Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero 1998  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Batman & Mr. Freeze
SubZero
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., George Dzundza, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings, Mary Kay Bergman, Marilu Henner, Dean Jones, Jane Alan, Liane Schirmer, Tress MacNeille, Brian George, Ed Gilbert
This is a direct-to-video, animated version of Batman. Mr. Freeze (voice of Michael Ansara) is living at the Arctic Circle with his wife Nora who is cryogenically frozen while awaiting a heart transplant. When a submarine crashes the ice around Freeze's cave home, the seal of Nora's cryo-chamber is broken, and an organ transplant is needed immediately. Freeze's solution: abduct Batgirl (voice of Mary Kay Bergman) whose blood type matches Nora's. This act, of course, leads to Batman (voice of Kevin Conroy) and Robin (voice of Loren Lester) setting out to rescue Batgirl. The animation is good; the plot is filled with violence. So, IF children are not frightened by violence, this is a good film for those old enough to understand the moral lessons behind the story.
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 2000 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Curt Geda
Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell, Teri Garr, Arleen Sorkin, Tara Strong, Melissa Joan Hart, Don Harvey, Mathew Valencia, Frank Welker, Michael Rosenbaum, Henry Rollins, Rachael Leigh Cook
Young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle), who discovered Batman's secret in the original "Batman Beyond," now receives aid from Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) when the Joker (voice of Mark Hamill) returns to Gotham City.
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Batman Beyond: The Movie 1999  TV, 130 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, Yukio Suzuki
Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Teri Garr, Sherman Howard, Michael Ansara, George Takei, Seth Green, Linda Hamilton, Olivia d'Abo, George Lazenby, Ryan O'Donohue, Lauren Tom, Bruce W. Timm, Michael Gross, CCH Pounder
Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) had long-ago retired as Batman when young Terry McGinnis (voice of Will Friedle) tries to avenge his father's murder. In the process, Terry discovers Wayne's secret life and dons Wayne's Batman suit. Voila! We now have a new Batman in the person of Terry McGinnis.
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The Batman/Superman Movie 1998 TV, 64 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Toshihiko Masuda
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Mark Hamill, Clancy Brown, Arleen Sorkin, Lisa Edelstein, Bob Hastings, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Joseph Bologna, Robert Costanzo, George Dzundza, Lauren Tom, Brad Garrett, Corey Burton
The Joker (voice of Mark Hamill) steals a valuable statuette containing Kryptonite and heads to Metropolis to make a deal with Lex Luther (voice of Clancy Brown) to kill Superman (voice of Tim Daly). Batman (voice of Kevin Conroy) is in pursuit and comes across Superman. After the two get over personality issues with each other, they team up to take care of the situation. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne meets and dates Lois Lane (voice of Dana Delany), which doesn't make Clark Kent happy. A fun animated film.
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 PG, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Marilu Henner, Jeff Bennett, Jane Downs, Ed Gilbert
This animated version of Batman/Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) begins with the Phantasm, a vicious killer who has killed a crime lord in Gotham City. Police and gangsters suspect that the killer is Batman, and now it is up to Batman to find the real culprit. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is entertaining Councilman Arthur Reeves (voice of Hart Bochner) who is responsible for the accusations about Batman, and he taunts Wayne about his long-lost love, college sweetheart Andrea (Dana Delany), who left him years before. Now, the story skips back-and-forth between the present and the past, and, in the process, Batman discovers a link between Andrea and the crime villain. The Joker (Mark Hamill) steps in and uncovers the fact that Andrea is the Phantasm, and she is out to avenge her father's (Stacey Keach) murder. Batman arrives on the scene, a battle ensues, and Batman's name is cleared.
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| 1. Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
aka: Batman & Mr. Freeze
aka: SubZero
2. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
3. Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
4. The Batman/Superman Movie (1998)
5. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
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