Joe Putterlik

Joe Putterlik was born in 1929 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He and his wife, Carolyn, lived in North Hollywood, California for 40 years where he worked as a painting contractor and real estate manager. Director Miranda July first met Joe while writing the screenplay for The Future, and then wrote a character based on him into the film. He improvised much of his dialogue, and his scenes take place in his own home and make use of his belongings – including the holiday cards he made for Carolyn nine times a year. Joe passed away in November 2010.

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