Uncle Joe Shannon

Uncle Joe Shannon is a 1978 American drama film directed by Joseph Hanwright and written by Burt Young, who also stars. The film was produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and distributed by United Artists.

Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times wrote that Youngs screenplay was unsurprising and overly sentimental. She found the film to be full of odd improbabilities, though she commended director Joseph Hanwright in his debut for drawing good performances from the cast. Dunning also reported of the cinematography, Bill Butlers cameras capture the slick night surfaces and ruined faces of the street people of Los Angeles so that, clichs in themselves, they have the impact of sudden revelation.

Source: Wikipedia