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Watch: William Friedkin's NC-17 Rated Thriller 'Killer Joe' First Trailer
by Ethan Anderton
May 8, 2012
Source: The Playlist
During the SXSW Film Festival (check out all of our coverage here) there was quite some buzz surrounding Killer Joe, the Southern thriller from director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, French Connection) because of a certain scene involving some violence and fried chicken (the first poster took advantage of that fact). The story follows a young man (Emile Hirsch) in danger who turns to a shady hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to take out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance. Now we have the first trailer for the film which has landed itself a rare NC-17 rating (it won't be edited for an R-rating). Watch!
Here's the first trailer for William Friedkin's Killer Joe found by The Playlist:
Killer Joe is directed by Oscar-winning director, William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection, Rules of Engagement, Bug) with a script by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright, Tracy Letts, and marks their second collaboration after teaming up for the 2006 film Bug. When 22-year-old Chris (Emile Hirsch) is in hock to a drug lord, he needs money quick and stumbles on the scheme of hiring a hit man (Matthew McConaughey) to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy is supposed to go to his sister Dottie. The film premiered at SXSW 2012, and will hit theaters this summer on July 27th.
21 Comments
1
wut?
Christopher Kenny on May 8, 2012
2
This looks Great! I think Matthew McConaughey is becoming a much better actor, with Lincoln Lawyer and this.
Zade_92 on May 8, 2012
4
This looks solid! Can't wait to see it.
jah p on May 8, 2012
5
and academy goes to.. Matthew McConaughey ?
Dpramroop on May 8, 2012
6
Two of my favorite actors in a very disturbingly wicked film? I'm on board.
tzarinna on May 8, 2012
7
Hey guys, remember when a movie trailer used to only show 27% of a movie instead of oh, I dunno..... 80%!? For fuck sake man.
Agent Kid Society on May 8, 2012
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Obviously he means of the story.
Max Renn on May 8, 2012
13
this looks good......glad to see THC in this - he should do more movies.
beevis on May 8, 2012
14
Got a Blood Simple vibe?
tommyturner on May 8, 2012
15
Looks good. No shirtless McConaughey in this trailer though; he must be saving it for the movie.
Max Renn on May 8, 2012
16
Taking bets for who/what McConaughey is leaning on on the movie poster.
Alex on May 8, 2012
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Damn. Yes please. McConaughey is great in darker films. Loved him in Frailty.
grimjob on May 8, 2012
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Hmmm......he broke the 4th wall.....
David Banner on May 8, 2012
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Stopped watching because it looks too good. Cant' wait to see it... but I'm probably going to have to.
DaftBot on May 9, 2012
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This could be William Friedkins's best film in a long while. I looking forward to watching this film.
Bazzmosis on May 14, 2012
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There are times when Emile Hirsch resembles a young Jack Black! But he is a tremendous young actor...unlike Mr. Black.
Jack E. Bocchino on Jun 3, 2012
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