Southern Gothic crime with a surrogate father-son drama. The violence surrounding Wade and local criminal Willie-Russell drives the plot, but the emotional center is Joe's attempt to help Gary escape the same destructive cycle.
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