Joey Breaker | |
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Directed by | Steven Starr |
Written by | Steven Starr |
Produced by | Amos Poe Steven Starr Dolly Hall |
Starring | Richard Edson Cedella Marley Philip Seymour Hoffman Fred Fondren Erik King |
Cinematography | Joe DeSalvo |
Edited by | Michael Schweitzer |
Music by | Paul Aston |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Skouras Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Joey Breaker is a 1993 Americanromance film starringRichard Edson andCedella Marley.Philip Seymour Hoffman andErik King also appear in the film. The film contains some autobiographical elements of its writer and director,Steven Starr.[1]
Joey Breaker is a successfultalent agent who misses purpose in life. This changes gradually after he meets waitress and student nurse Cyan Worthington fromJamaica. Eventually, he quits his job and follows his heart to Jamaica where Cyan serves the population of her native district as a nurse with an independent practice.
As aWilliam Morris talent agent,Steven Starr spent more than a decade practicing the art of the deal. Now he's practicing the art he used to deal in - with a film about a talent agent. Starr, 35, was head of the film department in Morris' New York office when he quit two years ago to write, direct and produce 'Joey Breaker,' set to open here next month after winning the audience favorite award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
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