My Name Is Joe (1998)
Overview
Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in the one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.586 |
Directed By
Ken Loach
Crew
Paul Laverty
George Fenton
Ken Loach
Rebecca O'Brien
Barry Ackroyd
Jonathan Morris
Steven Mochrie
Catherine Shirley
Ulrich Felsberg
Rhona Russell
Michael Queen
Fiona Carlin
Paul Heasman
Jeremy Gee
Helmut Prein
Gillian Berrie
David Gilchrist
Martin Johnson
Julie Bills
Fergus Clegg
Mark Murdoch
Peter Gallagher
Carl Hudson
Willie Kelly
Stephen Hargreaves
Ray Beckett
Anastasia Shirley
Frank Cameron
Alick Fraser
Anthony Morris
Susanna Lenton
Brian Kaczynski
Georgina Isherwood
Fiona King
Tony Coroon
TOP CAST
Peter Mullan
Joe
Louise Goodall
Sarah
David McKay
Liam
Gary Lewis
Shanks
David Hayman
McGowan
Lorraine McIntosh
Maggie
Anne-Marie Kennedy
Sabine
Stephen McCole
Mojo
Stephen Docherty
Doc
David Peacock
Hooligan
Scott Hannah
Scott
Gordon McMurray
Scrag
James McHendry
Perfume
Simon Macallum
Robbo
Paul Gillan
Davy
Paul Clark
Zulu
Paul Doonan
Tattie
Cary Carbin
Sepp Maier
Martin McCardie
Alf
James McNeish
Shuggy
Kevin Kelly
Jake
Brian Timoney
Scooter
David Hough
Referee
Sandy West
DSS Investigator
John Comerford
DSS Supervisor
Carol Pyper Rafferty
Rhona
Elaine MacKenzie Ellis
Second Receptionist
Stewart Ennis
Doctor Boyle
Andy Townsley
Husband
Ann Marie Lafferty
Wife
Bill Murdoch
Postman
Kate Black
Kiosk Attendant
Rab Affleck
Lorry Driver
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