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Yonkers Joe Director: Robert Celestino Cast: Chazz Palminteri, Christine Lahti, Tom Guiry, Linus Roache

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/19/2009
  • Original Release: 2008
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 3,354

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Closed Caption; Yonkers Joe premiere; Behind the scenes; "The movies"; "The look"; "Meet fast Jack"

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Yonkers Joe
1. Yonkers Joe [4:48]
2. "Get the Hammer" [5:32]
3. An Important Call [4:14]
4. "There's Something Going on Over Here" [4:54]
5. Homecoming [6:24]
6. A Whole Bowl? [3:28]
7. The Letter Writer [4:52]
8. "He Looks Just Like You" [7:19]
9. A Home Away From Home [4:11]
10. There Is No Leak [7:17]
11. "We'll Take Our Own Pictures" [2:34]
12. Payback [5:34]
13. Of Mice and Men [6:01]
14. "Men Don't Act That Way" [5:32]
15. The Fix Is In [4:12]
16. Every Bad Break [3:03]
17. Making the Drop [10:41]
18. All the Way Home [:51]
19. End Credits [4:33]
20. Chapter 20 [5:58]

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Editorial Reviews

Robert Celestino's drama Yonkers Joe stars Chazz Palminteri as an aging gambler and professional cheat. Although Joe is quite good at his various unethical endeavors, he feels guilt about his chosen profession. He has a grown son (Tom Guiry) who suffers from Down syndrome, and the dad firmly believes that the ailment is some sort of punishment. When the difficult to control son leaves the institution that has cared for him, Yonkers Joe tries to reconnect with him, while also planning a big score that will allow the son to live in comfort and safety. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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Excellent gambling flick with a drama side to it.by AE1360

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July 06, 2009: Yonkers Joe's best appeal to me is the movie's realistic approach. The gambling scenes, whether poker, dice or horse-betting, are old-school in simplicity and mystery. Later on, I found out on the DVD Extras that they were all real and I've been practicing a few of the dice tricks myself! Anyway, the film's choice to stay realistic made the movie easier to follow and relate to. The main relationship in the plot centers on a distant father and mentally challenged son who is forced back into the dad's life. The dad resists, and tough moments follow. I have experienced this myself growing up with my own family, and our inability to fully understand the other. From reading other reviews, this part of the plot is the least-liked, but for me, it hit home.

You can't really compare the movie to other recent gambling flicks, such as 21, because Yonkers is an independently produced movie with a first-time director. I wonder if he'll continue making movies centered around the Vegas lifestyle. The movie succeeds for me in balancing the family plot with the gambling exitement that drives Yonkers Joe's lifestyle, and I was glad I took a chance and bought the DVD.