Max Ligosh

Pizza -- Cara Ethel's 18th birthday-from-hell gets an unexpected lift when the pizza guy makes a delivery.

Fourteen-year-old Joe Henry grew up in a violent household. He soon resorts to petty, but escalating crime.

Chubby Cara-Ethyl is having a terrible 18th birthday party until a charming pizza delivery man stops by with an unexpected gift. The thirty-something pizza guy then takes Cara out of her pained tween existence and into a night of romantic farce. This wicked comedy from IFC is a 2007 Spirit Award nominee for up-and-coming indie producers Howard Gertler and Tim Perell.

Actor Frank Whaley (Swimming With Sharks) makes his writing/directing debut with this unflinching, loosely autobiographical look at Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss), a sensitive but tough working class kid who struggles valiantly to survive the colossal road blocks fate has placed in his path. The star-studded cast features Val Kilmer as Joe's drunken, abusive father, John Leguizamo as a cynical busboy at the local greasy spoon, Karen Young as Joe's burnt-out mom and Ethan Hawke as his inept guidance counselor. With shattering honesty and unforgettable characters, Joe the King will command a permanent place in your heart.