The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) (V)

Directors:

Michael Goguen
Seung Eun Kim
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Writers:

Bob Kane (character: Batman)
Duane Capizzi (written by)
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Release Date:

18 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Dracula | Train | Action Hero | Surrealism

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Rino Romano	...	The Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Peter Stormare	...	Dracula (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Vicky Vale (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	The Penguin (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	The Joker (voice)
Alastair Duncan	...	Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Arkham Asylum Inmate / Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Green	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Additional Voices (voice)
James Sie	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Carvell	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Goguen
Seung Eun Kim		(sequence director)
Sam Liu		(sequence director)
Brandon Vietti		(sequence director)

Writing credits
Bob Kane		character: Batman &
Duane Capizzi		written by
Bram Stoker		character: Dracula (uncredited)

Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	executive producer
Duane Capizzi	....	supervising producer
Michael Goguen	....	supervising producer
Jeff Matsuda	....	producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	executive producer
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer
Kimberly Smith	....	associate producer (as Kimberly A. Smith)
Linda Steiner	....	producer (as Linda M. Steiner)
Michael E. Uslan	....	executive producer (as Michael Uslan)

Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(as Thomas Chase Jones)

Film Editing by
Margaret Hou

Casting by
Ginny McSwain

Art Direction by
Jeff Matsuda

Production Management
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production supervisor
Margaret M. Dean	....	production supervisor
Anissa Dorsey	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network
Toshiyuki Hiruma	....	production supervisor (as Toshi Hiruma)
Rebecca Lau	....	assistant production manager
Andy Lewis	....	production manager
Sam Register	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network
Andi Rodriguez	....	production manager
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network

Art Department
Brian Andrews	....	storyboard artist
Dave Bullock	....	storyboard artist
Tim Divar	....	storyboard artist
Chuck Drost	....	storyboard artist
Vinton Heuck	....	storyboard artist
Rick Morales	....	storyboard artist
Alex Soto	....	storyboard artist
Scooter Tidwell	....	storyboard artist
Jeff Wong	....	property designer
Chap Yaep	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Doug Andham	....	sound editor (as Doug Andorka)
Doug Andham	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Andorka)
Michele Beeson	....	recording machine operator
Daniel Ben-Shimon	....	sound editor (as Daniel Shimon)
Timothy J. Borquez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Collins	....	supervising recording engineer (as Edwin O. Collins)
Jeff O. Collins	....	recording machine operator
Keith Dickens	....	sound editor
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr director (as Kelly Foley)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr editor (as Kelly Foley)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	dialogue editor (as Kelly Foley)
Eric Freeman	....	sound editor
Eric Freeman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Garcia	....	adr editor
Mike Garcia	....	dialogue editor
Mark Howlett	....	sound editor
Mark Keatts	....	supervising dialogue adr editor (as Mark A. Keatts)
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor
Mark Keefer	....	dialogue editor
Wilson Martinez	....	track reader
Preston Oliver	....	recording machine operator
Tony Orozco	....	sound editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Ron Ruzicka	....	sound editor (as Ron Ruzica)
Ron Salaises	....	sound editor (as Ron Salaisis)
Fred Salinas	....	track reader
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound editor
Greg Schorer	....	sound editor
Chuck Smith	....	adr editor
Chuck Smith	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Syslo	....	supervising sound effects editor (as Tom Syslo)
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Robert Daniel Pratt	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Seong Ho Lee	....	cg director
Azariah Owens	....	visual effects: main title
Nam Seok Yoon	....	cg director

