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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

Video  -  Animation | Action | Crime  -  12 December 2000 (USA)
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The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

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Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
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The Joker / Jordan Price (voice)
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Tim Drake (voice)
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Charles Buntz / Chucko (voice)
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Benjamin Knox / Bonk (voice)
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Chelsea Cunningham (voice) (as Rachel Leigh Cook)
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Storyline

While trying to uncover the Joker's secrets, Terry McGinnis, the new Batman, discovers the greatest mystery in the career of the original Batman - the true story of the night Batman fought the Joker for the last time. Though when Bruce Wayne is almost killed in one of the Joker's new attacks, it's up to Batman Beyond to avenge his mentor and put the Joker to rest forever. Written by John Codega <Jedimaster54321@aol.com>

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batman | clown | mentor | twin | secret | See more »

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Rated PG-13 for violence | See all certifications »

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Trivia

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. See more »

Goofs

When Ace attacks Woof he rips off part of his vest, but in the next shot when he chases him his vest is intact. See more »

Quotes

[while working on a communications array]
Timothy Drake: [not looking up] You might as well show yourself, I heard you coming a mile away.
[Batman de-cloaks]
Timothy Drake: I'm no Boy Wonder anymore, but that old training never goes away, even at my age.
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Spin-off Batman Beyond (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker End Title"
Written and Performed by Kristopher Carter
Featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd
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Batman for a new generation...
19 November 2004 | by (Alberta) – See all my reviews

A lot of the Batman cartoon versions are better than the live versions, and Return of the Joker is one of them. Set in the Batman Beyond universe (between twenty and thirty years later from when Bruce was in his prime), this movie introduces a young boy named Terry who is given the honor of becoming a Batman for a new generation. At the same time, the Joker, who was long thought dead, resurfaces and causes no end of trouble for our heroes.

I've also had the chance to watch a big chunk of the series, and it's always neat when a video release like this is a continuous piece of the series. The voice acting is well done, the story is compelling and dynamic, and the physical limitations of the real world are easily evaded with the animation medium. This makes Batman a lot more agile, swift, and sneaky then he ever could be in the movies. Anybody who's followed the show has probably seen this, but if you haven't, it's definitely worth a watch.


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