Yonkers Joe

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Actors: Chazz Palminteri , Michael Lerner , Michael Rispoli , Roma Maffia , Tom Guiry , Linus Roache , Arthur J. Nascarella , Christine Lahti , Saverio Guerra , Frank John Hughes , Lauri Johnson , Chad McKnight , Bill Allison , Dean Marrazzo , John 'Fastjack' Farrell

Director: Robert Celestino

IMDB Rate: 6.4 out of 10 (410 votes)

Plot Summary:Yonkers Joe hustles, setting up schemes to cheat at cards and dice. He has a girlfriend, Janice, but does he care about her or just need a partner in his cons? Hes working out a scam of casinos, gathering intelligence in Atlantic City. The fly in the ointment is his son, Joe Jr., a mentally-challenged young man about to turn 21, aging out of a group home, belligerent as the move to an adult home and his fathers lack of contact upset him. Joe Jr.s counselor insists that Joe take his son for awhile to calm him down and prepare him for the transfer. Can a mentally-challenged, unloved kid make his way with grifters? Can a father discover new emotions? What about scamming the casinos?