I had never heard of this movie until I started The Kilmer Project. It was my hope that it would be a period piece about King Joseph I of Portugal, but alas, it is not. I'm still waiting, Hollywood! No, this is a story about a poor family in what, I'm judging from the accents, is supposed to be Long Island. The Joe they're talking about would be Val Kilmer's troubled and troublesome son. Kilmer plays Joe's hard drinking, deep in debt to fucking everyone, abusive janitor of a dad. The story is really about Joe and how a series of little crimes, like stealing food, spiral completely out of hand until this little preteen is pulling major heists.
He gets busted by Ethan Hawke, his guidance councelor who definitely did not deserve prominent billing in the credits since he had like two minutes of screentime. This extended trailer is a pretty complete retelling of the whole movie:
Anyway, the main thing to take away from this is that Val Kilmer gained a bunch of weight to play this role which was probably a mistake because even though he performs admirably in a difficult role, all that weight went to his gut and I don't think he's ever gotten rid of it.
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