Characters & Themes
Joys (1976) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1976 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Dick McDonough
- Starring
- Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Scatman Crothers, Vincent Price
More than fifty of the world’s top living comedians are summoned to a party at Bob Hope’s estate, only to be murdered one by one, their bodies dumped in Hope’s pool. As the guest list dwindles, Hope and the remaining comedians scramble to unmask the enigmatic killer known only as “Joys.”
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