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Killer Joe (film)

Killer Joe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Friedkin
Screenplay byTracy Letts
Based onKiller Joe
by Tracy Letts
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCaleb Deschanel
Edited byDarrin Navarro
Music byTyler Bates
Production
companies
Distributed byLD Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08) (Venice)
  • July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27) (United States)[1]
Running time
102 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8.3 million[3]
Box office$4.6 million[4]

Killer Joe is a 2011 American Southern Gothic[5] crime film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay by Tracy Letts is based on his 1993 play of the same name. The film stars Matthew McConaughey in the title role, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, and Thomas Haden Church.

In the film, the estranged family of a woman scheme to kill her in order to collect on her life insurance policy, and conspire with a corrupt police officer to do the deed.

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  2. ^ "Killer Joe (18)". British Board of Film Classification. May 21, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Killer Joe" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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