Product Details

• Actors: Geraldine Page, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Marc Singer, Jeff Lynas, Linda Kelsey
• Directors: Lou Antonio
• Writers: Jerry McNeely
• Producers: Jerry McNeely, Roger Young
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vision Video
• VHS Release Date: June 24, 1997
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 156364990X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,137 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Love Story, September 16, 1999

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This review is from: Something for Joey [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember watching Something for Joey in high school and I loved it. As it is said at the beginning of the film it is a true story...a love story. It's not your ordinary football film and not a 'disease of the week' movie either. This is a movie powered by inspiration, love, triumph, and heart. When I saw it again a couple of weeks ago, I got choked up at the Heisman Trophy speech delivered at the end. If you loved Brian's Song (another tear-jerker), you will love this film. You will feel blessed that there are good people like John Cappaletti out there.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sweet, nostalgic '70's tear-jerker, July 10, 2000

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Something for Joey [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this first when I was 9 years old and I cried then... just saw it again recently on tv and I cried again. Sweet, endearing and true story of a big close-knit family... eldest son is a football superstar and the youngest son is going in and out of remission with Leukemia.

The types of cancer treatments we take for granted today were not available when young Joey Cappuletti was diagnosed as a toddler. His mother's devotion and flawless recordkeeping of his every ailment and medication helps to lengthen his life as new treatments become available.

Reality hits home when a fellow child cancer patient and friend of Joey's dies and the family can no longer hide the truth from him. Joey then asks the impossible of his brother...

Definitely worth watching, especially since it's a fantastic, true story of a sweet, incredible family under extraordinary circumstances.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i've been looking for 15 years..., July 29, 1999

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This review is from: Something for Joey [VHS] (VHS Tape)

how excited I am to finally find this movie after approximately 15 years of searching...this movie brings out the heart in people who may have otherwise seemed to not have one...it has always been one of my favorites, and I dare you not to cry from the triumphs and tragedies of the Cappelletti family...