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Mood:
- EmotionalSentimentalTouchingBittersweet
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Plot:
- Athlete's LifeSiblings RelationsTerminal IllnessLife is a BitchUnfulfillmentFamily RelationsContests and CompetitionsFamily Life more...
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Genres:
- DramaSport
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Time/Period:
- 70s
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Place:
- PennsylvaniaUSACollege
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Something for Joey, 1977
English
USA
Profile of Something for Joey
Something for Joey can be described as bittersweet, emotional, and sentimental. The plot revolves around terminal illness, the life of an athlete, and sibling relations. The main genres are drama and sports. In approach, Something for Joey is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, at a college. It is located in Pennsylvania. Something for Joey is originally a true story.
Summary of Something for Joey
A dramatization of the true-life relationship between 1973 Heisman Trophy-winning football star John Cappelletti and his brother, Joey, stricken with leukemia. Director Lou Antonio and writer Jerry McNeely both received Emmy Award nominations.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 6 April 1977 |
| Runtime: | 96 min |
Cast and Crew
as Ann Cappelletti
as John Cappelletti Sr
as John Cappelletti
as Joey Cappelletti
