Word: joey
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Joey follows directly from the tradition of Dylan songs epitomized by John Wesley Harding: the title song, on first appearance, seems to be simply another tribute to the myth of the "outlaw-hero". A closer listening, though, reveals that all of the traditionally apothesized qualities of the outlaw have been either turned on their head--"he travelled with a gun in every hand", "with his lady by his side he took a stand" (what self-respecting outlaw would make his stand with his lady by his side?); or else cloaked in puzzling ambiguity--"he was never known to make...
...narrator of Joey is someone on the fringes of Gallo's circle, possibly a member of the New York theater crowd that turned him into a cultural hero even before he died. The narrator identifies himself twice, once recalling the one time he saw Joey, after his release from prison...
...Howard Hughes--remained largely out of view. It was a catastrophic year for the best and the brightest, as JFK and Doris Kearns emerged with blotted copybooks, though for different reasons. Attempts to create new heroes failed miserably, despite heroic efforts in the cases of Ruben "Hurricane" Carter and Joey "Kid Blast" Gallo. And some shady characters weathered the year better than might be expected. Idi Amin, Isabel Peron, Indira Gandhi, and Stephen S.J. Hall all cling tenaciously to office...
...ravaged face chase self-pity, fear, vanity and - finally - triumph, when she kicks the heel who tried to tread on her. Overshadowed, Christopher Walken plays Chance from the crotch - not inappropriately, consider ing the man's end. The overall impression is of a classy parody of Pal Joey...
SHOT IN SOFT black and white, this film has an air of innocence and charm about it. It conveys no really profound emotions, but a certain light pathos makes it appealing. The film's best scene is a picnic in the woods. Jake, Gitl, Joey and Bernstein, gather up the proper equipment and head into the woods. Just as they break through a clearing, a light rag picks up for background music, establishing a light mood. As sunlight streams through the trees, Jake starts up a game of all-American baseball with his son; there's something whimsical about this...