Joe Somebody

Joe Somebody

Someone just picked on the wrong nobody.

PG 2001 · 99 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy, Romance, Family, Drama

When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal makeover and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity.

Directed by John Pasquin · Written by John Scott Shepherd

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