My Friend Joe
| My Friend Joe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Bould |
| Produced by |
Steve Matthews (co-producer) Gerhard Schmidt (executive producer) Sytze Van Der Laan (producer) |
| Written by | David Howard |
| Starring |
Schuyler Fisk John Cleere Stephen McHattie |
| Music by | Ronan Hardiman |
| Cinematography | Michael Faust |
| Edited by | Rodney Holland |
Release dates | 29 August 1996 (Germany) |
Running time | 101 or 102 min |
| Country |
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
Chris' new best friend, the American Joe, turns out not to be a boy, but a girl.
Cast
- 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
- Chris Bould won the 1998 "Silver Poznan Goat" at the Ale Kino! - International Young Audience Film Festival for "Best Live-Action Film"
- Chris Bould won the 1996 "Award of the Senator for Women, Youth and Family" at the Berlin International Film Festival.
- Chris Bould won the 1996 "Audience Camério" at the Carrousel International du Film.
- Chris Bould won 2nd prize 1998 "Children's Jury Award" at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival for "Feature Film and Video".
- The film won the 1997 "Children Jury Golden Sparrow" at the German Children's-Film & TV-Festival for "Best Feature - Long"