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My Friend Joe

My Friend Joe

★ 7.3/10•1996•1h 41m•Family•Drama

Best friends find you when you least expect it.

During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.

Chris Bould · Director

David Howard · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 29, 1996

Actors

Schuyler Fisk

Schuyler Fisk

Joe / Joanne

John Cleere

Chris Doyle

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Curt

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Mr. Doyle

Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

Ms. Doyle

Eoin Hughes

Boyler

Mark Hannigan

Conor

Stuart Dannell Foran

Noel

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Simon

Katie Carroll

Suzie

Katy Davis

Katy Davis

Aideen

Didier Pasquette

Nicolai

Marion Fossett

Ring Master

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