Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) (V)

Director:

Curt Geda

Writers:

Paul Dini (screenplay)
Paul Dini (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The joke's on you!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Batman | Clown | Mentor | Twin | Secret

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Will Friedle	...	Terry McGinnis / Future Batman (voice)
Kevin Conroy	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	The Joker / Jordan Price (voice)
Angie Harmon	...	Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
Dean Stockwell	...	Tim Drake (voice)
Teri Garr	...	Mary McGinnis (voice)
Arleen Sorkin	...	Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (voice)
Mathew Valencia	...	Young Tim Drake / Robin (voice)
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Delia Dennis / Deidre Dennis / Dee Dee (voice)
Don Harvey	...	Charles Buntz / Chucko (voice)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Stewart Carter Winthrop III / Ghoul (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Woof the Hyena-Man / Ace the Bathound (voice)
Henry Rollins	...	Benjamin Knox / Bonk (voice)
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Chelsea Cunningham (voice) (as Rachel Leigh Cook)
Ryan O'Donohue	...	Matt McGinnis (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Dana Tan (voice)
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Ms. Carr (voice)
Mark Jonathan Davis	...	V.R. Newsman (voice)
Mary Scheer	...	Mrs. Tim Drake (voice)
Andrea Romano	...	Laughing Boy (voice)
Bruce W. Timm	...	Guard (voice) (as Bruce Timm)

Directed by
Curt Geda

Writing credits
Paul Dini		(screenplay)
Paul Dini		(story) &
Glen Murakami		(story) &
Bruce W. Timm		(story) (as Bruce Timm)
Bob Kane		(creator: Batman)
Jerry Robinson		character: The Joker (uncredited)

Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	producer
Paul Dini	....	producer
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive producer
Shaun McLaughlin	....	associate producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	executive producer
Glen Murakami	....	producer
Bruce W. Timm	....	producer (as Bruce Timm)
Michael E. Uslan	....	executive producer (as Michael Uslan)
Teruhisa Yahaji	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Kristopher Carter

Film Editing by
Joe Gall

Casting by
Leslie Lamers

Art Direction by
Makoto Shiraishi

Production Management
Haven Alexander	....	production supervisor
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production supervisor
Evan Castillo	....	assistant production manager
Ken Duer	....	production supervisor
Andy Lewis	....	production manager
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor
Scott Setterberg	....	production supervisor
Akira Shimizu	....	production manager
Osamu Taniguchi	....	production manager

Art Department
Hiroyuki Aoyama	....	storyboard artist
Ted Blackman	....	background key designer
Ted Blackman	....	property designer
Ronaldo Del Carmen	....	storyboard artist (as Ronnie Del Carmen)
Curt Geda	....	storyboard artist
Toshihiko Masuda	....	storyboard artist
Pat McEown	....	storyboard artist
Shayne Poindexter	....	property designer
Bob Smith	....	storyboard artist
Bruce W. Timm	....	storyboard artist (as Bruce Timm)
Keith Weesner	....	background key designer

Sound Department
Gregory Beaumont	....	sound effects editor (as Greg Beaumont)
George Brooks	....	sound effects editor
Jeff O. Collins	....	recording machine operator
Linda Di Franco	....	adr editor (as Linda DiFranco)
Linda Di Franco	....	dialogue editor (as Linda DiFranco)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr supervisor
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound designer
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound re-recording engineer
Robert Hargreaves	....	supervising sound effects editor
John Hegedes	....	adr dialogue engineer
Carol Iverson	....	sound reader
Mark Keatts	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor (as Mark A. Keatts)
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Tom Maydeck	....	adr dialogue engineer (as Thomas J. Maydeck)
Tom Maydeck	....	sound re-recording engineer (as Thomas J. Maydeck)
Pat Rodman	....	assistant sound engineer (as Patrick Rodman)
Pat Rodman	....	foley mixer (as Patrick Rodman)
Fred Salinas	....	sound reader
Joe Trueba	....	sound reader
Mako Sujishi	....	synth recordist (uncredited)

