Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Eric Radomski
Bruce W. Timm

Writers:

Alan Burnett (screenplay)
Alan Burnett (story)

Release Date:

25 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Crime | Family | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Dark Knight fights to save Gotham city from its deadliest enemy.

Plot:

Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually done by a new vigilante assassin.

Plot Keywords:

Gotham | Vigilante | Murder | Good Versus Evil | Anger

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Conroy	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Dana Delany	...	Andrea 'Andi' Beaumont / The Phantasm (voice)
Hart Bochner	...	City Councilman Arthur Reeves (voice)
Stacy Keach	...	Carl Beaumont, Voice of The Phantasm (voice)
Abe Vigoda	...	Salvatore 'Sal the Wheezer' Valestra (voice)
Dick Miller	...	Charles 'Chuckie' Sol (voice)
John P. Ryan	...	'Buzz' Bronski (voice)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Bob Hastings	...	Commissioner Jim Gordon (voice)
Robert Costanzo	...	Detective Harvey Bullock (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	The Joker (voice)
Marilu Henner	...	Veronica Vreeland (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jane Downs	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ed Gilbert	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: The Animated Movie (USA) (promotional title)
Batman: The Animated Movie
Batman: The Animated Movie - Mask of the Phantasm (USA) (promotional title)
Mask of the Phantasm: Batman the Animated Movie (USA) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for animated violence.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Singapore:NC-16 (Violence) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Germany:6 | Finland:K-3 | Finland:S | Greece:K | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG | Iceland:12

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

The chorale heard during the opening titles are actually chanting several names backwards, including the last names (at least) of production team members Alan Burnett, Eric Radomski and Bruce W. Timm.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andi comes to Bruce's house the first time and Bruce is practicing jujitsu he trips Andi. When she hits the ground she is wearing a sweater but before she was wearing a sleeveless blouse.

Quotes:

The Joker: All right, I give in. I surrendered already. Tell her, Batman.
Batman: [Panting] Andrea, you've got to... get out of here! The whole place is set to... explode!
Andrea Beaumont: No. One way or another it ends tonight. Goodbye, my love.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

I Never Even Told You

Best portrayal of the Dark Knight.

Ever since Phantasm came to the theaters, I was hoping that WB would put another animated movie of that caliber on the big screen again. Phantasm is the essence of the true Batman. No bogus sidekicks, the Gotham PD hunting down Batman as if he were a threat, and a great interaction with Alfred. For any die hard Batman fan this is truly a must.