Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Batman Unbound (2005) (V)

Director:

Constantine Nasr

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Cast

George Clooney	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Glover	...	Himself
Akiva Goldsman	...	Himself
Val Kilmer	...	Himself
Peter MacDonald	...	Himself
Peter Macgregor-Scott	...	Himself
Chris O'Donnell	...	Himself
Joel Schumacher	...	Himself
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alicia Silverstone	...	Herself (archive footage)
Uma Thurman	...	Herself (archive footage)
Michael E. Uslan	...	Himself

Directed by
Constantine Nasr

Produced by
Paul Apel	....	executive producer
Alan Baral	....	executive producer
Michael Fallavollita	....	co-producer
Jason Hillhouse	....	associate producer
Katherine Landfear	....	associate producer (as Katie Landfear)
Michael Meadows	....	executive producer
Constantine Nasr	....	producer
Michael Crawford	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marc Jackson

Film Editing by
Michael Fallavollita

Editorial Department
Brittaney Parbs	....	on-line coordinator

Music Department
Mike Contreras	....	music supervisor
Jeffrey Hepker	....	additional musician
Omar Herrera	....	music supervisor
Yosuke Kitazawa	....	music supervisor

Production Companies

• New Wave Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• DC Comics  special thanks
• House of Secrets Comics  special thanks
• Studio @ NWE  graphics (as The Studio @ NWE)
• Trans FX  archive footage
• Warner Bros. Archives  archive footage
• Zoo Street Music  additional music

Runtime:

27 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

New Wave Entertainment

Trivia:

This "Part 6 of 6" making-of is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Batman & Robin (1997), released in 2005.

Movie Connections:

References Batman Forever (1995)

Possibly the worst of the Shadows of the Bat series

This is the least interesting Shadows of the Bat entry that I've seen... now, I have yet to watch the one for Batman Forever, but given that that film was at least tolerable, I could see its entry being superior to this, if only slightly. Goldsman(Akiva, the screen-writer for both of Schumacher's Batman movies) offers up the explanation/excuse for the movie that if comic book characters aren't changed around some, they won't survive in the long run. Michael E. Uslan briefly sums up what each of the four films are like, which era of Batman comics, which is quite interesting. It is pointed out that Joel saw it very much as a comic, which helps explain(also mentioned is the fact that he doesn't like it too serious). And he himself actually apologizes(well, perhaps only to the people who loved Batman Forever, but were disappointed by Batman & Robin), which helps, I guess. John Glover doesn't say terribly much, but it isn't bad, and one of the things is somewhat amusing(if *really* obvious). O'Donnell comes across as much smarter and grown-up than in the other special features on the DVD(the 2-Disc Special Edition release of Batman & Robin). The approach to the film is described, and any fan will be able to tell right away where they went wrong(heck, if you have a basic concept of what Batman is, as a character, you can). Arnold tells us what made him choose the part, helpful for those who stay up nights wondering. The working with the toy companies and such is mentioned, as is the choice of letting the costumes include the infamous nipples. I suppose you can watch this if you are interested in these movies, but I wouldn't make it a point to watch this. I recommend this to anyone in aforementioned group... and anyone who wants to hear Schumacher apologize(just remember, even a DVD will eventually be worn, so limit your use of the rewind button, no matter how nice it is to listen to). 5/10