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| Directed by | Rick Morales |
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| Edited by | Christopher D. Lozinski |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Batman vs. Two-Face is a 2017 Americananimateddirect-to-videosuperhero film produced byWarner Bros. Animation and distributed byWarner Bros. Home Entertainment and a direct sequel toBatman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. It premiered at theNew York Comic Con on October 8, 2017,[1] was released digitally on October 10,[2] and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17.[3] Based on the 1960sBatman television series, the film starsAdam West,Burt Ward, andJulie Newmar reprising their roles ofBatman,Robin andCatwoman from the series.[4] It was West's final performance as Batman and was released posthumously.
Batman andRobin meet Gotham District AttorneyHarvey Dent at a top-secret demonstration hosted by ProfessorHugo Strange and Dr.Harleen Quinzel. Strange operates a machine called the "Evil Extractor" designed to siphon evil from criminals and store it in a vat. The containment vat explodes, drenching Dent with liquefied evil, which scars half his face and changes his personality, turning him into the criminal "Two-Face". After being thwarted by Batman and Robin many times, Dent is eventually given reconstructive surgery, seemingly erasing the Two-Face personality, and allowed to resume crimefighting as the assistant to the Assistant District Attorney.
Six months later, Batman and Robin captureKing Tut and his henchmen for stealing a biplane. Batman, Robin,Commissioner Gordon, andChief O'Hara interrogate Tut's alter ego, Professor William McElroy, with O'Hara repeatedly hitting the professor on the head with his truncheon to switch his personality. At his trial, McElroy admits his guilt, ready to suffer the minimum penalty of being rehabilitated in prison. After the sentencing, Dent and Bruce Wayne share a highball just before Dent leaves to attend a charity for underprivileged twins at the Winning Pair casino.
A package arrives at Gordon's office; a World Atlas book marked for Batman, with its pages eaten away in three holes. After investigatingBookworm as a suspect, Batman and Robin deduce that the stolen books were all about duality and their suspicions turn to Two-Face. They head to an abandoned sign factory, with Two-Face and his henchmen waiting for them. After defeating the goons, Two-Face pins them with a large number two and the flip of his coin landing on the right side spares their lives. Once they have left, Batman theorizes that several criminals are uniting against Dent for foiling their schemes.
Following Dent back to the lab, Robin is ambushed by Two-Face. Strange corrupts him with some of the liquid evil and Batman is forced to fight and subdue the hypnotized Robin. Robin is cured at theBatcave and they follow Two-Face to the Winning Pair Casino, where he is revealed to be Dent. Once Batman and Robin are strapped to a large silver dollar, Two-Face unmasks Batman as Bruce and deduces Robin's true identity asDick Grayson. He invites several other villains to bid for the knowledge of Batman and Robin's identities.
WithCatwoman's help, Batman and Robin defeat the villains, but Two-Face gets away on the biplane stolen by Tut, using the evil gas to corrupt the citizens ofGotham City. Batman and Robin shoot him down and with Batman's help, Dent regains self-control, defeating Two-Face for good as they escape the factory.
The next morning, Batman and Robin use the Batwing to cure the infected citizens. Months later, Dent holds a bachelor auction atWayne Manor with Batman as the first bachelor. The first bid comes from Catwoman.
In a Blu-ray exclusive scene, Quinzel breaks the Joker out of prison while wearing a costume of her own, having adopted the supervillain persona "Harley Quinn".
The film is a sequel toBatman: Return of the Caped Crusaders[5] and was announced as featuringWilliam Shatner voicing the main antagonist,Two-Face.[6] Despite the death ofBatman actorAdam West from leukemia on June 9, 2017,[7] West and Shatner recorded their lines separately, with West finishing his lines by October 2016.[8]Burt Ward andJulie Newmar reprised their roles as Robin and Catwoman.[4]Lee Meriwether plays a role that sees her character wear the iconic Catwoman costume as a reference to her performance as Catwoman in the 1966Batman feature film.
The film included a tribute to the late West after the end credits ("In Loving Memory of Adam West (1928–2017). Rest well, Bright Knight").[9]
The score by Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion, and Kristopher Carter was released on October 6, on CD by WaterTower Music and La-La Land Records as an exclusive with FYE.[10]
Batman vs. Two-Face premiered at theNew York Comic Con on October 8, 2017[1] and was later released digitally on October 10[2] and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 17.[3]
Batman vs. Two-Face holds a 100% rating onRotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews.[11]IGN awarded the film a score of 8.4 out of 10: "Batman vs. Two-Face is a worthy entry in the 1966 canon and a fine send-off for the late Adam West".[12] Writing forStarburst, Nick Blackshaw awarded the film a score of 8 out of 10, saying "Batman Vs. Two-Face is a very entertaining piece of animation".[13]
Batman vs. Two-Face earned $310,696 from domestic DVD sales and $840,172 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total domestic home video earnings to $1,150,868.[14]
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