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| Kevin Conroy | ... |
Batman
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| Dana Delany | ... |
Andrea Beaumont
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| Hart Bochner | ... |
Arthur Reeves
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| Stacy Keach | ... |
Phantasm /
Carl Beaumont
(voice) (as Stacy Keach Jr.)
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| Abe Vigoda | ... |
Salvatore Valestra
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| Dick Miller | ... |
Chuckie Sol
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| John P. Ryan | ... |
Buzz Bronski
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| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | ... |
Alfred
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| Robert Hastings | ... |
Commissioner Gordon
(voice) (as Bob Hastings)
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| Robert Costanzo | ... |
Detective Bullock
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| Mark Hamill | ... |
The Joker
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Jane Downs | ... |
Additional Voices
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Pat Musick | ... |
Additional Voices
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| Vernee Watson | ... |
Additional Voices
(voice) (as Vernee Watson-Johnson)
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Ed Gilbert | ... |
Additional Voices
(voice)
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Batman, the costumed crime-fighter who prowls the night skies in Gotham City, soon finds there's another vigilante in town knocking off prominent mob figures. Despite the scythe-like blade for a hand, a mechanical voice and the cloud of smoke that follows the figure wherever it goes, the police and outraged officials mistake the homicidal crusader for Batman himself and demand that the city's longtime hero be brought to justice. Meanwhile, Andrea Beaumont returns to town. She is the lost love of Bruce Wayne, the billionaire playboy who is Batman's alter ego, and was an integral part of Wayne's decision ten years earlier to don the cape and cowl. Now, she is back in his life and is no less a disruption than the return of his old archenemy, The Joker, who has a stake in seeing the annihilation of this new vigilante, whoever it proves to be. Written by J. Spurlin
Mask of the Phantasm is one the best Batmans movies ever conceived. It gives that dark brooding look of the batman TV show, throws in an amazing original score, excellent voice acting, and a storyline that encourages us to look at the Batman story in a more human and emotional way. We have well established bad guys instead of just having a guy escape from prison, we have strong inner-conflict dilemmas and very well drawn action scenes. The only downside is that it could have been longer, although the rather short (compared to most movies) length does a good job of not making the flow feel dull or boring.
I highly suggest this movie.