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Batman and Harley Quinn
Blu-ray/DVD release cover
Directed bySam Liu
Written byBruce Timm
Jim Krieg
Story byBruce Timm
StarringKevin Conroy
Melissa Rauch
Loren Lester
Paget Brewster
Kevin Michael Richardson
Edited byChristopher D. Lozinski
Music byMichael McCuistion
Lolita Ritmanis
Kristopher Carter
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14) (theatrical release)
  • August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15) (digital)
  • August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29) (United States Home-Video)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$32,455[1]

Batman and Harley Quinn is a 2017 American animated film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the twenty-ninth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and is written by Jim Krieg and Bruce Timm who has also worked on Batman: The Animated Series.[2][3] It has been stated by Timm that he intended and considers the film to be part of the DC Animated Universe[4] but this has not been confirmed by the studio. It was released into participating theaters for one night only on August 14, 2017.[5]

Plot summary

Batman and Nightwing form an uneasy but needed alliance with Harley Quinn to stop Poison Ivy and Floronic Man from transforming people into plants. [6]

Voice cast

Production

The director is Sam Liu, who also worked on three prior DC animated films. The story is written by Bruce Timm partnered with Jim Krieg.[8] However, according to Krieg, Timm conceived the complete story while he added some details to it.[9] Kevin Conroy voices Batman and Loren Lester voices Nightwing, both of whom voiced those same roles in Batman: The Animated Series and in The New Batman Adventures.[2] The Big Bang Theory regular Melissa Rauch voices Harley Quinn, which is her first time voicing the character.[6][2] Voice director Wes Gleason said, "They've grabbed these characters that are so established from Batman: The Animated Series and found a way to spin them in this '80s roadshow that's full of action, but yet has all the comedic notes to it as they still try to save the day."[6] The official trailer was first shown by Entertainment Weekly on May 25, 2017. Oliver Gettell, writing for Entertainment Weekly, wrote "With its 48 Hrs.-style antics, Batman and Harley Quinn promises to take a more comedic tack than DC's recent animated offerings, such as the controversial adaptation of The Killing Joke."[2] However, due to the financial success of The Killing Joke, the film was released in theaters for one night only in the United States on August 14, 2017.[10] The next week, a combo set with a Blu-ray copy, a DVD copy, and a digital copy will be released.[11] This is Bruce Timm's return to writing an animated DC Comics property since Justice League Unlimited concluded in 2006.[3] The film was released on digital on August 15, 2017 and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 29.[12]

The animation was outsourced to DR Movie in South Korea.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics with many praising the animation, the voice performances of Conroy and Lester, and throwbacks to the animated series, but criticizing the script and Rauch's performance as Harley Quinn.[13][14][15][16][17][18] The film has 57% on Rotten Tomatoes.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Gettell, Oliver (May 25, 2017). "Batman and Harley Quinn trailer: The Dark Knight gets an unlikely ally". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Diaz, Eric (March 26, 2017). "Will The Batman and Harley Quinn Animated Movie Return To The Classic DC Animated Universe?". Nerdist. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bruce Timm On Whether Batman & Harley Quinn Is In The Animated Series Continuity". comicbook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Michael. "Batman & Harley Quinn Animated Movie Gets One-Day Theatrical Release". Screen Rant. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e Mueller, Matthew (May 25, 2017). "Batman And Harley Quinn Official Trailer Released". Comic Book. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Yeung, Vincent (April 3, 2017). "Batman & Harley Quinn Animated Film's Voice Cast, Villains Revealed". CBR. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Howard, Kirsten (April 20, 2017). "Batman And Harley Quinn animated movie pressing ahead". Den Of Geek. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/jim_krieg/status/901683023116091392
  10. ^ "Batman and Harley Quinn is coming to Theaters... for One Night Only". DC Comics. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Batman & Harley Quinn Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  12. ^ Hayman, Amanda (May 30, 2017). "Batman and Harley Quinn Release Date & DVD/Blu-ray Features Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  13. ^ Marnell, Blair (16 August 2017). "Batman and Harley Quinn Review".
  14. ^ "Harley Quinn Deserves Better Than The Laughably Bad Batman And Harley Quinn Animated Movie". 22 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Batman And Harley Quinn Gives A Big Middle Finger To The Beloved Antivillain". 19 August 2017.
  16. ^ "'Batman and Harley Quinn' Is Uneven, Missed Potential". 14 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Review: Batman and Harley Quinn (World Premiere at Comic Con 2017)".
  18. ^ "Batman & Harley Quinn Review: 3 Ups & 8 Downs". 15 August 2017.
  19. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/batman_and_harley_quinn
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