In 1957, a young Irish-American boy stumbles on the site of a commercial shoot in rural Ireland, watching, transfixed, as five hang-gliders dressed in white drift down off an Irish mountain. He thinks they are angels, and runs to meet them, the cameras turn to catch him....and his life is forever changed. Set in the turbulent 60s, The Hapless Life of Samuel Joseph is the story of a young man who is gifted with the ability to make others laugh, but whose heart wants only one thing: to fly. In 1966, back in the United States where he was born, Samuel has become a successful stand-up comedian,...
In 1957, a young Irish-American boy stumbles on the site of a commercial shoot in rural Ireland, watching, transfixed, as five hang-gliders dressed in...