The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

Batman faces off against the original creature of the night, Count Dracula, who has been unintentionally resurrected by the Penguin.

Directors:

Michael Goguen, Seung Eun Kim

Writers:

Duane Capizzi, Bob Kane (characters)

Stars:

Rino Romano, Peter Stormare, Tara Strong

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
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)

Storyline

Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?

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Plot Keywords:

batman character | bruce wayne character | vampire | dc comics | based on comic book | 

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Taglines:

The Dark Knight Vs. The Prince of Darkness!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Horror | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Joker's line of "This time, I'm out for blood, Batsy." Foreshadows him becoming a vampire.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Dracula: So the folktales are true. There is another bat in Gotham.
Batman: Count Dracula, I presume?
Dracula: A legend you are apparently intimate with.
Batman: Don't flatter yourself.
Dracula: We cast kindred shadows. Have you not seen the news?
Batman: I don't harm people!
Dracula: You have no concept of the harm of which I am capable... if only because I really hate to waste a life, when it can be spent in servitude to me.
Batman: Life or living death?
Dracula: To become vampire is to heighten all of one's senses, to attain speed, strength, and immortality.

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Connections

Version of Batman and Robin: An All-Male XXX Parody (2012)

User Reviews

Far above the series and actually better then first impressions

When I first heard about this movie, I had reservations. The Batman series was straight forward action with too little character depth. Every villain was an evil mustache twirling master martial artist, yet Batman was always able to overpower them. I guess I was hoping for something closer to the Paul Dini, Bruce Timm style complex Batman.

Anyway, this movie started out somewhat similar to a series episode, the Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum and the Penguin uses the distraction and some deft martial arts to make his own escape. Having a lead on a hidden treasure, Penguin goes to a very Gothic cemetery and finds more then gold, but Dracula's remains. Accidentally reviving him, Dracula proceeds to build an army of the undead, targeting Batman partially for using his image to scare criminals, partially because Batman rules the night of Gotham, and that's his territory.

Yeah, I was a little hesitant when I first heard of this story, and the first few minutes didn't do much to dispel those feelings, but it quickly changed into something more entertaining and complex then the series ever achieved, not Bruce Timm, but perfect within its own universe.

Probably the best part of this movie is that Batman has trouble with Dracula's vampire minions, and is completely outmatched by Dracula himself. This means he has to rely on intelligence and improvisation, in addition to plain martial arts skill to defeat him. Batman shows great humility in that luck was the only thing to prevent Dracula's victory in their first encounter.

Make no mistake, this is not a kids movie. Years ago, censors were hesitant to allow a violent Batman Beyond movie go through without changes. This movie has scenes and violence even more intense then the original, uncut version of that movie. You feel the impacts of some hits and see the characters painful reaction. One scene in a blood bank involves vials raining down on the combatants, it is in almost black and white to lessen the image but there is no mistaking what is happening.

Voice work is impressive, many stand out and there are no sub-par performances. Peter Stromwell performs Dracula as calculating, piercing, and outright creepy. Rino Romano gives another strong performance, Bruce Wayne is a charming playboy with occasional philanthropic tendencies, Batman is no-nonsense, plain and simple.

Overall, while some things may not be for everyones taste, it is a rousing 90 minutes that keeps up a strong pace and does not let up until after the credits roll.

Overall, if The Batman

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Batman vs. Dracula

Company Credits

Production Co:

DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color