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Lonely Joe

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Lonely Joe
Directed byMichael Coonce
Written byMichael Coonce
Produced byJeremy Colbert
Michael Coonce
John Craddock
Dan Nicol
Jody Pucello
Qutayba Salem
StarringErica Leerhsen
Matthew S. Harrison
Peter Speach
David Fine
Michael Cauchon
CinematographyAlan McIntyre Smith
Release dates
  • March 6, 2009 (2009-03-06) (Lake County Film Festival)
  • April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lonely Joe is a 2009 horror film which stars Erica Leerhsen. The film has been said to be a Supernatural Horror/Thriller "in the veins of Saw and The Sixth Sense".[1] The film is inspired by real events that took place in South Texas in the 1980s.[2]

Plot

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Lonely Joe revolves around Michele Connelly (Erica Leerhsen), a New York City reporter who returns to her hometown 10 years after the mysterious murder of her younger brother to investigate and find out what actually happened several years ago. However, soon after Michele discovers a trail of bodies dating back more than fifty years, she finds herself feeling as if she is part of the story she is investigating.[3]

Cast

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  • Erica Leerhsen as Michele Connelly
  • Peter Speach as Sheriff Pete Scoggins
  • David Fine as Lonely Joe Gainard
  • Michael Cauchon as Jimmy Connelly
  • Jaclyn Walsh as Lisa Calero
  • Robert Krigbaum as John Butler
  • Mary Smith as Woman in White
  • James Zahn as Steve Ford
  • Andrea Fragassi as Michele's CoWorker
  • Carl Kazmirski as Young Joe Gainard
  • Laurence (Larry) Handy as Soldier

Production

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Lonely Joe began production in October 2007, in the towns of Solvay, Syracuse, Elbridge, and Geddes, New York.[4] The film wrapped principal photography on November 6, 2007.[5] A "post-production teaser" was cut from dailies, and placed on-line on November 7, 2007.[6]

Doing her own stunts for the film, Erica Leerhsen was nearly hit by the train used in the dream sequence when she lost her balance and lunged forward. Her scene was shot with her only 12 inches from the side of the train as it passed by at 30 miles per hour. Unshaken, she insisted on shooting the scene again.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Fangoria: 1st news on Supernatural Lonely Joe".
  2. ^ "IMDB Note".
  3. ^ "Indie thriller 'Lonely Joe' uses local city as backdrop for horror ,blood and death myth".
  4. ^ "WSYR 9: Horror Film being shot in CNY".
  5. ^ "Lonely Joe Wraps".
  6. ^ "Lonely Joe Wraps, Teaser Footage".
  7. ^ "IMDB Trivia".
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