The LEGO Batman Movie

Will Arnett Director: Chris McKay Chris McKay

Overview

Batman (voice of Will Arnett) defends Gotham City from criminals and supervillains while bonding with a young orphan (Michael Cera) he accidentally adopted -- who, of course, eventually becomes his sidekick Robin. This spin-off of The Lego Movie also features the voices of Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as Batman's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth. Directed by Chris McKay (Robot Chicken). ~ Daniel Gelb

Product Details

Release Date:	10/01/2019
UPC:	0883929695492
Original Release:	2017
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Sales rank:	11,476

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Arnett	Batman/Bruce Wayne
Zach Galifianakis	The Joker
Michael Cera	Robin/Dick Grayson
Rosario Dawson	Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
Ralph Fiennes	Alfred Pennyworth
Mariah Carey	Mayor McCaskill
Jenny Slate	Harley Quinn
Siri	'Puter
Jason Mantzoukas	Scarecrow
Conan O'Brien	The Riddler
Doug Benson	Bane
Billy Dee Williams	Two-Face
Zoe Kravitz	Catwoman
Kate Micucci	Clayface
Riki Lindhome	Poison Ivy
Eddie Izzard	Voldemort
Seth Green	King Kong
Jemaine Clement	Sauron
Ellie Kemper	Phyllis
Channing Tatum	Superman
Jonah Hill	Green Lantern
Adam DeVine	The Flash
Hector Elizondo	Jim Gordon
Lauren White	Chief O'Hara
David Burrows	Anchorman Phil
Laura Kightlinger	Reporter Pippa
Brent Musburger	Reporter #1
Ralph Garman	Reporter #2
Chris Hardwick	Reporter #3
Todd Hansen	Captain Dale
Chris McKay	Pilot Bill

Technical Credits

Seth Grahame-Smith

Chris McKenna

Erik Sommers

Jared Stern

John Whittington

Chris McKay	Director
Will Allegra	Executive Producer
Stewart Alves	Animator
Matthew Ashton	Executive Producer
Lorne Balfe	Score Composer
Sandra Beerenbrock	Production Manager
Bradleigh Betts	Animator
Scott Britton	Animator
David Burrows	Editor
Aaron Burton	Animator
Jon Burton	Co-producer
Marco Carpagnano	Animator
Andrea Castagnoli	Animator
Michael Shiao Chen	Animator
Jamie Chung	Animator
Jeremy Davidson	Animator
Sarah de Gaudemar	Animator
Sergio Delfino	Animator
Ann-Marie Denham	Animator
Jerome Dernoncourt	Animator
Patricio Alejandro Ducaud	Animator
Mike Dugard	Animator
Chris Ebeling	Animator
Sarah Feldlaufer	Animator
Animal Logic Film	Animator
Andy Finlayson	Animator
Nathan Fitzgerald	Animator
Grant Freckelton	Production Designer
Michael Fuller	Art Director
Tim Gibson	Animator
Jordi "Manel" Girones	Animator
Peter Goodwin	Animator
Seth Grahame-Smith	Original Story,Screenwriter
Ryan Halprin	Co-producer
David Hansen	Animator
David Henderson	Animator
Mary Hidalgo	Casting
Liam Hill	Animator
Alexander Hunt	Animator
Martin Joas	Animator
Brad Lewis	Executive Producer
Dan Lin	Producer
Phil Lord	Producer
Brian Lynch	Associate Producer
Chris McKenna	Screenwriter
Benjamin Melniker	Executive Producer
John Powers Middleton	Co-producer
Christopher Miller	Producer
Steven Mnuchin	Executive Producer
Amber Naismith	Co-producer
Zareh Nalbandian	Executive Producer
Samantha Nisenboim	Associate Producer
Wayne Pashley	Sound/Sound Designer
Andrea McCarthy Paul	Associate Producer
Roy Lee	Producer
Erik Sommers	Screenwriter
Jared Stern	Screenwriter
Vivienne To	Art Director
Michael E. Uslan	Executive Producer
John H. Venzon	Editor
Matt Villa	Editor
John Whittington	Screenwriter
Jill Wilfert	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

The LEGO Batman Movie is a dizzying, laugh-out-loud, crackerjack entertainment that delights in skewering the Dark Knight's oh-so-serious image, as well as puncturing gleeful holes in the highfalutin personas of a plethora of other superheroes and villains. Will Arnett reprises his role as the Caped Crusader from 2014's The LEGO Movie, giving a gravelly, pretentious vocal performance that perfectly mimics Christian Bale's take on the character. The laughs begin right away as the picture opens on a black screen, with Batman informing us that this is how "all important movies start." He then proceeds to make fun of the film's many production-company logos. From there, it's KAPOW! ZAP! and WOW! as the story assumes a frenzied pace that rarely slows down. The Joker (a sensitive rather than sinister Zach Galifanakis) leads an army of villains -- some famous (the Riddler, Two-Face), some not so much (the Condiment King, who squirts mustard and ketchup at his foes) -- who are threatening to blow up Gotham City. Batman, of course, swoops in and saves the day in a thrilling, eye-popping action set piece. But what really upsets Joker isn't defeat; rather, it's Batman's refusal to acknowledge that he is the Caped Crusader's greatest enemy. "I like to fight around," he tells the Joker, which quickly turns the Clown Prince of Crime's smirky smile upside down. However, he isn't the only one disappointed in Batman: New police commissioner Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson) is happy for his help, but she points out that he never actually captures the bad guys and that Gotham City remains the most crime-infested city in the world. "It takes a village," she says, to police the metropolis -- not just Batman. His response? "Batman works alone. That's my motto. Copyright Batman." Alone also describes Batman's life at Wayne Manor, where Bruce Wayne's alter ego microwaves lobster thermidor, watches saccharine rom-coms, and stares at a picture of his late parents. His loyal butler Alfred (Ralph Fiennes, refined and sensible) tells him, "You can't spend the rest of your life alone, dressed in black, and staying up all night." He also reminds the reclusive billionaire that he inadvertently adopted an orphan named Dick Grayson (a cheery Michael Cera), and needs to live up to his responsibilities as a new father. Bruce/Batman is resistant, but when Alfred lets the wide-eyed future Boy Wonder into the Batcave, he has no alternative but to take on the youngster as his crime-fighting companion. And it's a good thing he does, because he soon learns that he needs all the help he can get to defeat the Joker's nefarious plot to prove that he is indeed Batman's most hated adversary. For anyone (including this reviewer) who thought that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy was a joyless, self-important mess (and don't even get started on Ben Affleck's humorless Batman v Superman flick), The LEGO Batman Movie is a refreshing reminder that superhero films used to -- and still should -- be fun. Kids and adults alike will relish the nonstop, goofy playfulness splattered onscreen, while there are so many loony, rapid-fire gags that it will take at least a couple of viewings to catch them all. Give credit to director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) and his tag-team crew of screenwriters for taking a tired genre and injecting it with absolute giddy delight. When Robin takes his first ride in the Batmobile, he asks where the seatbelts are. Batman replies: "Life doesn't give you seatbelts!" And neither do theaters, but viewers are still advised to buckle up, because you just might fall out of your seat laughing at this riotous, loopy, high-speed roller-coaster ride of a movie.

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