Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)
Tough luck and no luck. The two luckiest guys in the world.
108 min
A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crippled youngster and together they battle obstacles through each other's encouragement.
- Release date
- January 1, 1978
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Burt Young as Joe Shannon
- Doug McKeon as Robbie
- Madge Sinclair as Margaret
- Jason Bernard as Goose
- Bert Remsen as Braddock
- Allan Rich as Dr. Clark
- Martin Beck as Marvin
- Ed Call as Producer
- Bobby Cassidy as Miguel
- Med Flory as Humphreys
- Med Flory as Shannon's Musicians - Keyboard
Crew
- Joseph C. Hanwright · Director
- Burt Young · Writer
- Robert Chartoff · Producer
- Irwin Winkler · Producer
- Bill Conti · Composer
- Bill Butler · Cinematographer
- Terry Liebling · Casting director