Beautiful Joe (2000) on Netflix
Joe, a Bronx good guy, learns he has a brain tumor and that his wife wants a divorce. Hush, a talkative belle with two children and debts, latches onto him.
- Netflix2.9/5
- IMDb5.6/102,489 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes60%
Trailer
Plot summary
Two pieces of bad news reach Joe, an Irish good guy in the Bronx, on the same day: a tumor in his brain, and a wife who calls him dull and wants a divorce. With his wife's father's blessing, Joe leaves for a few weeks of adventure. In Louisville he meets Hush, a talkative belle raising two children. She owes money to a bookie, has few prospects, and takes his wallet. Joe offers her temporary help anyway.
Cast
- Kenji Shimizuas Japanese Business Man #2
- Dillon Moenas Lee Mason
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beautiful Joe (2000)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Sharon Stone's husband had a heart attack in August 1999, so she left the Vancouver shoot; production stopped for two days and director Stephen Metcalfe spent the next three days filming scenes that did not involve her character, with Stone back a week later.
- Though Beautiful Joe is partly set in Louisville, Kentucky, no scenes were shot there: Vancouver's Hastings Racecourse was dressed up to portray Churchill Downs, with roughly 800 extras cheering from the grandstand for the scene.
