Yonkers Joe [videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures and Go Productions present a Trent Othick production, a Robert Celestino film ; produced by Trent Othick ; written and directed by Robert Celestino.
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Yonkers Joe premiere; behind the scenes; "The moves;" "The look;" "Meet Fast Jack." Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache, Michael Lerner.
Summary:
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.
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