City of Scars
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City of Scars is a 2010 fan film
produced by Aaron and Sean Schoenke. The film had a budget of $27,000 and was shot in 21 days. The 30-minute short film is partly set in Arkham Asylum
.
escapes from Arkham Asylum and murders the parents of a young boy. Determined not to let the joker murder anyone else, the Batman
goes on a hunt through Gotham
. Batman questions whether his crusade against evil does more bad than good. When the young boy kills the Joker with his own gun, Batman debates if his greatest nemesis' death is a step towards Gotham's peace, or rather a sign that things are getting worse.
Fan film
A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more notable films have actually been produced by...
produced by Aaron and Sean Schoenke. The film had a budget of $27,000 and was shot in 21 days. The 30-minute short film is partly set in Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, commonly referred to simply as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital in the DC Comics Universe, usually appearing in stories featuring Batman...
.
Plot
The JokerJoker (comics)
The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...
escapes from Arkham Asylum and murders the parents of a young boy. Determined not to let the joker murder anyone else, the Batman
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
goes on a hunt through Gotham
Gotham City
Gotham City is a fictional U.S. city appearing in DC Comics, best known as the home of Batman. Batman's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman #4 . Gotham City is strongly inspired by Trenton, Ontario's history, location, atmosphere, and various architectural styles...
. Batman questions whether his crusade against evil does more bad than good. When the young boy kills the Joker with his own gun, Batman debates if his greatest nemesis' death is a step towards Gotham's peace, or rather a sign that things are getting worse.
Cast
- Paul Molnar as The JokerJoker (comics)The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...
- Kevin Porter as BatmanBatmanBatman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
/Bruce Wayne - Jay Caputo as Arnold Wesker/ScarfaceVentriloquist (comics)The Ventriloquist is a fictional character, a supervillain and enemy of Batman in the . The Ventriloquist first appeared in Detective Comics #583 and was created by Alan Grant, John Wagner and Norm Breyfogle...
- Madelynn Rae as Harleen Quinzel/Harley QuinnHarley QuinnHarley Quinn was first introduced as a villain on September 11, 1992, in the animated series Batman: The Animated Series, later adapted into DC Comics' Batman comic books. As suggested by her name , she is clad in the manner of a traditional harlequin jester...
- Christopher Parker as Detective Crispus AllenCrispus AllenCrispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Greg Rucka and Shawn Martinbrough created the character in Detective Comics #742 . Allen later went on to be one of the main characters in Gotham Central...
- Katie Joy Horwitch as Renee MontoyaRenee MontoyaRenee Montoya is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. The character was initially created for Batman: The Animated Series, and was preemptively introduced into mainstream comics before the airing of her animated debut in 1992....
- Guy Grundy as Victor Zsasz
- Tess Kielhamer as Black CanaryBlack CanaryBlack Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted appeared in Flash Comics #86 . The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures...