Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

Director:

Sam Liu

Writers:

Brian Azzarello, Brian Bolland (based on the graphic novel illustrated by)

Stars:

Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Conroy	...	Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	The Joker (voice)
Tara Strong	...	Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (voice)
Ray Wise	...	Commissioner Gordon (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	Francesco (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes	...	Detective Bullock (voice)
Brian George	...	Alfred (voice)
JP Karliak	...	Reese (voice)
Andrew Kishino	...	Murray (voice)
Nolan North	...	Mitch (voice)
Maury Sterling	...	Paris (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Carny Owner (voice)
Bruce Timm	...	Patrolman (voice)
Anna Vocino	...	Jeannie (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Call Girl (voice)

Storyline

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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Plot Keywords:

joker | bra | superhero | origin of villain | the joker character | 

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Taglines:

The madness begins.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody images and disturbing content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Batman: La broma mortal

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$3,775,000, 26 July 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,462,034

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a scene, Batman beats up a thug and questions him, the thug later says, "I swear to God," and Batman replies, "Swear to me!" This line is what Christian Bale's Batman said in Batman Begins (2005).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Barbara Gordon: First of all, I realize this is probably not how you thought the story would start, not with a big shiny moon or a city that could look stunning in spite of itself... Or me. But I wanted you to know before the horror began, before it all came crashing down, there was a time when capes and cowls and fighitng crime really was exciting.

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Crazy Credits

In a mid-credits scene, Barbara is in her wheelchair entering a secret room in her apartment. As she turns on her computers, Oracle's logo appears on the screen. She says "back to work."

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Connections

Version of Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)

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Soundtracks

I Go Looney
Composed by Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter and Lolita Ritmanis, Performed by Mark Hamill

User Reviews

Over-hyped, Unimpressive, R rating misleading.

So obviously when i first heard about this movie, i was really pumped, and kept up with updates as it came closer to the release.

I've always loved the PG-13 animated Batman movies, and of course I hear about this one's R rating I'm wow this is going to more amazing than any ever before it.

So the time finally comes and of course I go to the one night theater showing.

Strong start, love it, some good action, funny moments. But then I notice that all the bad guys say "freaking" quite often. Was this a prelude to the rest of the movie?

Yes. It was. The R rating was a total scam. There's some brief bloody shots, like 2 actual curse words (mild too), an IMPLIED sex scene, an even what was to be considered the most controversial part of the original comic...was completely censored as well. It was PG-13 by my standards. "The Dark Knight Returns" and "Assault on Arkham" were both PG-13 and had WAYYY more blood, violence and language than this did. (Assault on Arkham also had more sexual scenes and still remained PG-13). It was just really disappointing.

The plot was really loose too. When the movie ended I was like..."wait what?" There was no climax. The rising action just quickly crashed into the falling action and ended. This just goes to show that not every comic looks good on the big screen.

Really the only thing I liked was the fact that Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill were in it.

Would I recommend it? It's worth a watch, I guess. Just as long as you go into it thinking, "This is a PG-13 movie."

If you want to watch something better as far as PG-13 Animated Batman goes, "The Dark Knight Returns" (not to be confused with "The Dark Knight Rises"), "Assault on Arkham", and "Under The Red Hood" are all three very amazing movies.