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| DC Showcase: Catwoman | |
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| Directed by | Lauren Montgomery |
| Screenplay by | Paul Dini |
| Based on | Catwoman byBill Finger andBob Kane |
| Produced by | Lauren Montgomery Alan Burnett |
| Starring | Eliza Dushku John DiMaggio Liliana Mumy Kevin Michael Richardson Tara Strong Cree Summer |
| Music by | Christopher Drake |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
DC Showcase: Catwoman, also titled as simplyCatwoman, is a 2011short animatedsuperhero film, directed byLauren Montgomery and written byPaul Dini. It was released on October 18, 2011, as a bonus feature and continuation of theCatwoman story line onBatman: Year One Blu-ray and DVD. It is the fifth installment in theDC Showcase series.[1] The film featuresEliza Dushku asCatwoman / Selina Kyle in her first solo tale, as she attempts to bring both aGotham City crime boss called Rough Cut and his smuggling ring to an end, stumbling upon a mysterious cargo shipment far worse than just smuggled diamonds.
The film starts with two men pursuing a grey cat in an attempt to shoot it dead. The cat supposedly jumps into the river and is presumed dead. As the two men leave in a limousine with a crime boss called Rough Cut,Catwoman is shown under the bridge with the grey cat, which has a yellow wristband around its neck, grabbing Catwoman's interest.
Later on, Rough Cut and his two cohorts go to astrip club. As a woman dances andstrips, he gives her a small chunk of diamond. Catwoman enters the strip club and covers for the otherstripper women, but this only proves to be a way for her to confront Rough Cut. As every single person has already fled the strip club, Catwoman and Rough Cut are left alone. After a short fight, he escapes before she can get him. Some while later, Catwoman attacks Rough Cut whilst he is driving a craned truck. Catwoman slips the crane hook under the truck and escapes before it crashes, the hook flying over and slicing a ship full of goods in half. The truck overturns and Rough Cut is killed.
When Catwoman goes to the ship, she finds a group of trafficked girls, which is revealed to be the mysterious cargo shipment. Catwoman noticesHolly Robinson to be one of the girls. As the police arrive, Selina Kyle comforts Holly, giving her the yellow wristband that belonged to Holly before she was trafficked. Selina also gives Holly a handful of diamonds because she is in need. The film ends with Catwoman jumping from one building to another as Holly watches her disappear into the night.
DC Showcase: Catwoman starsEliza Dushku reprising her role as thetitular character. Dushku previously played Catwoman in the animated filmBatman: Year One.[2][3]
DC Showcase: Catwoman was met with mixed reviews from critics. Jack Brink ofScreen Rant described the short as "mature" and filled with "violent and brutal action", noting that it has a 3.2/5 onLetterboxd.[4]
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