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Joy (2015)

PG-13 | | Drama | 25 December 2015 (USA)
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Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Joy
... Rudy
... Neil Walker
... Tony
... Mimi
... Terry
... Trudy
... Jackie
... Peggy (as Elisabeth Rohm)
... Danica
... Clarinda
... Ridge
... Priscilla
... Touissant
... Mop Executive
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Storyline

Joy has always been fascinated by creating things, This pursuit was always supported emotionally by her maternal grandmother, Mimi. Joy feels that lack of practical support has led to others making fortunes on ideas she came up with years ago but could not act upon manufacturing. Despite being broke, Joy is the person in her extended family to whom everyone has always turned, in the process forgoing her own life, including not having attended college to help see her parents through their divorce. She works in an unsatisfying job as an Eastern Airlines ticket clerk; and lives with her mother Terry who spends all day in bed watching soap operas; her ex-husband Tony, a less than successful aspiring Latino Tom Jones wannabe; and their two children. Added to this mix is her father Rudy, the owner of a failing heavy-duty garage, which is managed by Joy's older half-sister Peggy, with whom she has somewhat of a strained relationship, and for which Joy does the books. Sharon, Rudy's latest ... Written by Huggo

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sales pitch | divorce | soap opera | reference to fox television network | shooting practice | See All (43) »

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In America the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,500,000, 27 December 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$56,451,232

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,134,059
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Trivia

In loving memory of four people who all passed away in the year "Joy" was released: Burton Brand, Bertil Sandgren, Sharon Baumgarten Maifeld and Lt. Calvin C. Madsen. See more »

Goofs

During the family discussion with the patent attorney at their home, Joy's daughter is playing with an "A" shaped bell/rattle toy that is a current toy on Amazon as part of the B. Parum Pum Pum Drum Set, available in 2016 - not available 30 years earlier as depicted in the film. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Clarinda: [TV soap opera scene] It doesn't make sense, I don't understand how something like this happened. I don't know what I'm going to do. This has been my whole life, and now it's gone I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Pendleton Industries is all I've ever known, and now it's all been taken away.
Danica: When someone sees a weakness in me, I turn that weakness into a strength.
[holds up a gun]
Clarinda: Danica, you're so strong. I don't think I can do anything like this.
Danica: You can imagine changing your ...
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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox fanfare abruptly cuts into the background music. See more »

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References Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) See more »

Soundtracks

Winter Wonderland
Written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole
Courtesy of King Cole Productions
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is "Joy" based on a true story?
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More than I was expecting
20 August 2017 | by – See all my reviews

I was not drawn to Joy when it was first released because it just looked like a made for TV movie. I was surprised when Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance and still had no real desire to see Joy. Joy popped up on my new releases list on Apple TV today so I thought I would just watch the first 10 minutes to get an idea whether it would be watching or not. After 10 minutes I knew this was worth watching so my husband and I watched it and to both of our surprise we really liked it. Jennifer Lawrence was outstanding in her role as Joy. I've always thought Lawrence was an amazing actress since I saw her in Winter's Bone. She is the real deal. She is destined for more success with each film she is in. DeNiro is amazing as always. It is a wonderful story that should have received better reviews. I can understand why it wasn't a box office hit but it is definitely worth watching.
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