When Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Clancy Brown | ... | Lex Luthor (voice) | |
| Kevin Conroy | ... | Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) | |
| Tim Daly | ... | Superman (voice) | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Captain Atom (voice) | |
| Corey Burton | ... | Captain Marvel / Solomon Grundy (voice) | |
| Ricardo Chavira | ... | Major Force (voice) | |
| Allison Mack | ... | Power Girl (voice) | |
| John C. McGinley | ... | Metallo (voice) | |
| CCH Pounder | ... | Amanda Waller (voice) | |
| LeVar Burton | ... | Black Lightning (voice) | |
| Calvin Tran | ... | Toyman (voice) | |
| Mark Jonathan Davis | ... | Newscaster (voice) | |
| Brian George | ... | Gorilla Grodd (voice) | |
| Jennifer Hale | ... | Starfire / Killer Frost (voice) | |
| Rachael MacFarlane | ... | Nightshade / Lady Shiva (voice) | |
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When Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.
Plot Keywords:
supervillain | kryptonian | male kryptonian | alien superhero | batman character |Taglines:
A meteor hurtles toward Earth. Mankind is on the brink of disaster. The president accuses Earth's favorite son. Superman & Batman are wanted. They are...Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for action violence throughout and a crude comment | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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29 September 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Allison Mack, who voices Powergirl, is no stranger to working in a Superman production as she has played the part of Chloe Sullivan in the WB's "Smallville" (2001) throughout the entire series. See more »Goofs
Superman flies up into space to rescue Batman, who is in the wrecked rocket. However, this would be suicide for Superman because the Kryptonite dust cloud and the trillions of shards of the meteor would still be floating around out there. See more »Quotes
Lex Luthor: [to Superman] I can't think of a morning I haven't woken up with the thought of strangling you. That sanctimonious image of yours fooled everyone except me. Because I know evil.See more »
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The sixth DVD project from Warner Bros's DC Animated Universe unit, "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" is a fun, socially-conscious adaptation of the six-part comic book story/graphic novel by writer Jeph Loeb and artists Ed McGuinness and Dexter Vines. Sure, it's short (67 minutes) and not to the letter (no continuity-oriented sidebars), but it's action-packed coolness.
America's plagued with crime, economic despair and war, making it easy for unethical corporate shark Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown, "The Shawshank Redemption" ) to run for and win the White House. There, he initiates that meta-humans and costumed crime-fighters serve the U.S. government, but the Big Two, optimistic Kryptonian boy scout Superman (Tim Daly, "Private Practice") and brooding urban detective Batman (Kevin Conroy, "Dynasty") rightfully feel he's full of it (including the "sh"). That gives the mastermind reason to frame the Man of Steel with the murder of "reformed" Kryptonite-powered cyborg Metallo (John C McGingley, "Scrubs"), marking him a wanted criminal and Bats as an accessory. As the Big Two fight both friends and foes, there's a huge chunk of Kryptonite headed towards Earth. The stakes are very high.
With a script by Stan Berkowitz ("Justice League: The Animated Series"), director Sam Liu ("Jackie Chan Adventures", "The Batman") gives "Public Enemies" the blockbuster-with-a-brain treatment, a fashion used in previous DC animated projects. Reprising their roles from the heroes' solo shows, Conroy and Daly are great, emphasizing their characters's differences on how to mete out justice. Brown, also doing a reprisal, nearly counters with their heroism with his callous insanity. The standard but lively animation interestingly echoes the art by McGuinness and Vines.
The other voice actors are competent: CCH Pounder ("The Shield") replaying government liaison Amanda Waller from "League"; Xander Berkeley ("Shanghai Noon", "Year One") as the noble Captain Atom and Richard Chavira ("Desperate Housewives") as his volatile counterpart Major Force. It's weird hearing Allison Mack ("Smallville") as Power Girl, due to the character's well, you know, but she's durable in the role, even with a subtle, but funny sexual gag, validating the PG-13 rating.
"Public Enemies" should be on every DC Comics fan's wanted DVD's list.