Joysticks is a 1983 English-language Comedy movie written by Al Gomez, Mickey Epps and Curtis Burch. The movie is directed by Greydon Clark and produced by Greydon Clark under the banner of Jensen Farley Pictures. There's trouble in town and it's video games. High school students spend so much time with the electronic monsters that there's no time for schoolwork. Shucks. Written by Steve Derby. Joysticks stars Joe Don Baker in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Leif Green, Jim Greenleaf, Scott Mcginnis, Jon Gries, Corinne Bohrer and John Diehl. Cinematography was done by Nicholas Josef von Sternberg and editing by Larry Bock. The movie has a running time of 88 min. It was released on 4th March 1983. The Film was successful at box office. Joysticks was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $3 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Citadel Films.