Joker

Put On A Happy Face. An origin story that tells a tale of an unreliable narrator that finds the fractured punchline to the joke none expected to hear

A mentally-troubled aspiring stand-up comic deals with disappointment as he struggles in a fragmenting society. When a bad decision at his day job as a clown-for-hire brings about a dire chain of events, he embarks on journey of self discovery that parallels the city’s revolt along class lines. As his downward spiral consumes him, he finds his true self in a persona that will baptize him though bloody crime.

Arthur Fleck is a down on his luck mentally unstable man working at a clown-for-hire business with dreams of becoming a famous comedienne if he could overcome his current condition. Penny Fleck is Arthur’s mother who lives with him in their apartment and suffers from problems which seem to come with age but lead to an unhealthy fixation on her former boss, Thomas Wayne. Sophie Dumond is a single mother who lives in the same apartment building as Arthur and shares an awkward moment with him that helps to influence a shift of purpose. Murray Franklin is the host of a popular late night talk show who decides to give Arthur the spotlight after one of his recorded attempts at stand up becomes a hit on his show.