Joker's Wild (1984)
Kelly surprises Nancy late one night when he returns unexpectedly to the cold dark stage of an empty theater where they are currently in rehearsals for a stage play, a murder mystery. Kelly and Nancy have a lurid and salacious history as actors and lovers. He's come back to pick up a script. She's there to meet her husband the playwright. They're surprised to discover new props litter the stage; a real dagger, a loaded revolver and a blood-stained playing card, a Joker. As certain events begin to unfold, the reality of this “play-within-a-play” leads to a deadly finale where they find themselves caught up in a web of lies and deceit. And someone may pay the ultimate price in a deadly finale! Joker's Wild pays homage to film-noir, an 'Agatha Christie like' one act, a murder mystery that also has some fun referencing the post war classics. And was a festival favorite seen at various film festivals, broadcast on HBO and others, and won various awards such as a CINE Golden Eagle.
Director: Matthew Mallinson
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Doug Ballard as Kelly |
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Nancy Lepp as Nancy |
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Ben Carney as Eric |
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Mary Ann Stackpole as Telephone Receptionist (voice) |
| Directing | Matthew Mallinson | Director |
| Production | Matthew Mallinson | Producer |
| Editing | Matthew Mallinson | Editor |
| Writing | David Landau | Writer |
| Production | David Landau | Associate Producer |
| Camera | David Landau | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ron Bochar | Editor |
| Sound | Barry Salmon | Original Music Composer |
| Production | David Greenberg | Associate Producer |
