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The Batman / Superman Movie (1998)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 18 August 1998
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 64 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Warner Bros. Animation
Producers: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce W. Timm
Associate Producer: Haven Alexander

SCRIPT
Scripts: Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, Steve Gerber
Characters: Bob Kane, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel

DIRECTION
Director: Toshihiko Masuda

MUSIC
Music: Michael McCuistion
Theme: Shirley Walker

VOICES
Timothy Daly (Clark Kent / Superman)
Dana Delany (Lois Lane)
Kevin Conroy (Bruce Wayne / Batman)
Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor)
Mark Hamill (The Joker)
Arleen Sorkin (Dr Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn)
Lisa Edelstein (Mercy Graves)
Bob Hastings (Commissioner James Gordon)
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Alfred Pennyworth)
Joseph Bologna (SCU Lt Dan Turpin)
Robert Costanzo (Detective Harvey Bullock)
George Dzundza (Perry White)
Lauren Tom (Angela Chen)
Brad Garrett (Bibbo)
Corey Burton, John Capodice, Shannon Kenny, Peter Renaday (additional voices)

SUMMARY

The Joker has fallen on hard times and dreams up an outlandish scam to generate some cash - he teams up with Lex Luthor to kill Superman with a statue made from Kryptonite. Superman is tipped off by Batman and the two heroes join forces to fight the menace. But things get more complicated when The Joker and Luthor start bickering and when Lois Lane falls for the charms of Bruce Wayne...

AVAILABILITY

USA
Television Distributors: Warner Bros.
DVD Distributors: Warner Home Video (16351)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: TV-PG

TIMELINE

1998
August

18: USA - television broadcast (on Warner Bros.)

2004
January

5: USA - DVD release (Warner Home Video (16351))

POSTER TAGS

Cleaning Up The Planet One Villain At A Time.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Batman / Superman Adventures: World's Finest

LINKS

SEE ALSO
Batman (1992)
Batman and Mr Freeze: SubZero (1998)
Batman Beyond (1999)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
The New Batman Superman Adventures (1997)
Superman (1996)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Bild & Bubbla no.148 (March 2000) pp.18-26 (Sweden)
illustrated article (Batman på film by David Haglund)

KEYWORDS

batman, comic into film, dc comics, superheroes, superman

 


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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