Something for Joey (1977)
This is based on the true story about the relationship between Penn State football player John Cappelletti and his younger brother Joey, who has leukemia. John and Joey's bond is a strong one. Joey hangs out with John in the Penn State locker room, and inspires him to be the top college football player in the country. Their bond knows no boundaries and goes beyond making touchdowns and winning awards.
- Released
- 1977-04-06
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lou Antonio
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Geraldine Page as Ann Cappelletti
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as John Cappelletti Sr
- Marc Singer as John Cappelletti
- Jeff Lynas as Joey Cappelletti
- Linda Kelsey as Joyce Cappelletti, Narrator
- Brian Farrell as Marty Cappelletti
- Kathleen Beller as Jean Cappelletti
- Steve Guttenberg as Mike Cappelletti
- Paul Picerni as Joe Paterno
- Stephen Parr as Eddie O'Neil
- June Dayton as Mrs. Frome
- James Karen as Dr. Wingreen