Batman: The Killing Joke

2016
15
1h 16m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

63K

YOUR RATING

Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

63K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

Batman
(voice)

Mark Hamill

The Joker
(voice)

Tara Strong

Barbara Gordon
(voice)
…

Ray Wise

Commissioner Gordon
(voice)

John DiMaggio

Francesco
(voice)

Robin Atkin Downes

Detective Bullock
(voice)

Brian George

Alfred
(voice)

JP Karliak

Reese
(voice)

Andrew Kishino

Murray
(voice)

Nolan North

Mitch
(voice)

Maury Sterling

Paris
(voice)

Fred Tatasciore

Carny Owner
(voice)

Bruce Timm

Patrolman
(voice)

Anna Vocino

Jeannie
(voice)

Kari Wahlgren

Call Girl
(voice)

Rick D. Wasserman

Maroni
(voice)
(as Rick Wasserman)

Storyline

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Trivia
After the release of Batman: Arkham Knight (2015), Mark Hamill stated that due to the strain it put on his vocal cords, he would never voice the Joker again unless "Batman: The Killing Joke" was adapted into a film.

Quotes
The Joker: You know, it's funny. This reminds me of a joke. See, there were two guys locked in a lunatic asylum and one night... one night, they decided they didn't like that anymore. They decided to escape. So, they made it up to the roof and there, just across this narrow gap, they see rooftops, stretching across town, stretching to freedom. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across, no problem. But his friend, oh, no way, he's afraid of falling. So, the first guy has an idea. He says, "Hey, I got this flashlight with me. I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings and you can walk across the beam and join me." But the second guy says, "What do you think I am, crazy? You'll just turn it off when I'm halfway across!"

Crazy credits
In a mid-credits scene, Barbara is in her wheelchair entering a secret room in her apartment. As she turns on her computers, Oracle's logo appears on the screen. She says "back to work."

Connections
Featured in Madness Set to Music (2016)

Soundtracks
I Go Looney
Composed by Michael McCuistion, Kristopher Carter and Lolita Ritmanis, Performed by Mark Hamill

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Not bad, but not great

The complete first half hour was completely unnecessary, it may have intended to add emotional weight to when Barbara got shot, but the studio could have encapsulated that in a much better way. The main antagonist of the film failed to show up until half way through the movie which made the first half utterly boring. In addition, the needless sexualization of Batgirl and her 'special' relationship with Batman was also among the list of unnecessary items that were in this movie, this also contributed to ruining the characterization of Batman. The Joker was on point as one would usually expect. However, in summation the movie fails to capture the magic that the comic presented us with.