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When 22-year-old Chris (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie (Juno Temple). Chris finds Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a creepy, crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer. When Chris can't pay Joe upfront, Joe sets his sight on Dottie as collateral for the job. The contract killer and his hostage develop an unusual bond. Like from a modern-day, twisted fairy tale, "Killer Joe" Cooper becomes the prince to Dottie's Cinderella. Based on the play by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts, "Killer Joe" is a garish, provocative black comedy from Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) and stars Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Thomas Hayden Church, and Gina Gershon.
Original Release
09/10/2011
US Release
07/27/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthew McConaughey | Killer Joe Cooper / Det. Joe 'Killer Joe' Cooper |
Emile Hirsch | Chris Smith |
Juno Temple | Dottie Smith |
Thomas Haden Church | Ansel Smith |
Gina Gershon | Sharla Smith |
Marc Macaulay | Digger Soames / 'Digger' Soames |
Gralen Bryant Banks | Pizza Patron |
Carol Sutton | Saleslady |
Danny Epper | G-Man |
Jeff Galpin | Biker Thug |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Matthew McConaughey | Killer Joe Cooper / Det. Joe 'Killer Joe' Cooper |
Emile Hirsch | Chris Smith |
Juno Temple | Dottie Smith |
Thomas Haden Church | Ansel Smith |
Gina Gershon | Sharla Smith |
Marc Macaulay | Digger Soames / 'Digger' Soames |
Gralen Bryant Banks | Pizza Patron |
Carol Sutton | Saleslady |
Danny Epper | G-Man |
Jeff Galpin | Biker Thug |
Scott A. Martin | Pizza Manager |
Gregory C. Bauchard | Filpatrick |
Charley Vance | Preacher |
Julia Adams | Adele |
Geraldine Glenn | Pizza Patron |
Sean O'Hara | Rex |
Blain Sanchez | Prisoner |
Tony Severio | Pizza Patron |
Lynette Zumo | Waitress |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Vicki Cherkas | Executive Producer |
Molly Conners | Executive Producer |
Zev Foreman | Executive Producer |
Laurence Freed | Executive Producer |
Jamin O'Brien | Executive Producer |
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno | Executive Producer |
Christopher Woodrow | Executive Producer |
Nicolas Chartier | Producer |
Scott Einbinder | Producer |
Patrick Newall | Producer |
Eli Selden | Producer |
Ryan Westheimer | Producer |
Doreen Wilcox Little | Producer |