Why do they call him the Joker?

The Dark Knight (2008)
HAPPY
A screenplay character in The Dark Knight (2008).
- lines
- 5
- words
- 42
- scenes
- 3
- dialogue
- 0.3%
- avg words / line
- 8
- shortest / longest
- 1 / 16
Sample dialogue
Boss told me when the guy was done I should take him out. One less share.
scene 14 — INT. VAULT ROOM, BANK -- DAYIs it a problem?
scene 8 — EXT. ROOFTOP -- DAYThey wired this thing up with 5,000 volts. What kind of bank does that?
scene 14 — INT. VAULT ROOM, BANK -- DAYWhy do they call him the Joker?
scene 5 — EXT. ROOFTOP, BANK -- CONTINUOUS
Bookends
Boss told me when the guy was done I should take him out. One less share.