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Killjoy (1981)

NR · 1981-08-24 · 1h 36m · EN
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A romantic rivalry leads to an innocent woman's murder. Or is it a hoax crime, part of a cunning deception? At City General Hospital, two young doctors engage in a move-and-countermove rivalry over Laury Medford. It may be more than Laury's beauty that motivates the men. Her father is the hospital's chairman of the board. Marrying her would be an inside track to the chief of staff post. Meanwhile, a senior hospital staffer, who is the mother of one of the two doctors, plots to enhance her son's chances, a mysterious outsider who says he knew the dead woman tails the two men, and Laury may be more than she appears. Murder? Hoax? The answer isn't revealed till the final freeze-frame.

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Sam RolfeWriterJohn Llewellyn MoxeyDirector

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Kim BasingerKim BasingerLaury MedfordStephen MachtStephen MachtDr. Max HellerRobert CulpRobert CulpLou CorbinNancy MarchandNancy MarchandDr. Martha TrentonJohn RubinsteinJohn RubinsteinDr. Paul TrentonAnn DusenberryAnn DusenberryJoy Morgan / Elaine SteelAnn WedgeworthAnn WedgeworthRosieHelene WinstonHelene WinstonMrs. GoodmanFrancine VerrettFrancine VerrettNurseTerry BurnsTerry BurnsDr. Joe JacobsArthur RobertsArthur RobertsTV DoctorKelly Jean PetersKelly Jean PetersMary Roberts

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Genre affinityThriller · Mystery · Tv MovieNarrative complexityMysteryDirector preference317680Actor preference41191 · 198614 · 134953Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980

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What is Killjoy about?

A romantic rivalry leads to an innocent woman's murder. Or is it a hoax crime, part of a cunning deception? At City General Hospital, two young doctors engage in a move-and-countermove rivalry over Laury Medford. It may be more than Laury's beauty that motivates the men. Her father is the hospital's chairman of the board. Marrying her would be an inside track to the chief of staff post. Meanwhile, a senior hospital staffer, who is the mother of one of the two doctors, plots to enhance her son's chances, a mysterious outsider who says he knew the dead woman tails the two men, and Laury may be more than she appears. Murder? Hoax? The answer isn't revealed till the final freeze-frame.

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Killjoy has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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