Joker Stairs

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The West 167th Street Stairs, colloquially known as the Joker Stairs and also as the Shakespeare Steps, are a step street connecting Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Located near the 167th Street station on the New York City Subway's 4 train, the stairs served as one of the filming locations for the 2019 film Joker, as well as its 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. In the film, the character Arthur Fleck, the Joker (played by Joaquin Phoenix), is repeatedly shown walking up and down the stairs as part of his daily routine. Later, toward the film's climax, he dances down the stairs, wearing a brightly-colored suit and clown makeup, which represent a change in his character, as the Gary Glitter song "Rock and Roll Part 2" plays in the background. The stairs appear in a promotional poster for the film and have become a tourist destination; both the stairs and Phoenix's dance have inspired Internet memes. Many...

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