My Friend Joe
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1996 British film
| My Friend Joe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Bould |
| Written by | David Howard |
| Produced by | Steve Matthews (co-producer) Gerhard Schmidt (executive producer) Sytze Van Der Laan (producer) |
| Starring | Schuyler Fisk John Cleere Stephen McHattie |
| Cinematography | Michael Faust |
| Edited by | Rodney Holland |
| Music by | Ronan Hardiman |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 or 102 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Germany Ireland |
| Language | English |
My Friend Joe is a 1996 film directed by Chris Bould starring Schuyler Fisk and John Cleere. The film is based on the 1985 Swedish novel Janne, min vän (Johnny, My Friend ) by Peter Pohl.
Plot summary
[edit ]Chris' new best friend, the American Joe, turns out not to be a boy, but a girl.
Cast
[edit ]- Schuyler Fisk as Joe
- John Cleere as Chris Doyle
- Stephen McHattie as Curt
- Stanley Townsend as Mr. Doyle
- Pauline McLynn as Ms. Doyle
- Eoin Hughes as Boyler
- Mark Hannigan as Conor
- Stuart Dannell-Foran as Noel
- Joel Grey as Simon
- Katie Carroll as Suzie
- Katy Davis as Aideen
- Didier Pasquette as Nicolai
Awards and honors
[edit ]- 16th Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival, 1998
- Chris Bould won "Silver Poznan Goat" for "Best Live-Action Film"
- The film won "Marcin - Children's Jury Award" for "Best Live-Action Film"
- Schuyler Fisk won "Poznań Goats" for Best Foreign Child Actor or Actress
- Berlin International Film Festival, 1996
- Chris Bould won "Award of the Senator for Women, Youth and Family"
- Carrousel International du Film, 1996
- Chris Bould won "Audience Camério"
- German Children's-Film & TV-Festival, 1997
- The film won "Children Jury Golden Sparrow" for "Best Feature - Long"
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 1998
- Chris Bould won 2nd prize "Children's Jury Award" for "Feature Film and Video"
External links
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