Batman: Year One (Video 2011)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bryan Cranston	...	Jim Gordon (voice)
	Ben McKenzie	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
	Eliza Dushku	...	Selina (voice)
	Jon Polito	...	Commissioner Loeb (voice)
	Alex Rocco	...	Falcone (voice)
	Katee Sackhoff	...	Detective Essen (voice)
	Sara Ballantine	...	Skeevers' Attorney (voice) (as Saratoga Ballantine)
	Jeff Bennett	...	Alfred (voice)
	Steve Blum	...	Stan (voice)
	Roark Critchlow	...	Hare Krishna (voice)
	Grey Griffin	...	Barbara Gordon / Vicki Vale (voice) (as Grey DeLisle)
	Robin Atkin Downes	...	Harvey Dent (voice)
	Keith Ferguson	...	Jefferson Skeevers (voice)
	Michael Gough	...	Driver (voice)
	Danny Jacobs	...	Flass' Attorney (voice)

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Storyline

Two men come to Gotham City: Bruce Wayne after years abroad feeding his lifelong obsession for justice and Jim Gordon after being too honest a cop with the wrong people elsewhere. After learning painful lessons about the city's corruption on its streets and police department respectively, this pair learn how to fight back their own way. With that, Gotham's evildoers from top to bottom are terrorized by the mysterious Batman and the equally heroic Gordon is assigned to catch him by comrades who both hate and fear him themselves. In the ensuing manhunt, both find much in common as the seeds of an unexpected friendship are laid with additional friends and rivals helping to start the legend. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Plot Keywords:

Taglines:

A merciless crime - turns a man into an outlaw.

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Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexual material | See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Release Date:

18 October 2011 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation See more »

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Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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Trivia

The Painting of the Clown in Commissioner Loeb's Office, foreshadows' the appearance of the classic Clown psychopath, the Joker, in a sequel or just in the general mythology that the comic books have set up. See more »

Goofs

Propane tanks do not explode instantaneously upon being hit by bullets. In the open air, they do not explode at all unless they first cook for some time in a fire before they rupture. This is called a BLEVE which stands for boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Bruce Wayne: Gotham City. Clean shafts of concrete and snowy rooftops. The work of men who died generations ago. From here, it looks like an achievement. From here, you can't see the enemy.
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Version of The Batman (2004) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What year does this movie take place?

Q: When and where was "Batman: Year One" released?

Q: Aren't some of the same scenes in "Batman Begins"?

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Mature, dark, gritty and fantastic

16 February 2015 | by KineticSeoul – See all my reviews

This is a dark, realistic and fantastic installment from DC. I was really immersed into the whole visual and direction of this movie. Sure, the plot maybe a bit slow but the story is really good. The movie focuses in on two primary characters, which is Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon. Although the movie seems to focus more on Jim Gordon and his subconscious more than Bruce Wayne. It doesn't take away anything from this movie. Because I thought it was cool to delve more into the persona of Jim Gordon and where he comes from. Some people maybe against him being portrayed as this masculine though guy. But I thought it was refreshing to see him as this badass lieutenant. The animation for the most part is fluid and I just really liked the more dark and gritty atmosphere in this, which has more of an adult theme going for it. Although the action sequences are well done, that isn't the driving force of this movie. What drives this movie is the intricate and the direction of the two main characters and how it develops. Even the music score fit right into the environment and it actually does stand out.

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