Yonkers Joe

Yonkers Joe is a 2009 drama starring Chazz Palminteri and Christine Lahti.

The film was written and directed by Robert Celestino and takes place in the exciting world of old time con men and gamblers in the changing modern world of upscale corporate casinos and cutting edge technology. The film is also a character study of a father, played by Palminteri and his struggle to connect with his son who has down syndrome.Apple Trailers: Yonkers Joe

Cast

Chazz Palminteri as Yonkers Joe
Michael Lerner as Stanley
Tom Guiry as Joe Jr.
Linus Roache as Teddy
Tom Vincent as Frank John Hughes
Michael Rispoli as Mickey

Synopsis

Yonkers Joe is a dramatic film set in the high-stakes world of con men and gamblers. Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri stars as a man looking to make a big score in Las Vegas in order to put his life on track. Matters are made more complicated when he realizes that he must take over care for his mentally challenged son. The film also features Academy Award-winner Christine Lahti, Academy Award-nominee Michael Lerner, Tom Guiry and Linus Roache.Apple Trailers: Yonkers Joe

Review Quotes

"Movies are their own kind of con game, which may be why it's so much fun to watch confidence men on the screen. From the penny-ante tricks of Paper Moon through the big capers of The Sting to the nasty crimes of The Grifters, their flimflams always fascinate. They intrigue again in Yonkers Joe, a nicely photographed, mostly satisfying look at a gang of East Coast sharps and how they part marks from their money."—NJ.comNJ.com: A Gamble that Pays Off (January 8, 2009)

"The dialogue between Joe and his co-swindlers -- a happy band of character actors including Michael Lerner and Linus Roache -- is rife with pithy jargon picked up during writer-director Robert Celestino's days hanging around real-life con men, and part of the fun is deciphering lingo like "lumps for trumps" on the fly. But the dialogue lacks David Mamet's vernacular zing, and Michael Fimognari's cinematography is hazy and indifferent."—Los Angeles TimesLA Times: Capsule Review: Yonkers Joe (January 9, 2009)