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Terrible Joe Moran (1984) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1984 · 120 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Joseph Sargent
- Starring
- Peter Gallagher, Ellen Barkin, Mike Starr, Joe Seneca, James Cagney, Anna Berger
A former boxer now confined to a wheelchair finds his life upended when his long‑absent granddaughter reappears, asking for money to pursue her writing ambitions. She also begs him to intervene for her boyfriend, a hapless young man drowning in debts to the local mob, forcing the veteran to grapple with family, pride, and danger.
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