Killjoy (film series)

Killjoy
A double feature containing the first two films.
Directed by	Craig Ross Tammi Sutton John Lechago
Written by	Carl Washington Douglas Snauffer Tammi Sutton John Lechago
Starring	Ángel Vargas Trent Haaga
Music by	Richard Kosinski Jon Greathouse Michael Sean Colin
Cinematography	Carl Bartels Balthazar Jones Terrance Ryker
Edited by	Craig Ross Don Adams Henry Gordon Jago
Distributed by	Full Moon Entertainment Full Moon Features
Release dates	2000–present
Running time	220 minutes (combined total)
Country	United States China
Language	English
Budget	$180,000 (combined total of first two films)

Killjoy is a horror film franchise which focuses on the titular Killjoy, a demonic clown who is summoned to assist revenge plots in all three films, only to prove too overwhelming for each character who calls him. Produced by Full Moon Features, the series was established in 2000 with the eponymous first installment, starring Ángel Vargas. A sequel, Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil, followed in 2002, which saw Trent Haaga replace Vargas for the role of Killjoy due to Vargas being busy with other projects. In spite of the negative reception of both films, Full Moon filmed a third installment while shooting Puppet Master: Axis of Evil in China, and in 2010 Killjoy 3 was released. Haaga reprised his role for Killjoy 3, eight years after the release of the previous film.

The original film was essentially an effort in the blaxploitation genre, and this was carried over to a lesser extent in Deliverance from Evil. Both of these films consisted of a largely African American cast, however this element was greatly diminished for Killjoy 3, which was presented as something of a teen-slasher film. The titular character, as a clown, makes a number of crude jokes throughout the first two installments, however Killjoy 3 appears to be a genuine effort in black comedy. The third installment was also a first in establishing that Killjoy can be summoned through a blood pact; two different spoken rituals are used in the earlier films. The first film had a significantly more generous budget than its sequel, at a projected $150,000, dwarfing the $30,000 budget of Deliverance from Evil.

Films

Killjoy's Psycho Circus

Full Moon Features launched a Kickstarter in early August, 2014, to help raise funds for their upcoming movie name Killjoy's Psycho Circus. The company has announced that the Kickstarter will raise $60,00 dollars while the company themselves will add another $100,000 to make sure the series gets produced. Full Moon has set a one-month limit to raise their funds. The Kickstarter ended on September 3, 2014. Charles Band has been quoted as saying that this is the company's way of experimenting and bringing their brand into the modern way of film making. The film premiered on October 30, 2016, on the El Rey Network.

Characters

External links

• Killjoy at the Internet Movie Database
• Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil at the Internet Movie Database
• Killjoy 3 at the Internet Movie Database
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killjoypsychocircus/killjoys-psycho-circus-horror-series-fullmoonstrea?ref=nav_search