Batman: Mask of the Phantasm [1993]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1993
Running Times: 76 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Dong Yang Animation / Spectrum Animation Studio / Warner Bros. Animation / Warner Bros.
Executive Producers: Michael E. Uslan, Tom Ruegger
Producers: Alan Burnett, Benjamin Melniker, Bruce W. Timm, Eric Radomski
Production Manager: Haven Alexander

SCRIPT
Script: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves
Story: Alan Burnett
Characters: Bob Kane

DIRECTION
Directors: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Sequence Directors: Boyd Kirkland, Dan Riba, Frank Paur, Kevin Altieri

ANIMATION
Overseas Animation Supervisor: Ric Machin
Overseas Coordinator: Clive Nakayashiki
Character Designers: Chen-Yi Chang, Craig Kellman, Dexter Smith, Glen Murakami, Jeff Snow, Michael Diederich
Digital Animator: Eric Radomski
Background Design Supervisor: Ted Blackman
Overseas Background Supervisor: Don Schweikert
Key Background Designers: David S. Karoll, Felipe Morell, Keith Weesner, Lawrence Kim, Rae McCarson, Robert Haverland, Todd Winter, Troy Adomitis
Key Background Artist: Jeff Starling
Background Artist: Eric Radomski
Background Painters: Charles Pickens, John Calmette, Russell G. Chong
Supervising Timing Director: James T. Walker
Timing Directors: Maxwell Becraft, Richard Collado, Tom McLaughlin

PHOTOGRAPHY
Colour Timer: Dale E. Grahn

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Al Breitenbach

MUSIC
Music: Shirley Walker
Music Performed By: Hans Zimmer [synthesizer]
Songs: Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard [I Never Even Told You]
Songs Performed By: Tia Carrere [I Never Even Told You]
Orchestrator: Peter Tomashek
Additional Orchestrator: Michael McCuistion
Music Editor: Thomas Milano

SOUND
Supervising Sound Editor: Julia Evershade
Assistant Sound Editor: Oscar Mitt
Foley Artist: Eric Gotthelf

DESIGN
Vehicle and Prop Designers: Jonathan Fisher, Shayne Poindexter, Trish Burgio
Storyboard Designers: Boyd Kirkland, Brad Rader, Bruce W. Timm, Butch Lukic, Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Doug Murphy, Frank Paur, Gregg Davidson, Jeff Snow, Joe Denton, Kevin Altieri, Mark Wallace, Michael Goguen, Ronaldo Del Carmen, Troy Adomitis

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Steve Walby
Vocal Supervisor: Andrea Romano

CASTING
Casting: Andrea Romano

VOICES
Kevin Conroy [Bruce Wayne / Batman]
Dana Delany [Andi Beaumont / The Phantasm]
Hart Bochner [Arthur Reeves]
Stacy Keach [Carl Beaumont]
Abe Vigoda [Sal the Wheezer]
Dick Miller [Chuckie]
John P. Ryan [Buzz Bronski]
Efrem Zimbalist Jr [Alfred Pennyworth]
Bob Hastings [Commissioner James Gordon]
Robert Costanzo [Detective Harvey Bullock]
Mark Hamill [Jack Napier / The Joker]
Marilu Henner [Veronica Vreeland]
Jeff Bennett, Jane Downs, Ed Gilbert, Charles Howerton, Pat Musick, Thom Pinto, Peter Renaday, Neil Ross, Vernee Watson-Johnson [additional voices]

SUMMARY

The crime lords of Gotham City are being slaughtered by a mysterious assassin with who murders with the axe that replaces one of his hands. The authorities at first belief that the killer might be Batman and Bruce Wayne, currently re-igniting an affair with Andrea Beaumont, has to fight to clear his alter ego's name, a struggle that will bring him into contact with one of his greatest enemies.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Warner Bros.
Video Distributors: Warner Home Video
Laserdisc Distributors: Warner Home Video [15500]
DVD Distributors: Warner Home Video [15502]

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: PG

Canada
Rating: PG

UK
Rating: PG

USA
Rating: PG

Brazil
Rating: Livre

TIMELINE

1993
December
25: USA – theatrical release

1994
April
26: USA - laserdisc release [Warner Home Video [15500]]

1999
December
21: USA - DVD release [Warner Home Video [15502]]

POSTER TAGS

The Dark Knight fights to save Gotham city from its deadliest enemy.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Batman möter mörkrets härskare - Swedish title
Batman und das Phantom - German title
Batman, la vengeance du fantôme - French video title
Batman: A Máscara do Fantasma - Portugese title
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: The Animated Movie – advertising title
Batman: The Animated Movie
Mask of the Phantasm: Batman the Animated Movie – advertising title

LINKS

SEQUELS
Batman and Mr Freeze: SubZero [1998]
The Batman / Superman Movie [1998]
Batman Beyond [1999 - 2001]
Batman Beyond [2000]
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker [2000]

SEE ALSO
Batman [1989]
Batman [1992 - 1995]

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Bild und Bubbla no.148 [March 2000] pp.18-26 [Sweden]
article [Batman på film by David Haglund]

KEYWORDS

amusement parks, animation, batman, butlers, comic into film, dc comics, flashbacks, gangsters, masks, revenge, superheroes

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007