Joey Breaker

Joey Breaker
Joey Breaker
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	Starr Productions
Distributed by	Skouras Pictures
Release date	March 5, 1993;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Joey Breaker is a 1993 American romance film starring Richard Edson and Cedella Marley. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Erik King also appear in the film. The film contains some autobiographical elements of its writer and director, Steven Starr.^[1]

Plot

Joey Breaker is a successful talent agent who misses purpose in life. This changes gradually after he meets waitress and student nurse Cyan Worthington from Jamaica. 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.

Cast

Richard Edson as Joey Breaker
Olga Bagnasco as Karina Danzi
George Bartenieff as Dean Milford
Sam Coppola as Sid Kramer
John Costelloe as Randy Jeter
Fred Fondren as Alfred Moore
Gina Gershon as Jenny Chaser
Seth Gilliam as Jeremy Brasher
Lewis Black as Pete Grimm
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Wiley McCall
Michael Imperioli as Larry Metz
Mary Joy as Esther Trigliani
Erik King as Hip Hop Hank
Cedella Marley as Cyan Worthington
Laurence Mason as Lester White
Parker Posey as Irene Kildare
Sunday Theodore as Morissa Marker

Reception

Awards

1993 - Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Art of the Deal". Daily News of Los Angeles. 1993-04-19. As a William 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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[deal-1] "The Art of the Deal". Daily News of Los Angeles. 1993-04-19. As a William 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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