The Batman vs. Dracula

"There's another bat in Gotham..."

2005 1h 23m EN

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Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?

“There's another bat in Gotham...”

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Cast

Rino Romano
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Peter Stormare
Dracula (voice)
Tara Strong
Vicky Vale (voice)
Alastair Duncan
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Tom Kenny
Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
The Joker (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Arkham Asylum Inmate / Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Green
Additional Voices (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Goguen
Writers: Duane Capizzi, Michael Jelenic
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Margaret Hou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Rino Romano and Peter Stormare and Tara Strong carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's another bat in Gotham...".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0472219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Goguen directs. Thomas Chase scores. Margaret Hou cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Original score by Thomas Chase. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Margaret Hou shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rino Romano and Peter Stormare and Tara Strong carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "There's another bat in Gotham...".
7IMDB entry: tt0472219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Thomas Chase
Editing: Margaret Hou
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

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JPRetana2026-05-26
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) is a trifecta of lazy writing: a public domain-plundering, direct-to-video crossover. If that weren’t bad enough, the script is rife with campy vampiric puns that would make Adam West blush. For example, “Miss Vale lacks the bite I require in a mate,” or “You’re my second Batman tonight, and you’re both pains in the neck.” Why “second Batman”? Because the movie seems to be under the impression that “bat” and “vampire” are synonymous. The above, however, are the apex of wit compared to Count Dracula’s alias. Dracula (Peter Stormare) introduces himself as “Dr. Alucard.” Wait a second… Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards! Why didn’t anyone think of that before? Unbelievably, Bruce Wayne (Rino Romano) has to write the name down and hold it in front of a mirror before it fully sinks in. “The World’s Greatest Detective” my ass. Dracula is not the only one prone to awkward introductions. While pursuing Vicki Vale (Tara Strong), the Penguin (Tom Kenny) uses the phrase “Here’s Ozzy!” in what I presume is a reference to Ozzy Osbourne by way of The Shining. Or vice versa. This might make sense if the Penguin were saying it to Batman, meaning “I’m going to bite your bat head off” or something like that; why is he saying it to Vicki? And then there’s the expository dialogue, or should I say monologue? Batman and Alfred (Alastair Duncan) are especially guilty of egocentric speech (i.e., talking to themselves out loud). For instance, “So this is how Dracula bypassed the crosses. I once tapped into these long-forgotten catacombs. Apparently so did he,” or “Master Bruce is triangulating his location from within the catacombs? … I do hope this is a positive turn.” Master Bruce, as he is wont to do, spends an inordinate amount of time thinking about his dead parents. I guess I should be grateful that “Alucard” doesn’t turn out to be their killer this time around.

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