Animation Department
Deanna Allison	....	animation intern
Kim Bowen	....	digital painter
Dave Brain	....	animation timing director
Jan Browning	....	animation checker
Jevon Bue	....	background key designer
Susan Burke	....	animation checker (as Susie Burke)
Hak Soo Cho	....	assistant animator: Dongwoo
Jin Seok Choi	....	layout artist: Dongwoo
Kyung-Ho Choi	....	key animator: D.R. Movie (as Kyung Ho Choi)
Soon-Cheol Choi	....	background director
Woo Shik Choi	....	model checker
Jung Ok Chun	....	assistant animator: Dongwoo
Craig Cuqro	....	color key artist
Vincent Davis	....	animation timing director
Geno DuBois	....	ink and paint supervisor
Bill Dunn	....	background painter (as William Dunn)
In Sik Eom	....	layout artist: D.R. Movie (as In Sik Eum)
Chuck Gefre	....	animation checker
Woo Young Ha	....	assistant animator: D.R. Movie
Yoon Jung Han	....	assistant animator: Dongwoo
Brian Hogan	....	animation timing supervisor
Janette Hulett	....	animation checker
Kyu Seok Hwang	....	compositor
Seung Bong Im	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker
Seung Hoon Jeong	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Yun Jeong	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Myoung Sug Jun	....	assistant animator: D.R. Movie (as Myung Sug Jun)
Hyun Chul Jung	....	layout artist: Dongwoo
Byoung Ryul Kim	....	compositor (as Byong Ryul Kim)
Hyung Gy Kim	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Hyung Tae Kim	....	key animator: Dongwoo
Jin Gon Kim	....	animation director: Dongwoo
Ki-Jun Kim	....	animation director: D.R. Movie (as Ki Jun Kim)
Myoung Sun Kim	....	color stylist: D.R. Movie
Sang Dae Kim	....	key animator: Dongwoo
Byoung Eui Kwak	....	key animator: Dongwoo (as Byung Eu Kwak)
Jun Ho Lee	....	key animator: Dongwoo (as Sun Ho Lee)
Kyung Eun Lee	....	compositor
Kyungho Lee	....	key animator: Dongwoo (as Kyung Ho Lee)
Tae Kyung Lee	....	assistant animator: Dongwoo
Kyung Joo Lim	....	key animator: Dongwoo
José López	....	character designer
Chuck Martin	....	animation checker
Jeff Matsuda	....	character designer
Dave McCaig	....	lead background painter
Teri McDonald	....	animation checker
Michael A. McFerren	....	animation checker (as Michael McFerren)
Denise M. Mitchell	....	animation checker
Nora Murphy	....	background painter (as Nora Murphy-Berden)
Jin Namgoong	....	final checker: Dongwoo
Eric Nordberg	....	digital painter
Nollan Obena	....	lead background key designer
Eun Heui Paek	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Ki Deog Park	....	model checker
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer
Karen Peterson	....	animation timing director
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker
Swinton O. Scott III	....	animation timing director
Kunio Shimamura	....	animation timing director
Young Heui Sim	....	key animator: D.R. Movie
Jonard Soriano	....	background key designer
Dong Joo Yang	....	key animator: Dongwoo
Seong Woo Yang	....	key animator: Dongwoo
Young-Soo Yoo	....	final checker: D.R. Movie
Ok Ja Yu	....	color stylist: Dongwoo
Wendy Guin	....	animation coordinator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Liz Carroll	....	casting administrator
Robert Fewkes	....	casting coordinator

Editorial Department
Donnell Ebarrete	....	assistant editor
Samantha Friedman	....	post-production coordinator
Tim Iverson	....	vice president of post-production
Bradford Keatts	....	supervising on-line editor (as Bradford H. Keatts)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor
Michael Miscio	....	post-production administrator

Music Department
John Cevetello	....	music mixer
John Cevetello	....	music recordist
Thomas Chase	....	orchestrator (as Thomas Chase Jones)
Suzi Civita	....	vice president of music

Other crew
Dan Butler	....	business and legal affairs
Megan Casey	....	development and creative supervisor
Athena Christianakis	....	production accountant
Debi Dean	....	business and legal affairs
Robert Fewkes	....	production administrator
Wendy Guin	....	production coordinator
Tae Ho Han	....	supervising director: Dongwoo
Michael Jelenic	....	script coordinator
Michael Jelenic	....	story editor
Bradford Keatts	....	director of technical operations
June Kuwatani	....	production accountant
Michael Lalla	....	business and legal affairs
Laura Marquez	....	production administrator
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director
Bonnie Negrete	....	business and legal affairs
Armando Plata	....	production coordinator
Roland Poindexter	....	development and creative supervisor
Alyson Ruppel	....	production administrator
Sang Il Sim	....	supervising director: D.R. Movie
Peter Steckelman	....	business and legal affairs
Renee Toporzysek	....	production administrator
John Voralik	....	assistant production manager of technical operations
Amy E. Wagner	....	production administrator
Dane Taylor	....	production technology (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2005) (USA) (video)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:Unrated | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | Spain:13

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

Upon meeting Bruce Wayne, Dracula refers to himself as Dr. Alucard, which is 'Dracula' backwards.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end, when the return of the 'Lost Ones' is being covered on the news, the police cars switch between shots from having 1 flashing light on the roof to 2.

Quotes:

Alfred Pennyworth:[about Dracula's withered head] I'll be sweeping that into the dust pan, sir.

Movie Connections:

References The Shining (1980)

If Looney Tunes did Batman...

Although it is rather serious in tone and deals with vampires and the undead, The Batman vs Dracula just seems to childish and too cartoony to be really effective. The color pallet is suitably drab and washed out and it does have a decent amount of atmosphere but I can't help but think that it could have been better if it just didn't seem toned down.

I prefer the 90s series of Batman, which had an overwhelming amount of darkness and Gothic pathos. This new THE Batman series appears to be reconfigured to appeal to kids who weren't even born in that decade. I know it's a cliché to moan that animated shows were always better when my age-group were kids, but it's so true.

The Penguin and The Joker (now looking like a cross between Krusty the Clown and The Predator) escape from Arkham (there's something new) and make their way to a hidden treasure trove in the cemetery. But the bird stumbles upon Dracula's tomb (why he is in Gotham is not explained) and resurrects him by accident.

But The Batman doesn't approve of a Vampireman stalking his streets and a drawn-out conflict with a predictable and hokey ending fills up the rest of the movie. It's fun, it's entertaining, but it's just not the Batman I'm used to.