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Credits | |
Title: | Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders |
Director: | Rick Morales |
Writers: | Michael Jelenic; James Tucker |
Producers: | Michael Jelenic; Benjamin Melniker; Sam Register; James Tucker; Michael Uslan |
Composer: | Kristopher Carter; Michael McCuistion; Lolita Ritmanis |
Editors: | Christopher D. Lozinski |
Production | |
Distributed by: | DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation |
Released: | October 11th, 2016 |
Rating: | PG |
Running time: | 78 min. |
Country: | USA |
Language: | English |
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is an animated feature film of the superhero fantasy genre. It is based on the 1966 live-action Batman television series, which in turn, is based on the Batman family of comic books published by DC Comics. The film was directed by Rick Morales with a screenplay written by Michael Jelenic and James Tucker. It was produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and released direct-to-video and on video-on-demand on October 11th, 2016.
Plot[]
The most fearsome foes of Gotham City are at it again. The Penguin, the Joker, the Riddler, and Catwoman disguise themselves as a pop band in order to raid the Gotham Palace variety show. When Commissioner Gordon learns about it, he summons Batman and Robin, who answer the call of justice. During the fight, Catwoman infects Batman with a toxin, which slowly turns him evil.
The villains' next plan is to steal a replicator ray and then embark upon their most ambitious scheme yet. They hijack a rocket bound for a satellite wherein they intend on turning the replicator ray onto the planet Earth itself - giving each of them their own world to rule. The Joker, Penguin, and Riddler come to distrust Catwoman however, and thrust her out an airlock.
Batman and Robin take the Bat-rocket and arrive just in time to rescue her. Robin is taken aback as he sees Batman behaving uncharacteristically brutal during the fight, even to the point of using Bat-brass knuckles.
When they arrive back on Earth, Bruce Wayne's behavior continues to worsen. He insults Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara, telling them they don't deserve to call themselves cops. He keeps the replicator ray for himself. Returning to Wayne Manor, he is emotionally abusive to Aunt Harriet and even fires Alfred. Bruce then turns the replicator ray on himself, creating several duplicates, which he uses to take over the city.
Robin finds himself having to team-up with Catwoman to stop him, but they can't do it by themselves. After a disastrously failed attempt to combat him in the Batcave nearly costs them their lives, they decide to break several criminals out of Gotham State Penitentiary, including the likes of the Puzzler, Mister Freeze, Egghead, and King Tut.
Antidotes, anti-antidotes, and anti-anti-counter-antidotes swap places at dizzying speeds. Ultimately however, it is the unemployed (and homeless) Alfred who saves the day, by slipping a mickey into a bottle of wine, which Batman consumes, returning him to normal. Afterward, the heroes round up the remaining villains, save one - Catwoman. Refusing to be put into a cage again - the Catwoman seemingly takes her own life. Buth then... cats have nine lives, don't they?
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Notes & Trivia[]
- Batman was created by comic book writer Bill Finger and graphic artist Bob Kane. He first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. He received his first ongoing series, Batman, in the Spring, 1940 beginning with Batman #1.
- The events of this film take place in the continuity of the original live-action Batman television series, which has been retroactively designated as reality Earth-66. [1]
- Batman was a thirty-minute prime time, live action television series broadcast by the ABC Network between 1966 and 1968. Premiering on January 12th, the series featured actor Adam West as the perennial character of Batman, while Burt Ward donned nylon stockings and fairy boots for his portrayal of the erstwhile sidekick, Robin. The series took the tradition of Batman into uncharted territory, oftentimes mocking the character's heritage with trite dialogue and overly campy plot devices.
Recommendations[]
See also[]
Batman Media
The World of Batman
Batman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders at DCDP
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders at IMDB
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders at Letterboxd.com
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders at Themoviedb.org