The Batman vs. Dracula

The Batman vs. Dracula
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Directed by	Michael Goguen Sam Liu (Sequence) Brandon Vietti (Sequence) Seung Eun Kim (Sequence)
Produced by	Jeff Matsuda Linda M. Steiner Duane Capizzi (Supervising) Michael Goguen (Supervising) Kimberly A. Smith (Associate) Sander Schwartz (Executive) Alan Burnett (Executive) Benjamin Melniker (Executive) Michael Uslan (Executive)
Written by	Duane Capizzi
Based on	Characters by Bob Kane Bill Finger
Starring	Rino Romano Peter Stormare Tara Strong Tom Kenny Kevin Michael Richardson Alastair Duncan
Music by	Thomas Chase Jones
Edited by	Margaret Hou
Production company	DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) (DVD) October 22, 2005 (2005-10-22) (TV)
Running time	83 minutes (TV) 84 minutes (DVD)
Language	English

The Batman vs. Dracula is a 2005 animated movie based on The Batman television series. It premiered on television and was later released on home video. It has a much darker tone than the show, and features Vicki Vale (in her first animated appearance, voiced by Tara Strong, who voiced Barbara Gordon / Batgirl on The New Batman Adventures). The movie was released to DVD on October 18, 2005 and made its television debut on Cartoon Network's Toonami block on October 22, 2005. It was released on DVD as a tie-in with the live action Batman Begins. When the film was first aired on TV, the TV rating given was TV-Y7-FV as it was assumed that it was going to be in the same tone as the kids TV series. Subsequent airings have carried a TV-PG-V rating.

The Joker and the Penguin break out of Arkham Asylum and race each other to find a stash of stolen money hidden within a crypt in Gotham Cemetery after an inmate, who had hidden it, told them about it. The Joker is quickly intercepted by the Batman and is electrocuted when he falls into a river by his super-charged joy buzzers while the Penguin takes the opportunity to enter the cemetery himself. While searching through a crypt, the Penguin accidentally cuts his hand while using his umbrella-sword to open a coffin he hopes contains the money, finding a body instead. Blood from his hand drips on the corpse's heart, which brings it to life; it is none other than the vampire lord Count Dracula, his body having been moved from Transylvania to Gotham City after his "death." After attacking and turning a watchman at the cemetery into a vampire, Dracula hypnotizes the Penguin into becoming his non-vampiric servant so that he may lead him through Gotham to feed and guard his coffin during the day while he regains his strength.