The People's Joker (2022)

Directed by

Vera Drew

Genre

parody film, superhero film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A trans woman named Joker navigates her identity and finds her voice through twisted comedy and performance. The film uses batman characters in a parody that blends coming out, stand-up, and anti-authority rebellion.

irreverentabsurdistpersonallow-budgetcomedicsubversivepoignantoffbeat

What happens

The People's Joker is a 2022 American superhero parody film directed by Vera Drew, and written by Vera Drew and Bri LeRose. The film unofficially parodies characters from the Batman comics, and the main character is a transgender woman based on the Joker, played by Drew. The film also features Scott Aukerman, Tim Heidecker, Maria Bamford, David Liebe Hart, Robert Wuhl (who also starred in 1989's Batman), and Bob Odenkirk in supporting roles. The film premiered on September 13, 2022, at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, but subsequent planned screenings of the film at the festival were canceled due to "rights issues." However, the film did eventually receive wider release, with a screening at the Outfest film festival in 2023, followed by limited theatrical screenings and home media in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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