Joey Breaker Explained

Joey Breaker
Director:	Steven Starr
Producer:	Amos Poe Steven Starr Dolly Hall
Starring:	Richard Edson Cedella Marley Philip Seymour Hoffman Fred Fondren Erik King
Music:	Paul Aston
Cinematography:	Joe DeSalvo
Editing:	Michael Schweitzer
Studio:	Starr Productions
Distributor:	Skouras Pictures
Runtime:	92 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Joey Breaker is a 1993 American romance film starring Richard Edson and Cedella Marley. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Erik King also appear in the film. The film contains some autobiographical elements of its writer and director, Steven Starr.

Plot

Joey Breaker is a successful talent agent who misses purpose in life. This changes gradually after he meets waitress and student nurse Cyan Worthington from Jamaica. Eventually, he quits his job and follows his heart to Jamaica where Cyan serves the population of her native district as a nurse with an independent practice.

Cast

• Richard Edson as Joey Breaker
• Olga Bagnasco as Karina Danzi
• George Bartenieff as Dean Milford
• Sam Coppola as Sid Kramer
• John Costelloe as Randy Jeter
• Fred Fondren as Alfred Moore
• Gina Gershon as Jenny Chaser
• Seth Gilliam as Jeremy Brasher
• Lewis Black as Pete Grimm
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Wiley McCall
• Michael Imperioli as Larry Metz
• Mary Joy as Esther Trigliani
• Erik King as Hip Hop Hank
• Cedella Marley as Cyan Worthington
• Laurence Mason as Lester White
• Parker Posey as Irene Kildare
• Sunday Theodore as Morissa Marker

Reception

Awards

• 1993 - Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.^[1]

External links

• Los Angeles Times Review
• IMDb listing for Joey Breaker

Notes and References

1. News: 1993-04-19. Daily News of Los Angeles. The Art of the Deal. As a William Morris talent agent, Steven Starr spent more than a decade practicing the art of the deal. Now he's practicing the art he used to deal in - with a film about a talent agent. Starr, 35, was head of the film department in Morris' New York office when he quit two years ago to write, direct and produce 'Joey Breaker,' set to open here next month after winning the audience favorite award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival..