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A Family for Joe poster

A Family for Joe(1990)

February 25, 19901h 40m

Drama Comedy TV Movie

80%User score 80 percent

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Overview

To keep from being separated, four orphans get a homeless maverick to pose as their guardian.

Director: Jeff Melman
Writers: Arnold Margolin, Brian LaPan

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Robert Mitchum
Joe "Grandpa" Whitaker-Bankston
Maia Brewton
Holly Bankston
Jarrad Paul
Chris Bankston
Barbara Babcock
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Status: Released
Original title: A Family for Joe
Original language: English