Jokers Wild (2025) | Fan Film

David Howard Thornton (Art the Clown, TERRIFIER) as DC's most infamous villain—Joker! Independently written and created by Aaron W. Bennett as a horror fan film inspired by one of our favorite plot points from "Death In The Family"...with a twist. The filmmakers are: Aaron W. Bennett (Writer/Director/Producer) @aaronwritesstuff David Howard Thornton (Joker) @davidhowardthornton Joel LeBlanc (Robin) @regularjoel Hunter G. Williams (Producer/Batman) @bkpfilms Vanessa Leigh (Producer) @vunessuhleigh Jason Heath (Associate Producer) @escarpmentstudios JJ Rogers (Associate Producer) Avail Entertainment Chris Bond (Director of Photography) @chrisbonddp Noble Gray (1st AC) @noblewgray Christopher Piccione (Colorist) @papapiccione Matthew Robert Walker (Digital Visual Effects@aeternaproductionsinc Jennifer Zechmeister (Assistant Director) @jenniferzedtv Tyler Hart (Gaffer) @tyhart87 Annie Williams (Key Grip) @cherrybomb_omb Chris M. L. Bates (On-set Stills Photography) @cmlbates Zerologhy (Poster Art/Key Art) Phillip Haut (Music Engineering) Peter Accatino (Set Sound Recording) @peteraccatino Matthew Broadfoot (Sound Design) Chris Naab (Music) Escarpment Studios LA/ "5610 Soto Studio" Tatjana Bluchel (Special Makeup FX Head/Lead FX Designer) @makeupbytatjana Valley Girls FX (Special Makeup Effects) @valleygirlsfx Kassie White (Key Makeup FX Artist) @kassiewhiteartistry Pedro Rios (Special Makeup FX Artist) @riosstudio Aaron Camacho (Wardobe Design) @mindoverhatter Jon Helgren (Set Design/Props) @jonhelgrendesigns Parker Green (Production Assistant) @parkergreen28 Austin Nolan (BTS Videographer) @austin.nolan a Busted Knuckle Production Music/Sound FX licenses provided by Artlist.io All of our admiration and gratitude go out to the wonderful creators of these characters that also inspired this project: Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Don Newton, Gerry Conway, and Jerry Robinson. Thank you for creating the world and characters we so very much cherish and enjoy. Thank you to every single one of David Howard Thornton’s fans, family, and friends for their continued support and encouragement toward him playing this character over these many years! This video and these images were created with the understanding that no claim is being made or implied as to the ownership of the intellectual property from which these characters were inspired. The film’s creators produced this film with no financial assistance from the i.p. rights or character rights holders and with no intent to benefit financially through its presentation. They only wish to express a mutual love of the source material with fellow fans through parody and to inspire future independent filmmakers to do the same. Character likenesses are inspired by DC Universe characters and are their sole property. No ownership of these likenesses is implied and this was strictly a non-commercial fan-film venture. For questions, comments, or to give us an actual budget, please email: jokerswildmovie@gmail.com Thank you.