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My Friend Joe

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My Friend Joe

Best friends find you when you least expect it.

7.2

1h 41m

1996

“Best friends find you when you least expect it.”

Synopsis

During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.

Director

Chris Bould

Trailer

FamilyDrama

circusriding bicycleabusive parent

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Cast & Crew

Schuyler Fisk

Schuyler Fisk

as Joe / Joanne

John Cleere

as Chris Doyle

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

as Curt

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

as Mr. Doyle

Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

as Ms. Doyle

Eoin Hughes

as Boyler

Mark Hannigan

as Conor

Stuart Dannell Foran

as Noel

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

as Simon

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