Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrac... Read allArthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrace the life of chaos in Gotham City.Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a freak, he decides to embrace the life of chaos in Gotham City.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 121 wins & 248 nominations total
Summary
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJoaquin Phoenix called perfecting the Joker's laugh the toughest part of playing the character.
- GoofsArthur shoots the 3 men on the subway, he is using a Smith and Wesson Chief Special 38 that holds 5 rounds. You can count a total of 8 shots during the scene, but he does not reload.
- Quotes
Arthur Fleck: [written in notebook] The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Brothers logo is the Warner Communications logo used in the 1970s and early 1980s, in fitting with this film's 1981 setting.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That Star Wars Girl: Joker Trailer Reaction and Breakdown (2019)
- SoundtracksTemptation Rag
Written by Henry Lodge
Performed by Claude Bolling
Courtesy of Decca Records France
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Guasón
- Filming locations
- 1150 Anderson Ave, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA(Joker stairs scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $335,477,657
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $96,202,337
- Oct 6, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $1,078,958,629
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1