
Heaven Knows What(2015)
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.

“The tougher the fight, the sweeter the victory.”
Jon Bon Jovi plays Jamey Meadows, a man newly released from prison who has found himself homeless on the crazy streets of New York City. Slowly, he must try to build his life up from the gutter. Resisting constant offers from his brother, played by William Forsythe (Dick Tracy, The Rock, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo) to rejoin the insidious world of crime, Meadows takes a menial job as a door to door census worker. Among his many encounters throughout this job, he meets a young Chinese immigrant who is just as unhappy in her life as he is in his. These two slowly hit it off and a relationship gradually begins to develop between them. Can Jamey Meadows learn to live in this new life, or will the temptations of his old ways drag him back to where he started?

Jon Bon Jovi
Jamey Meadows

Jill Hennessy
Patti

William Forsythe
Gil Meadows

Bai Ling
Chun Hua

Peter Kwong
Tony Lo Fat

John Ventimiglia
Anton
Joseph Michael Marmo
Joey / Gangster

Thomas Lennon
Census Taker

Bridget Moynahan
Apartment Owner
Diane Chang
Han Feng
Row Your Boat is a drama, romance, crime film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, homeless. Directed by Sollace Mitchell, it stars Jon Bon Jovi, Jill Hennessy, William Forsythe. Jon Bon Jovi plays Jamey Meadows, a man newly released from prison who has found himself homeless on the crazy streets of New York City. Slowly, he must try to build his life up from the gutter. Resisting constant offers from his brother, played by William Forsythe (Dick Tracy, The Rock, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigalo) to rejoin the insidious world of crime, Meadows takes a menial job as a door to door census worker. Among his many encounters throughout this job, he meets a young Chinese immigrant who is just as unhappy in her life as he is in his. These two slowly hit it off and a relationship gradually begins to develop between them. Can Jamey Meadows learn to live in this new life, or will the temptations of his old ways drag him back to where he started?
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