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| BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF THE JOKER (2000) |
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MORGAN'S GRADE |
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A B C D F |
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| It is no laughing matter when the greatest villain of all comes out of the past to threaten Batman, Bruce Wayne and all of Gotham in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. The sleeker, deadlier and seemingly immortal Crown Price of Crime is back with his own unique brand of havoc and mayhem. While trying to uncover the Joker's secrets, the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, discovers the greatest mystery in the life of the original Caped Crusader: what happened the night he fought the Joker for the last time. When Bruce Wayne is almost killed in one of the Joker's latest attacks, Batman vows to avenge his mentor and put the Joker to rest forever. Get ready for heart-stopping action, awesome adventure and amazing revelations in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. |
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| VOICES: Will Friedle (Batman/Terry McGinnis), Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne), Mark Hamill (The Joker), Angie Harmon (Barbara Gordon), Dean Stockwell (Tim Drake), Teri Garr (Mary McGinnis), Arleen Sorkin (Harley Quinn), Tara Charendoff (Batgirl), Mathew Valencia (Robin), Melissa Joan Hart (Dee Dee), Don Harvey (Chucko), Michael Rosenbaum (Ghoul), Frank Welker (Woof), Henry Rollins (Bonk), Rachael Leigh Cook (Chelsea), Ryan O'Donohue (Matt McGinnis), Lauren Tom (Dana Tan). |
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THIS TIME, THE JOKER IS WILD. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Curt Geda.
WRITER: Paul Dini.
PRODUCERS: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami and Bruce W. Timm.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Shaun McLaughlin.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jean MacCurdy, Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Kristopher Carter.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros Family Entertainment. |
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FACTS |
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The Joker: Brave new world, which has such yutzes in it. |
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RELEASE DATE: December 12th, 2000 (VIDEO PREMIERE)
- When Bruce is checking the future-Joker's voice against that of the past-Joker, the clip is a newly animated (but previously scripted) segment from "Holiday Knights," which was the first episode of the redesigned Batman cartoon that appeared on the WB network. |
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The Joker: I'm back, I'm rested, and I'm ready to give this town another wedgie. |
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The Joker: Ah, not to shabby. The ears are too long, and I miss the cape. But not too shabby. |
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Terry: What can you tell me about clowns?
Barbara Gordon: In this town, they're never funny. |
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The Joker: What are you doing?
Terry: Fighting dirty.
The Joker: The real Batman wouldn't...
Terry: I told you you didn't know a thing about me. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "The animation is well done, the story is exciting and the universe that the filmmakers have created is stylish and wonderfully dark." -- Current Film.com |
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"Return of the Joker is an intelligent animated film...a shining light of hope." -- Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Movie Guide |
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