Killjoy

"He's playing for life... he's not playing for laughs..."

2000 1h 29m EN

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3.2

SKIP

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2.6

IMDB

★3.2TMDB · 65★2.6IMDB · 1,853

Horror

Synopsis

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Deep in an inner city hell, a ghastly figure is killing off the bad guys. A vigilante, or a demon? For the beautiful high school student, Jada, that's the question that will bring her face to face with the killer clown Killjoy.

“He's playing for life... he's not playing for laughs...”

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Cast

Ángel Vargas
Killjoy
Vera Yell
Jada
Lee Marks
Jamal
Carl Washington
Ray Jackson
Jamal Grimes
Michael
Dee Dee Austin
Monique
Corey Hampton
T-Bone
Rani Goulant
Baby Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writers: Carl Washington
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Killjoy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Craig Ross Jr., shot by Carl Bartels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Kosinski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Ross Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Ángel Vargas and Vera Yell and Lee Marks carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Craig Ross Jr. directs. Carl Bartels behind the camera. Richard Kosinski scores. Craig Ross Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
326 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Killjoy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Craig Ross Jr., shot by Carl Bartels. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Richard Kosinski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Craig Ross Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ángel Vargas and Vera Yell and Lee Marks carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He's playing for life... he's not playing for laughs...".
10IMDB entry: tt0250469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.