Director: William Friedkin

Writer: Tracy Letts

From a play: Killer Joe by Tracy Letts

Keywords: Crime/Comedy, Insurance Money

A drug dealer facing massive sums of debt decides to murder his mother to spare his own life.

ABSTRACT
Chris Smith, a 22-year old drug dealer living in West Dallas, Texas, is immersed in excessive amounts of debt to a litany of loan sharks. Facing a potential execution at the hands of his creditors, Chris ultimately decides to murder his mother with an intent to collect on her $50,000 life insurance policy, hiring a police officer and part-time hitman known as "Killer" Joe Cooper to perform the dirty work for him after successfully convincing other family members of the merits of his plan.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas Haden Church	Actor	17-Jun-1960		Lowell Mather on Wings
Gina Gershon	Actor	10-Jun-1962		Showgirls
Emile Hirsch	Actor	13-Mar-1985		The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Matthew McConaughey	Actor	4-Nov-1969		Contact
Juno Temple	Actor	21-Jul-1989		St. Trinian's

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