Joker's Wild (1984)
Joker's Wild (1984)
“Nobody leave the theater. Someone here is a murderer!”
Kelly surprises Nancy late one night when he returns unexpectedly to the cold dark stage of an empty theater where they are currently in rehearsals for a stage play, a murder mystery. Kelly and Nancy have a lurid and salacious history as actors and lovers. He's come back to pick up a script. She's there to meet her husband the playwright. They're surprised to discover new props litter the stage; a real dagger, a loaded revolver and a blood-stained playing card, a Joker. As certain events begin to unfold, the reality of this “play-within-a-play” leads to a deadly finale where they find themselves caught up in a web of lies and deceit. And someone may pay the ultimate price in a deadly finale! Joker's Wild pays homage to film-noir, an 'Agatha Christie like' one act, a murder mystery that also has some fun referencing the post war classics. And was a festival favorite seen at various film festivals, broadcast on HBO and others, and won various awards such as a CINE Golden Eagle.

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Cast

Doug Ballard Doug Ballard As: Kelly
Nancy Lepp Nancy Lepp As: Nancy
Ben Carney Ben Carney As: Eric
Mary Ann Stackpole Mary Ann Stackpole As: Telephone Receptionist (voice)
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Storyline

Kelly surprises Nancy late one night when he returns unexpectedly to the cold dark stage of an empty theater where they are currently in rehearsals for a stage play, a murder mystery. Kelly and Nancy have a lurid and salacious history as actors and lovers. He's come back to pick up a script. She's there to meet her husband the playwright. They're surprised to discover new props litter the stage; a real dagger, a loaded revolver and a blood-stained playing card, a Joker. As certain events begin to unfold, the reality of this “play-within-a-play” leads to a deadly finale where they find themselves caught up in a web of lies and deceit. And someone may pay the ultimate price in a deadly finale! Joker's Wild pays homage to film-noir, an 'Agatha Christie like' one act, a murder mystery that also has some fun referencing the post war classics. And was a festival favorite seen at various film festivals, broadcast on HBO and others, and won various awards such as a CINE Golden Eagle.


Tagline: “Nobody leave the theater. Someone here is a murderer!”
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 01 January 1984

Country: US

Runtime: 12m

Company Credits

Company: Mallinson Media Associates, Brooklyn, N.Y., Murder To Go, Inc.

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Cast

Doug Ballard

Doug Ballard

Kelly

Nancy Lepp

Nancy Lepp

Nancy

Ben Carney

Ben Carney

Eric

Mary Ann Stackpole

Mary Ann Stackpole

Telephone Receptionist (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Matthew Mallinson

Matthew Mallinson

Producer

David Landau

David Landau

Associate Producer

David Greenberg

David Greenberg

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Barry Salmon

Barry Salmon

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David Landau

David Landau

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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