Animation Department
Artin Aghamalian	....	color key artist
Hiroyuki Aoyama	....	key animator
Takeshi Baba	....	key animator
Vincent Bassols	....	animation timing director
Jan Browning	....	animation checker
Brenda Brummet	....	animation checker (as Brenda Brumett)
Yukio Chatani	....	key animator
Emi Chiba	....	background scanning
Emi Chiba	....	digital ink and paint artist
Eleanor Dahlen	....	animation checker
Richard Daskas	....	background painter
Geno DuBois	....	ink and paint supervisor
Shane Glines	....	character designer
Miyuki Gotô	....	animator
Kenji Hachizaki	....	key animator
Noriko Hara	....	animator
Ayako Hata	....	animator
Gregory Hinde	....	animation checker
Kazuko Hirai	....	animator
Yuko Hirasawa	....	animator
Mari Hitokurai	....	background scanning
Mari Hitokurai	....	digital ink and paint artist
Natsuko Iimori	....	animator
Kazumi Inadome	....	animator
Eriko Ishikawa	....	color key artist
Shin Itagaki	....	key animator
Yuko Iwaoka	....	key animator
Kazuko Izawa	....	background painter
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker
Tomonori Katayama	....	animator
Toshihiko Masuda	....	animation director
David McBride	....	background painter
Yoshinobu Michihata	....	key animator
Sawako Miyamoto	....	key animator
Shinobu Mori	....	key animator (as Shinobu Mohri)
Glen Murakami	....	character designer
Natsuki Murakami	....	animator
Sayuri Nagashima	....	background scanning
Sayuri Nagashima	....	digital ink and paint artist
Keiko Nakaji	....	key animator
Shoujirou Nishimi	....	animation director (as Shojiro Nishimi)
Chie Nishizawa	....	animator
Hiroaki Noguchi	....	key animator
Yutaka Oka	....	key animator
Hisao Okobori	....	key animator
Kanako Sato	....	animator
Takashi Sato	....	color key artist
Yuka Shibata	....	animator
Miyoko Shikibu	....	key animator
Emiko Shimura	....	key animator
Yuko Sobu	....	key animator
Koichi Suenaga	....	key animator (as Kouichi Suenaga)
Ellen Suh	....	background painter
Midori Suzuki	....	background scanning
Midori Suzuki	....	digital ink and paint artist
Koji Takeuchi	....	animation producer: TMS Entertainment
Teiichi Takiguchi	....	key animator (as Teiich Tiakiguchi)
Atsuko Tanaka	....	key animator
Matt Tanaka	....	background painter
Bruce W. Timm	....	character designer (as Bruce Timm)
Nobuo Tomizawa	....	key animator
Kazuhide Tomonaga	....	key animator
Akihiko Uda	....	animator
Mineko Ueda	....	key animator
Noriko Wada	....	background painter
Natsuko Watanabe	....	animation checker
Tomoko Yamamoto	....	digital ink and paint supervisor
Keiko Yanagida	....	animator
Yuichiro Yano	....	key animator
Masaya Yasutome	....	key animator
Keiko Yozawa	....	animator

Casting Department
Liz Carroll	....	casting administrator

Editorial Department
Artin Aghamalian	....	color key
Tracy Clark	....	post-production coordinator
David C. Crosthwait	....	on-line editor (as David Crosthwait)
Kendra Doherty	....	post-production coordinator
Bradford Keatts	....	colorist (as Bradford H. Keatts)
Bradford Keatts	....	supervising on-line editor (as Bradford H. Keatts)
Noel Lopez	....	post-production coordinator
Joe Sandusky	....	post-production director
John Voralik	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Carter Armstrong	....	music coordinator
Jon Button	....	musician: electric bass
Kristopher Carter	....	conductor
Kristopher Carter	....	synthesizer programmer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer
Doug Frank	....	music coordinator
Diane Griffen	....	music editor
Michael McCuistion	....	orchestrator
Gabe Moses	....	musician: electric guitar (as Gabriel Moses)
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
John Robinson	....	musician: drums (as John 'J.R.' Robinson)
Mako Sujishi	....	engineer: electric guitar/bass
Patti Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor
Nathaniel Levisay	....	music copyist (uncredited)
Michael McCuistion	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Other crew
Ana Arce	....	copier/shipper
Heather Berrett	....	production administrator
Athena Christianakis	....	production accountant
Martin Crossley	....	copier/shipper
Dario Fagnani	....	production administrator
Luisa Guzman	....	production accountant
Bradford Keatts	....	manager of technical operations (as Bradford H. Keatts)
Christopher Keenan	....	development and creative supervisor
Jeanne Lanterman	....	production administrator
Frances Mencia	....	production administrator
MacGregor Middleton	....	production coordinator
Keiko Oyamada	....	associate director
Cheri Phillips	....	production administrator
Elicia Richardson-Ellis	....	production administrator
Andrea Romano	....	voice director
Bill Ryan	....	copier/shipper
Linda Steiner	....	development and creative supervisor
Sal Valletta	....	production coordinator
A.J. Vargas	....	production coordinator
Amy E. Wagner	....	production administrator
Star Wirth	....	copier/shipper
Maria Womack	....	production accountant
Ryan Jeremy Woodward	....	title designer: main titles (as Ryan Woodward)
Dane Taylor	....	production technology (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros
• Warner Home Video
• YTV

Other Companies

• DC Comics  characters based on
• Eric Stonerook Music  music preparation
• Modern VideoFilm  video post-production facility
• Monterey Post Sound  sound recording and post-production facilities
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Rhino Records  soundtrack
• The Music Team  music contractor

Also Known As:

"Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker" - Europe (English title) (cut version)
"Return of the Joker" - USA (informal English title)
"Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence (director's cut) (2001)

Runtime:

74 min (original release) | 77 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Germany:6 | UK:12 | USA:Not Rated (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (director's cut) (2001) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:PG (VHS version) | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

Cameo: [Paul Dini]appears during the course of the movie, mainly the first few minutes.

Goofs:

Plot holes: After the scene with the holographic Tim Drake and the automated weapons, Batman gets in the bat-mobile and runs a search for jolly jack, which arrives at an abandoned candy factory. There is no mention of where Terry heard of jolly jack.

Quotes:

The Joker:Ah, the new boy. Ears are too long and I miss the cape. But not too shabby. Not too shabby at all.

Movie Connections:

Features Hare Ribbin' (1944)

Soundtrack:

Crash

one word: cool.

when i heard that there's a "new" batman in town, my initial reaction was to roll my eyes. so whenever i see it on tv, i change the channel.

but this is some surprise! we watched in school during a free time and amazingly, i was hanging on every bit of the video. the animation was wonderful, and even the story line and the freaky voice of little joker. if you love batman and love great animation, i absolutely insist you watch this. cool.