Joe (2013 film)
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| Directed by | David Gordon Green |
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| Screenplay by | Gary Hawkins |
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Joe by Larry Brown |
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| Cinematography | Tim Orr |
| Edited by | Colin Patton |
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Worldview Entertainment Lionsgate Films |
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117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $2.36 million |
Joe is a 2013 independent drama film directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green, co-produced by Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng and Christopher Woodrow and written by Gary Hawkins, adaptation from Larry Brown's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, revolving around a boss who hires a 15-year-old, protecting him against his abusive father.
The film premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2013, with a subsequent screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was then distributed by Worldview Entertainment and Lionsgate Films on April 11, 2014. It was a box office flop, grossing only $2.36 million from a $4 million budget, but received positive reviews from critics, who praised Cage's performance and Green's direction.
Gary (Tye Sheridan), a 15-year-old drifter, lectures his father, Wade (Gary Poulter), on getting a job and not destroying anything good that comes their way. Wade turns to Gary, punches him in the face and walks off, only to be met by two men who in turn brutally beat Wade.
Joe Ransom (Nicolas Cage) is a foreman for a small tree-poisoning crew in backwoods Texas. He is well-liked by the residents of the town and his crew, but has a long string of incarcerations due to his violent behaviour and disrespect for the law. He lives in self-imposed emotional isolation, frequenting a local brothel owned by a woman named Merle, and having frequent relations with a woman named Connie. Gary finds Joe and asks him for a job, soon impressing him with his work ethic, and Joe tells him to bring his father next time. When Gary brings his father with him the next day, Wade's attitude and utter laziness gets them both fired, and Joe witnesses Wade beat Gary and take his money. Gary later goes to Joe's house to talk him into rehiring him. Joe agrees, and Gary begins working for him regularly, hiding his money from Wade. Joe visits a man named Henry, but as he leaves is shot by Willie (Ronnie Gene Blevins), a local criminal with whom Joe has a history. Later, Gary meets Willie, and when Willie makes lewd comments about his sister, Gary attacks him, telling him not to disrespect his family. Gary continues to work for Joe, while Wade beats to death a homeless man, stealing his belongings and liquor.
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