World's Finest (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

Sandy Collora

Escritores:

Sandy Collora (writer)
Bob Kane (characters) ...

Género:

Acción | Corto

Plot:

Fan made trailer for a Batman/Superman team up. Despite their differences, the two heroes join forces to take down Lex Luthor and Two-Face. |

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Perry White | Based On Comic | Superman | Based On Comic Book

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Warner Brothers, the ball in now in YOUR court!

Reparto

Michael O'Hearn	...	Clark Kent / Superman
Clark Bartram	...	Batman
Kurt Carley	...	Lex Luthor
Nina Kaczorowski	...	Lois Lane
Michael Antonik	...	Two-Face
Andrew Decker	...	Jimmy Olsen
Joseph Collora	...	Perry White
Damion Poitier	...	Secret Serviceman (as Damion Pointier)
Mark Pacella	...	Secret Serviceman
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Blaze Khounsamnane	...	Thug
Jerry Kokich	...	Thug
Luke LaFontaine	...	Thug
Scott Leva	...	Thug
Glenn Takakjian	...	Thug

Duración:

4 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Locaciones de Filmación:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivialidades:

The line "It's just another building, Clark. A few more guards, a few more locks." is taken from the comic "JLA: Truth and Justice" by Paul Dini and Alex Ross.

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): The U.S. flag in Lex's poster is not hanging in accordance with U.S. Army regulations. When the flag is hanging downward, the union (blue field with white stars) is supposed to be facing toward the left, not the right.

Citas:

Clark Kent: You're going to break-in the White House?
Batman: It's just another building, Clark. A few more guards, a few more locks.

Conexiones de Película:

References Batman Forever (1995)

Warner Brothers, the ball in now in YOUR court!

Sandy Collora made an impressive eight-minute film called BATMAN: DEAD END which pitted Batman against the Joker and two surprise movie monsters from a rival studio's franchises. Collora returns to the comic book genre with WORLD'S FINEST. Longtime comic book readers will recognize that title as the monthly book that teamed Batman with Superman. It's also the title of a three-part episode of "The New Batman/Superman Adventures" that was released on video as THE BATMAN/SUPERMAN MOVIE.

Once again, we can see the influence of artist Alex Ross on Collora's cinematic work as early in the six-minute film we see Clark Kent (Michael O'Hearn, who looks as if he just flew out of the pages of "Action Comics") changing into Superman while being lit by a single, small spotlight. Very similar to some of Ross' artwork. WORLD'S FINEST is shot in the format of a movie trailer for an "upcoming" production from Warner Brothers, who owns both the literary and cinematic rights to the characters. It would appear that Clark/Superman is having trouble with President Lex Luthor (Kurt Carley, who played one of the surprise creatures in BATMAN: DEAD END). So much trouble that he needs the help of Batman (Clark Bartram reprising his role from the previous film). Luthor, meanwhile, enlists the aid of Batman foe Two-Face (Michael Antonik)instead of the Joker like in the animated film. The action primarily takes place in Metropolis as we only see Superman's supporting players: Perry White (Joseph Collora), Jimmy Olsen (Andrew Decker) and, of course, Lois Lane (Nina Kaczorowski).

For a low budget attempt, some of WORLD'S FINEST looks great. There is a scene where Superman catches a car falling from the sky that will remind you of the cover of "Action Comics" #1 and then flies away with it. However, other flying sequences look kind of cheesy. Also, as with BATMAN FOREVER, Two-Face is portrayed as a cackling Joker-wannabe. Two-Face is a very tragic character who seldom laughs. But, for the most part, Collora has done a very good job. Which leads me to issue this challenge on his behalf: Warner Brothers, if you've seen this short, the ball is in your court. With your talent and money behind you, you should be able to produce a film to go with this "trailer". It's all up to you now.