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The Resource Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, Voltage Pictures and PPC present in association with Worldview Entertainment a Voltage Pictures/ANA Media production ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder ; screenplay, Tracy Letts ; director, William Friedkin

Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, Voltage Pictures and PPC present in association with Worldview Entertainment a Voltage Pictures/ANA Media production ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder ; screenplay, Tracy Letts ; director, William Friedkin

Label
Killer Joe
Title
Killer Joe
Statement of responsibility
LD Entertainment, Voltage Pictures and PPC present in association with Worldview Entertainment a Voltage Pictures/ANA Media production ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder ; screenplay, Tracy Letts ; director, William Friedkin
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
'Killer' Joe Cooper is a Dallas detective who doubles as a hitman with the charm of a Southern gentleman. Chris hires Joe to kill his mother in order to collect her life insurance and pay off his debts. When Chris is unable to pay for the service up front, Joe takes Chris's sister Dottie as a retainer until he can be paid
Cataloging source
BIB
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editor, Darrin Navarro ; music, Tyler Bates
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
  • "Rating: Unrated; for graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality."--Container
  • MPAA rating: "NC-17"--Ending credits
Language note
English dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.K55 2012
PerformerNote
Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1965-
  • 1965-
  • 1969-
  • 1985-
  • 1989-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Friedkin, William
  • Letts, Tracy
  • Letts, Tracy
  • Chartier, Nicolas
  • Einbinder, Scott
  • McConaughey, Matthew
  • Hirsch, Emile
  • Temple, Juno
  • Gershon, Gina
  • Church, Thomas Haden
  • Bates, Tyler
  • Voltage Pictures
  • Ana Media (Firm)
  • LD Entertainment
  • Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Runtime
102
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Letts, Tracy
  • Detectives
  • Assassins
  • Debt
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, Voltage Pictures and PPC present in association with Worldview Entertainment a Voltage Pictures/ANA Media production ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder ; screenplay, Tracy Letts ; director, William Friedkin
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by Tracy Letts
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
  • Special features: audio commentary soundtrack with the director; Southern fried hospitality: from stage to screen; SXSW Q&A with cast; SXSW intro with William Friedkin; "White trash" red band trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Unrated director's cut.
Extent
1 videodisc (102 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 031398165606
  • 031398165606
Other physical details
sound, color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
10029648
Publisher number
  • 42704
  • 10029648
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn822569889
  • (Sirsi) o822569889
  • (OCoLC)822569889
  • 835002
  • 835002
System details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, Voltage Pictures and PPC present in association with Worldview Entertainment a Voltage Pictures/ANA Media production ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder ; screenplay, Tracy Letts ; director, William Friedkin
Publication
Note
  • Based on the play by Tracy Letts
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
  • Special features: audio commentary soundtrack with the director; Southern fried hospitality: from stage to screen; SXSW Q&A with cast; SXSW intro with William Friedkin; "White trash" red band trailer
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Unrated director's cut.
Extent
1 videodisc (102 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 031398165606
  • 031398165606
Other physical details
sound, color
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
10029648
Publisher number
  • 42704
  • 10029648
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn822569889
  • (Sirsi) o822569889
  • (OCoLC)822569889
  • 835002
  • 835002
System details
DVD, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD

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