Batman: Dead End (2003)

Director:

Sandy Collora

Writer:

Sandy Collora (written by)

Genre:

Short | Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

The Joker has escaped from Arkham and Batman must once again bring him in - once and for all. Unfortunately for the bat, there is something even more sinister than the Joker waiting in the alley for the dark knight detective..

Plot Keywords:

Super Villain | Infra Red | Based On Comic Book | Very Little Dialogue | Xenomorph

Cast

Clark Bartram	...	Batman
Andrew Koenig	...	The Joker
Kurt Carley	...	Predator #1
Jake McKinnon	...	Alien
Dragon Dronet	...	Left Predator
Patrick Magee	...	Predator #3

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Montauk Films

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to Theodore T. Tams Jr. and Ruth Tams Fuguen, producer Simon Tams's father and sister. They both died in December 2003. Sandy Collora's mother Jo died the following summer.

Quotes:

Batman: [after kicking Joker] You're pathetic!
The Joker: Oh, that's rich... coming from someone who runs in the dark, wearing a cape... and a mask!
Batman: [grabbing Joker] We both wear masks!
The Joker: Look at my face. This is who I am. My... 'mask' is permanent. You have a choice.
Batman: You made your choice a long time ago, Joker.
The Joker: NO! You did this to me! And you condemned me to that asylum, like some bastard child that you refuse to take responsibility for! That's why you'll never kill me, Bats! You made me... Daddy!
Batman: Criminal scum like you... made me!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Aliens (1986)

Better than 50% of "Batman" films

Let's face it.

The Batman films AB (After Burton) were just plain horrible. The "pepsi girl"'s commercials on "Bravo" sum it up: HOLLYWOOD CRAP!

This short, however, gives us the down and dirty Batman we want - not that hokie 60's crap rolled up with 90's toy fetish and money worship.

This is the most entertaining 8 minutes of film I have ever seen.