Killer Joe / director, William Friedkin ; writer, Tracy Letts ; producers, Nicolas Chartier, Scott Einbinder.

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'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 retain...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Other Authors: Friedkin, William
Letts, Tracy, 1965-
Chartier, Nicolas
Einbinder, Scott
McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-
Hirsch, Emile, 1985-
Temple, Juno, 1989-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2012], ©2012.
Edition:Unrated director's cut.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Detectives > Corrupt practices > Drama.
Assassins > Drama.
Debt > Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray disc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
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.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Special features: Southern fried hospitality: from stage to screen; SXSW Q&A with cast; SXSW intro with William Friedkin; "White trash" red band trailer; audio commentary.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CY4 D0148388 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
Rating: Unrated; for graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality.
System Details:Blu-ray, widescreen, 5.1 DTS-HD MA; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blu-ray disc computer drives and Playstation 3 game consoles.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple.