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** Joaquin Phoenix stated that he always wanted to do a character study of a superhero or supervillain, but didn't want the strings that come attached with being involved in a franchise like the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (as he turned down the title role for ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''). When he heard that Creator/WarnerBrothers (which owns Creator/DCComics and all related media) was looking to make a lower-budget standalone film that focused on ComicBook/TheJoker, he became interested in the project since it was so similar to his previous idea.

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** Joaquin Phoenix stated that he always wanted to do a character study of a superhero or supervillain, but didn't want the strings that come attached with being involved in a franchise like the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (as he turned down the title role for ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''). ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}''). When he heard that Creator/WarnerBrothers Creator/WarnerBros (which owns Creator/DCComics and all related media) was looking to make a lower-budget standalone film that focused on ComicBook/TheJoker, he became interested in the project since it was so similar to his previous idea.



** The same goes in Japan, when Creator/HiroakiHirata voices him instead of either Creator/KeijiFujiwara[[note]]Who has voiced him in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.[[/note]] or Creator/TakehitoKoyasu.[[note]]Who has voiced him in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie''.[[/note]]

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** The same goes in Japan, when Creator/HiroakiHirata voices him instead of either Creator/KeijiFujiwara[[note]]Who has voiced him in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''.[[/note]] or Creator/TakehitoKoyasu.[[note]]Who has voiced him in ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie''.[[/note]]

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* AdaptationOverdosed: The film features the ''third'' live action Bruce Wayne in 2019 alone (the others being the final season of ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and the second season of ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' before, and since joined by a ''fourth'' in ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''), the third live action Alfred Pennyworth (after the final season of ''Gotham'' and the first season of ''Series/{{Pennyworth}}'') as well as the third live action Joker incarnation in the decade (after ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' and ''Gotham'', and second in 2019 after the latter), although it's kind of fitting for the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' franchise's [[MilestoneCelebration 80th anniversary]]. While we're here, the death of Bruce's parents is reenacted ''yet again''.

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* AdaptationOverdosed: The film features the ''third'' live action live-action Bruce Wayne in 2019 alone (the others being the final season of ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' and the second season of ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' before, and since joined by a ''fourth'' in ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''), the third live action live-action Alfred Pennyworth (after the final season of ''Gotham'' and the first season of ''Series/{{Pennyworth}}'') as well as the third live action live-action Joker incarnation in the decade (after ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' and ''Gotham'', and second in 2019 after the latter), although it's kind of fitting for the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' franchise's [[MilestoneCelebration 80th anniversary]]. While we're here, the death of Bruce's parents is reenacted ''yet again''.


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* DirectedByCastMember: The Canadian French dub was directed by Creator/ManuelTadros, who also voiced Alfred.
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* It also scored 11 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, and another 11 UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} noms, making it the most nominated comic book movie since ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. It ended up winning two of said Oscars (Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for Music/HildurGudnadottir), which also means the Joker is the second character who two different actors won Oscars for playing, after Vito Corleone from ''Film/TheGodfather'' ''Part I'' and ''Part II''.

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* It also scored 11 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations, and another 11 UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} MediaNotes/{{BAFTA}} noms, making it the most nominated comic book movie since ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. It ended up winning two of said Oscars (Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for Music/HildurGudnadottir), which also means the Joker is the second character who two different actors won Oscars for playing, after Vito Corleone from ''Film/TheGodfather'' ''Part I'' and ''Part II''.
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* DearNegativeReader: Joaquin Phoenix talked about reading an [[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-critic-debate-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillips-1203359213/ review where people with conflicting opinions on the film debated it.]] He admitted to getting some of his pride hurt by the negative reactions but found himself fascinated by how he felt both sides of the argument had good points.

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* DearNegativeReader: Joaquin Phoenix talked about reading an a [[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-critic-debate-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillips-1203359213/ review where people with conflicting opinions on the film debated it.]] He admitted to getting some of his pride hurt by the negative reactions but found himself fascinated by how he felt both sides of the argument had good points.
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** One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition before Arthur started laughing.[[/note]]

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** One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition because of Arthur's actions before Arthur he started laughing.[[/note]]

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* DeletedScene: The scene of the [[https://youtu.be/6Bt0slFQVI8?list=PLemwFZPH1UMhor6dWb22MNH-1RI0IARLJ leaked filming footage]] that showed Arthur interacting in the street with Randall, with only Randall dressed as a clown. Arthur takes Randall's clown nose and throws it on the ground. The trailer also has shots such as Arthur walking down the hall of his apartment complex in the Joker make-up and outfit, while carrying the flower prop from an earlier scene, which don't appear in the final cut.

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The scene of the [[https://youtu.be/6Bt0slFQVI8?list=PLemwFZPH1UMhor6dWb22MNH-1RI0IARLJ leaked filming footage]] that showed Arthur interacting in the street with Randall, with only Randall dressed as a clown. Arthur takes Randall's clown nose and throws it on the ground. The trailer also has shots such as Arthur walking down the hall of his apartment complex in the Joker make-up and outfit, while carrying the flower prop from an earlier scene, which don't appear in the final cut.cut.
** Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix have gently alluded to the existence of handful of deleted scenes, [[https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/joker-cut-bathroom-scene-too-extreme-r-rating-1202188899/ including a mysterious "bathtub scene"]] that Phillips described by saying "I don't think we can actually include it in an R-rated movie, and it's not because it was pornographic -- it was just ''insane''." For better and for worse, due to Phillips' distaste for extended cuts, it seems highly unlikely that any of the scenes or their content will ever see the light of day.

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A lot of this is just opinionating and speculation, and I don't think even the initial segment about what he said in the interview counts as this trope, because it's not regarding negativity towards the movie itself.


* DearNegativeReader:
** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking in a ''billion'' dollars at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe Phillips intentionally made the remarks to cause discourse, knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].
** Joaquin Phoenix talked about reading an [[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-critic-debate-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillips-1203359213/ review where people with conflicting opinions on the film debated it.]] He admitted to getting some of his pride hurt by the negative reactions but found himself fascinated by how he felt both sides of the argument had good points.

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* DearNegativeReader:
** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking in a ''billion'' dollars at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe Phillips intentionally made the remarks to cause discourse, knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].
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DearNegativeReader: Joaquin Phoenix talked about reading an [[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-critic-debate-joaquin-phoenix-todd-phillips-1203359213/ review where people with conflicting opinions on the film debated it.]] He admitted to getting some of his pride hurt by the negative reactions but found himself fascinated by how he felt both sides of the argument had good points.
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** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking in a ''billion'' dollars at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe [[MagnificentBastard Phillips intentionally made the remarks to cause discourse]], knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].

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** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking in a ''billion'' dollars at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe [[MagnificentBastard Phillips intentionally made the remarks to cause discourse]], discourse, knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].
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* It has also scored 11 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, and another 11 UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} noms, making it the most nominated comic book movie since ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. It ended up winning two of said Oscars (Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for Music/HildurGudnadottir), which also means the Joker is the second character who two different actors won Oscars for playing, after Vito Corleone from ''Film/TheGodfather'' ''Part I'' and ''Part II''.

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* It has also scored 11 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, and another 11 UsefulNotes/{{BAFTA}} noms, making it the most nominated comic book movie since ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}''. It ended up winning two of said Oscars (Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Original Score for Music/HildurGudnadottir), which also means the Joker is the second character who two different actors won Oscars for playing, after Vito Corleone from ''Film/TheGodfather'' ''Part I'' and ''Part II''.
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** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking a ''billion'' at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe [[MagnificentBastard Phillips intentionally caused discourse]], knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].

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** Zig-zagged: During an interview, Todd Phillips launched into a tirade about how his desire to do ''Joker'' and leaving comedy were because of "woke culture" dictating what comedy should be and the like. Mind you, this was ''before'' the movie dropped. The result led to some mockery from the internet as a result of Phillips's tirade, especially considering [[Film/TheHangover his original foray in comedy]]. People immediately shut up, however, when the film ended up getting praise by moviegoers and raking in a ''billion'' dollars at the box office, without China to boot! Some even believe [[MagnificentBastard Phillips intentionally caused made the remarks to cause discourse]], knowing [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity how prevalent the media was with slandering the movie and making accusations towards it]].



** Joaquin Phoenix stated that he always wanted to do a character study of a superhero or supervillain, but didn't want the strings that come attached with being involved in a franchise like the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (as he turned down the title role for ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''). When he heard that Creator/WarnerBrothers (which owns Creator/DCComics and all related media) was looking to make a lower budget standalone film that focused on ComicBook/TheJoker, he became interested in the project since it was so similar to his previous idea.

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** Joaquin Phoenix stated that he always wanted to do a character study of a superhero or supervillain, but didn't want the strings that come attached with being involved in a franchise like the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (as he turned down the title role for ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''). When he heard that Creator/WarnerBrothers (which owns Creator/DCComics and all related media) was looking to make a lower budget lower-budget standalone film that focused on ComicBook/TheJoker, he became interested in the project since it was so similar to his previous idea.



* IronyAsSheIsCast: Robert [=DeNiro=], known for his intense dislike of interviews and appearing on talk shows, plays a talk show host.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Robert [=DeNiro=], De Niro, known for his intense dislike of interviews and appearing on talk shows, plays a talk show host.



* RevivalByCommercialization: The film made the Music/GaryGlitter song "Rock & Roll Part 2" a sensation again with its use in the stairs dance scene. This led to the LA Times having to clarify that Glitter himself has long since sold the commercial rights to the song in America, and none of the royalties are going into the pockets of a convicted paedophile.

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* RevivalByCommercialization: The film made the Music/GaryGlitter song "Rock & Roll Part 2" a sensation again with its use in the stairs dance scene. This led to the LA Times ''LA Times'' having to clarify that Glitter himself has long since sold the commercial rights to the song in America, and none of the royalties are going into the pockets of a convicted paedophile.



* StreisandEffect: In the months leading up to the film's wide release, it was attacked endlessly by a number of American film critics, journalists, and bloggers who claimed its portrayal of the Joker would inspire "incel" / "white male resentment" violence and mass shootings. This escalated to the point where they even tried to get the film's release cancelled. As a result of the outcry, many police forces and even the US Army were put on alert on release day, and Warner Bros., tired of the attacks from the press, barred journalists from attending the red carpet premiere. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity That constant negative publicity and drama only served to increase interest among moviegoers]] to see what had riled up the media so badly.

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* StreisandEffect: In the months leading up to the film's wide release, it was attacked endlessly by a number of American film critics, journalists, and bloggers who claimed its portrayal of the Joker would inspire "incel" / "white "incel"[=/=]"white male resentment" violence and mass shootings. This escalated to the point where they even tried to get the film's release cancelled. As a result of the outcry, many police forces and even the US Army were put on alert on release day, and Warner Bros., tired of the attacks from the press, barred journalists from attending the red carpet premiere. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity That constant negative publicity and drama only served to increase interest among moviegoers]] to see what had riled up the media so badly.



** The scene of Arthur dancing in the bathroom after his first three kills was completely improvised by Phoenix, leading to one of the most memorable quiet moments in the film. In the script, Arthur simply runs into the bathroom, hides the gun, washes his face, and [[MirrorMonologue talks to himself while looking at the mirror]]. However, Phoenix had heard the "Bathroom Dance" composition from Hildur Guðnadóttir and requested to have it played in that scene as he came up with an alternate story beat. The rest is history.

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** The scene of Arthur dancing in the bathroom after his first three kills was completely improvised by Phoenix, leading to one of the most memorable quiet moments in the film. In the script, Arthur simply runs into the bathroom, hides the gun, washes his face, and [[MirrorMonologue talks to himself while looking at the mirror]]. However, Phoenix had heard the "Bathroom Dance" composition from Hildur Guðnadóttir Music/HildurGudnadottir and requested to have it played in that scene as he came up with an alternate story beat. The rest is history.
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** In the scene where Joker [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0EyFBPPuuY&t=29s blows up a hospital]], the delay for the last bomb was an accident. Heath Ledger's confusion was real, and him playing with the remote before the bomb exploding turned out to be more well-done than what was originally planned.
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** In the scene where Joker [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0EyFBPPuuY&t=29s blows up a hospital]], the delay for the last bomb was an accident. Heath Ledger's confusion was real, and him playing with the remote before the bomb exploding turned out to be more well-done than what was originally planned.
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** Marc Maron, who has a rather well-documented dislike of modern comic book movies with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse being the most prevalent, said he agreed to take part in the film because getting a chance to work with Creator/RobertDeNiro and Joaquin Phoenix was too big an opportunity to pass up.

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** Marc Maron, Creator/MarcMaron, who has a rather well-documented dislike of modern comic book movies with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse being the most prevalent, said he agreed to take part in the film because getting a chance to work with Creator/RobertDeNiro and Joaquin Phoenix was too big an opportunity to pass up.

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* BeamMeUpScotty: One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition before Arthur started laughing.[[/note]]
** While often associated with this film, neither Arthur nor anyone else says "We live in a society"- the closest we get is "what do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?". The meme is actually older, originating with the release of ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]''...which ''also'' doesn't include the line.

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One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition before Arthur started laughing.[[/note]]
** While often associated with this film, neither Arthur nor anyone else says "We live in a society"- society"; the closest we get is "what do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?".Arthur's single use of the word "society" in his rant on Murray's talk show. The meme is actually older, originating with the release of ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]''...which ''also'' doesn't include the line.



** The scene of Arthur dancing in the bathroom after his first three kills was completely improvised by Phoenix, leading to one of the most memorable quiet moments in the film. In the script, Arthur simply runs into the bathroom, hides the gun, washes his face, and [[MirrorMonologue talks to himself while looking at the mirror]]. However, Phoenix had heard the "Bathroom Dance" composition from Hildur Guðnadóttir and requested to play it in that scene as he came up with an alternate story beat. The rest is history.

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** The scene of Arthur dancing in the bathroom after his first three kills was completely improvised by Phoenix, leading to one of the most memorable quiet moments in the film. In the script, Arthur simply runs into the bathroom, hides the gun, washes his face, and [[MirrorMonologue talks to himself while looking at the mirror]]. However, Phoenix had heard the "Bathroom Dance" composition from Hildur Guðnadóttir and requested to play have it played in that scene as he came up with an alternate story beat. The rest is history.



** During the fateful confrontation between Arthur and Murray, Arthur's scripted line was "What do you get, when you cross a mentally ill loner, with a ''system''...", but Phoenix misremembered the line and said "With a '''''society'''''..." instead, making the scene an unintentional AscendedMeme. Phillips was so satisfied with Phoenix's intense performance that he decided doing another take with the original line wasn't worth it.

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** During the fateful confrontation between Arthur and Murray, Arthur's scripted line was "What do you get, when you cross a mentally ill loner, with a ''system''...", but Phoenix misremembered the line and said "With "with a '''''society'''''..." instead, making the scene an unintentional AscendedMeme. Phillips was so satisfied with Phoenix's intense performance that he decided doing another take with the original line wasn't worth it.



* WordOfGod: According to [[https://movieweb.com/joker-movie-batman-easter-egg/ this article]], the only intentional ShoutOut (or "Easter Egg") in the film to previous Batman incarnations was [[Series/Batman1966 young Bruce sliding down the pole of his playset]].

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* WordOfGod: According to [[https://movieweb.com/joker-movie-batman-easter-egg/ this article]], the only intentional ShoutOut (or "Easter Egg") egg") in the film to previous Batman incarnations was [[Series/Batman1966 young Bruce sliding down the pole of his playset]].
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* In Italy, Arthur Fleck is voiced by actor Adriano Giannini, who is Joaquin Phoenix's Italian voice actor in a few other films. His father, actor Giancarlo Giannini, was Creator/JackNicholson's Italian voice actor, including in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''. So, in a sense, Arthur Fleck is Jack Napier's son there.

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* In Italy, Arthur Fleck is voiced by actor Adriano Giannini, who is Joaquin Phoenix's Italian voice actor in a few other films. His father, actor Giancarlo Giannini, Creator/GiancarloGiannini, was Creator/JackNicholson's Italian voice actor, including in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}''. So, in a sense, Arthur Fleck is Jack Napier's son there.
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* SleeperHit: The film's creation was reluctantly approached by Warner Bros. executives due to its very uncharacteristic story for a comic-book movie and potentially controversial content; it took several months for the script to be approved and they gave the production a relatively low budget to try and dissuade the director. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190910075226/https://www.businessinsider.com/joker-projected-to-break-box-office-records-2019-9 Analysts were also cautious due to it being so different from other comic-book movies,]] and while most expected the movie to make a profit regardless, nobody ([[https://seekingalpha.com/news/3509924-warner-bros-bad-call-joker-expensive not even Warner Bros. themselves]]) expected it to be the monster hit it ended up becoming. ''Joker'' became the first R-rated film to [[https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/15/joker-box-office-1-billion-worldwide/ break one billion USD at the international box office]] (and without a Chinese release), and one of the most profitable comic-book movies of all time within a month of its release due to its low budget.
* StreisandEffect: In the months leading up to the film's wide release, it was attacked endlessly by a number of American film critics, journalists, and bloggers who claimed its portrayal of the Joker would inspire "incel" / "white male resentment" violence and mass shootings. This escalated to the point where they even tried to get the film's release cancelled. As a result of the outcry, many police forces and even the US Army were put on alert on release day, and Warner Bros., tired of the attacks from the press, barred journalists from attending the red carpet premiere. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity That constant negative publicity and drama only served to increase interest among moviegoers]] to see what had riled up the media so badly.

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* SleeperHit: The film's creation was reluctantly approached by Warner Bros. executives due to its very uncharacteristic story for a comic-book movie and potentially controversial content; it took several months for the script to be approved and they gave the production a relatively low budget to try and dissuade the director. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190910075226/https://www.businessinsider.com/joker-projected-to-break-box-office-records-2019-9 Analysts were also cautious due to it being so different from other comic-book movies,]] and while most expected the movie to make a profit regardless, nobody ([[https://seekingalpha.com/news/3509924-warner-bros-bad-call-joker-expensive not even Warner Bros. themselves]]) expected it to be the monster hit it ended up becoming. ''Joker'' became the first R-rated film to [[https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/15/joker-box-office-1-billion-worldwide/ break one billion USD at the international box office]] (and without a Chinese release), and one of the most profitable comic-book movies of all time within a month of its release due to its low budget.
budget. There's no wonder it got a sequel officially announced (with the addition of Music/LadyGaga as costar, no less) in 2022, amidst a ruthless restructuring by Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery that saw many costly projects being scrapped otherwise (such as the ''Batgirl'' film).
* StreisandEffect: In the months leading up to the film's wide release, it was attacked endlessly by a number of American film critics, journalists, and bloggers who claimed its portrayal of the Joker would inspire "incel" / "white male resentment" violence and mass shootings. This escalated to the point where they even tried to get the film's release cancelled. As a result of the outcry, many police forces and even the US Army were put on alert on release day, and Warner Bros., tired of the attacks from the press, barred journalists from attending the red carpet premiere. [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity That constant negative publicity and drama only served to increase interest among moviegoers]] to see what had riled up the media so badly.
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** While often associated with this film, neither Arthur nor anyone else says "We live in a society"- the closest we get is "what do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?". The meme is actually older, originating with the release of ''[[Film/TheDarkKnight The Dark Knight]]''...which ''also'' doesn't include the line.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is actually a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as, "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition before Arthur started laughing.[[/note]]

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* BeamMeUpScotty: One of the most popular memes derived from the film is of Murray saying, "You're laughing. [X happened], and you're laughing." This is actually a slight misquote of the actual line, which is formatted as, as "[X happened], and you're laughing. You're laughing."[[note]]Murray was talking about two cops being in critical condition before Arthur started laughing.[[/note]]
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** Creator/JoaquinPhoenix has said he wanted to do the film because the idea of it scared him and he liked the challenge. He was also interested in the idea of playing a comic book character without committing to multiple sequels. That said, Creator/ToddPhillips claims that after the movie's release, Phoenix is currently the one pitching him ideas for sequels.

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** Creator/JoaquinPhoenix has said he wanted to do the film because the idea of it scared him and he liked the challenge. He was also interested in the idea of playing a comic book character without committing to multiple sequels. That said, Creator/ToddPhillips claims claimed that after the movie's release, Phoenix is currently was the one pitching him ideas for sequels.
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** The [[CompletelyDifferentTitle French release title]] of the 2015 film ''Wild Card'' starring Creator/JasonStatham is also ''Joker''. Amusingly, Creator/BorisRehlinger (Statham's usual French dub voice) dubbed characters in both films -- Arthur Fleck/Joker and Nicholas "Nick" Escalante.

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** The [[CompletelyDifferentTitle French release title]] of the 2015 film ''Wild Card'' starring Creator/JasonStatham is also ''Joker''. Amusingly, Creator/BorisRehlinger (Statham's usual French dub voice) dubbed characters the protagonist in both films -- Arthur Fleck/Joker and Nicholas "Nick" Escalante.
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** The [[CompletelyDifferentTitle French release title]] of the 2015 film ''Wild Card'' starring Creator/JasonStatham is also ''Joker''.

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** The [[CompletelyDifferentTitle French release title]] of the 2015 film ''Wild Card'' starring Creator/JasonStatham is also ''Joker''. Amusingly, Creator/BorisRehlinger (Statham's usual French dub voice) dubbed characters in both films -- Arthur Fleck/Joker and Nicholas "Nick" Escalante.

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