Batman: Strange Days

Name: Batman: Strange Days
Genre: Animation, Short, Action
Released: 2014-04-10
Duration: 3 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kevin Conroy

TV Short
2014
3m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Superhero Action Animation Sci-Fi Short

Batman rescues a pretty blonde captive from Hugo Strange, who needs her blood for an evil experiment.Batman rescues a pretty blonde captive from Hugo Strange, who needs her blood for an evil experiment.Batman rescues a pretty blonde captive from Hugo Strange, who needs her blood for an evil experiment.

Director
- Bruce Timm
Writer
- Bruce Timm
Star
- Kevin Conroy

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Bruce Timm
Writer
- Bruce Timm
Star
- Kevin Conroy

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos5

Trivia
Back when he produced "Batman: The Animated Series" Bruce Timm had always wanted to set the series in 1939, using retro-technology, old-fashioned automobiles, hard-boiled film noir characters, vintage clothing, etc. While he did get to do that on his series, and give it a timeless quality, in this short he has quite possibly gotten to make his definitive Batman story set in 1939 (after over 20 years of working on the character in various mediums).

Quotes
[last lines]
Woman: Is it... Is it over?
Batman: For now.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #50.15 (2014)

User reviews7

Review

Featured review

6/10

Batman Strange Days: Batman film noir

Strange Days is an unexpected 3 minute Batman short featuring Kevin Conroy as the titular hero.

What makes it stand out from the rest is the fact its film in a retro black and white method with a real film noir feel.

Batman must come to the aid of a traditional damsel in distress who has been kidnapped by Hugo Strange and his minion Solomon Grundy.

Though it is fleeting the 3 minutes time is used well and felt like an old school Mickey Mouse cartoon, just less exaggerated.

Highly novel but I'd have rather have seen more.

The Good:

Has real novelty value

Really original effort

The Bad:

Grundy looks weird

3 minutes really limits it

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Batman doesn't kill, but he'll happily allow a person to fall to their death