''Joey Breaker'' is a 1993 American

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

starring

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and

Cedella Marley Cedella Marley Minto (born 23 August 1967) is a Jamaican singer. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers along with her siblings. W ...

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and

Erik King Erik King (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of James Doakes, Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's television series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter''. He is also known for his roles as M ...

also appear in the film. The film contains some autobiographical elements of its writer and director, Steven Starr.

Plot

Joey Breaker is a successful

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who misses purpose in life. This changes gradually after he meets waitress and student nurse Cyan Worthington from

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. Eventually, he quits his job and follows his heart to Jamaica where Cyan serves the population of her native district as a nurse with an independent practice.

Cast

as Joey Breaker * Olga Bagnasco as Karina Danzi * George Bartenieff as Dean Milford *

Sam Coppola Sam Coppola (July 31, 1932 – February 5, 2012) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television, appearing in more than 35 films and nearly 40 television shows, since 1968. Education Coppola was an alumnus of the Lee Strasberg ...

as Sid Kramer * John Costelloe as Randy Jeter * Fred Fondren as Alfred Moore *

Gina Gershon Gina L. Gershon (; born June 10, 1962) is an American actress and singer. She has starred in such films as ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat'' (1988), '' Showgirls'' (1995), '' Bound'' (1996), '' Face/Off'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Dem ...

as Jenny Chaser *

Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on ''The Wire'', Clayton Hughes on '' Oz'', Dr. Alan Deaton on '' Teen Wolf'', and Father Gabriel Stokes on '' The Walking Dead''. E ...

as Jeremy Brasher *

Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion and cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series ''Lewis Black's ...

as Pete Grimm *

as Wiley McCall *

Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppor ...

as Larry Metz * Mary Joy as Esther Trigliani *

as Hip Hop Hank *

as Cyan Worthington *

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as Lester White *

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as Irene Kildare * Sunday Theodore as Morissa Marker

Reception

Awards

* 1993 - Audience Choice Award for Best Film at the

Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California in February annually, since 1986. The festival screens over 200 feature films and shorts from different countries and regions. ...

References

External links

Los Angeles Times ReviewIMDb listing for Joey Breaker
1993 films 1990s romance films American romance films Films directed by Steven Starr 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language romance films {{1990s-US-film-stub