The People's Joker (2024)

NR04/05/2024Comedy, Fantasy1h 32m
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Come see how she got these (emotional) scars!

Overview

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Vera Drew

    Joker the Harlequin

  2. Cast 1

    Lynn Downey

    Joker's Mom

  3. Cast 1

    Kane Distler

    Mr. J

  4. Cast 1

    Nathan Faustyn

    Penguin

  5. Cast 1

    David Liebe Hart

    Ra's Al Ghul

  6. Phil Braun

    Batsy (voice)

  7. Griffin Kramer

    Young Joker

  8. Cast 1

    Christian Calloway

    Doctor Crane

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    Trevor Drinkwater

    Edward Nygma aka The Riddler

Wow – what can one say about this wild, woolly, wigged-out spoof of superhero movies in which the protagonist is an edgy, crusading transgender harlequin comedian fighting the power structure of a corrupt, narrow-minded society? That description alone is pretty wacky in itself, but, as the finished product shows, its depiction on screen is even more bizarre and outrageous. Writer-actor-director Vera Drew’s debut feature is simultaneously an exercise in the outlandish that’s part high camp, part in-your-face irreverence, part alternative sexuality manifesto and part love letter to the Batman my...