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Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004)

Goodnight, Joseph Parker (2004)
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The dejected habitués of a run-down New Jersey bar currently teetering on the brink of bankruptcy receive an encouraging boost of morale when a one-time drinking buddy about to get his big break in show-business returns to find the girl he once left behind as the popular stage drama comes to the screen in a film starring Kim Dickens, Debi Mazar, Nick Chinlund, and Paul Sorvino. A locals-only dive where whiskey flows free and evenings pass in a bitter, alcohol-fueled haze, Charlie's Bar and New Crystal Ballroom is a holding tank for lost souls and forgotten dreams. Despite the dreary nature of the place, however, things suddenly start to look up when one-time local Joey Parker returns to his old watering hole in search of the woman he once left behind. It seems that the celebrated crooner from Manhattan has recently been booked for his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and in order for his success to truly be complete Joey is convinced that he must first wed his long lost love. Now, as the dreams of the weary are re-awakened by the same winds that blew in the man determined to take hold of his fate, the regulars at Charlie's are about to find out why some dreamers are better left asleep. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Nick ChinlundPaul Sorvino, (more)
Director(s):
Dennis Brooks
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Synopsis of Goodnight, Joseph Parker

The dejected habitués of a run-down New Jersey bar currently teetering on the brink of bankruptcy receive an encouraging boost of morale when a one-time drinking buddy about to get his big break in show-business returns to find the girl he once left behind as the popular stage drama comes to the screen in a film starring Kim Dickens, Debi Mazar, Nick Chinlund, and Paul Sorvino. A locals-only dive where whiskey flows free and evenings pass in a bitter, alcohol-fueled haze, Charlie's Bar and New Crystal Ballroom is a holding tank for lost souls and forgotten dreams. Despite the dreary nature of the place, however, things suddenly start to look up when one-time local Joey Parker returns to his old watering hole in search of the woman he once left behind. It seems that the celebrated crooner from Manhattan has recently been booked for his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and in order for his success to truly be complete Joey is convinced that he must first wed his long lost love. Now, as the dreams of the weary are re-awakened by the same winds that blew in the man determined to take hold of his fate, the regulars at Charlie's are about to find out why some dreamers are better left asleep. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
82 mins

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Director(s):
Dennis Brooks
Writer(s):
Dennis Brooks
Producer(s):
Eric EdborgJeremiah SamuelsDennis Brooks
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    Ruby D.

    Depressing is a word I rarely use about movies. Sad, painful, feeling...these are words I use. But Joseph Parker was a total downer. Watching drunks be drunk has no attraction for me. Paul Sorvino, sad sad character. Glad to see actors like Richard Edson and Kim Dickens working....they have been passed by in the mainstream or maybe they choose carefully. Movie felt like a play but it was an original for film screenplay. I don't know what alchemy of pacing, script, less-is-more would have made this a compelling film. I like gritty and this was certainly gritty but some essential something was missing so the movie missed its mark.

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