Summaries

Family life gets in the way of a con man's search for the perfect scam.

Yonkers Joe hustles, setting up schemes to cheat at cards and dice. He has a girlfriend, Janice, but does he care about her or just need a partner in his cons? He's working out a scam of casinos, gathering intelligence in Atlantic City. The fly in the ointment is his son, Joe Jr., a mentally-challenged young man about to turn 21, aging out of a group home, belligerent as the move to an adult home and his father's lack of contact upset him. Joe Jr.'s counselor insists that Joe take his son for awhile to calm him down and prepare him for the transfer. Can a mentally-challenged, unloved kid make his way with grifters? Can a father discover new emotions? What about scamming the casinos?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • two word title
  • character name as title
  • nickname as title
  • father
  • son
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Release date Jan 8, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production companies Trent Othick Productions GO Productions

Box office

Budget $5000000
Gross US & Canada $8286
Opening weekend US & Canada $2073
Gross worldwide $8286

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 41m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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