# Batman: Year One (film)

Batman: Year One is a 2011 animated superhero film, based on the four-issue story arc of the same name printed in 1987.

## Bruce Wayne

* [first lines] Gotham City. Clean shafts of concrete and snowy rooftops. The work of men who died generations ago. From here, it looks like an achievement. From here, you can't see the enemy.
* I've tried to be patient. I've tried to wait. But I have to know. How, Father? How do I do it? What do I use to make them afraid? If I ring the bell, Alfred will come. Another of your gifts, Father. But I'd rather die than wait another hour. I've already waited 18 years. Eighteen years since all sense left my life. [a bat crashes through his window, lands on his father's sculpture] Yes, Father.

## Batman

* [Batman invades a dinner party of Gotham City's criminal elite and their corrupted government officials who thought the new superhero would never bother them] Ladies, gentlemen, you've eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. But your feast is nearly over. From this moment on, none of you are safe.
* [to Jefferson Skeevers] You can never escape me. Nothing harms me. But I know pain. I know pain. Sometimes I share it with someone like you.
* Twelve years. And the ache is still fresh. Like a raw angry nerve. But this isn't about healing. I'm not looking for closure.

## Other

* Lieutenant Jim Gordon: [about Detective Flass] He's got a Green Beret's training. He knows how to use his size too. Don't do a damn thing. Be sure of your facts before you bring down another cop. Just watch him. Memorize every move. For future references.
* Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb: [to Gordon, the day after Batman crashes Falcone's dinner party] No excuses! That vigilante bastard goes down, instantly, or it's your job!

## Dialogue

    Driver: Mr. Falcone, your Rolls, it's gone.
    Carmine Falcone: He took it. Said it's in the river. Thinks he's a damn Robin Hood. He dies.
    Barbara Eileen-Gordon: [about Bruce Wayne] He's a pig.
    Lieutenant Jim Gordon: He's acting like one. Anyone who'd wear a cape and hurt criminals might go far to keep his secrets.
    Barbara Eileen-Gordon: Or he really is a sleazy, womanizing scumbag.
    [Falcone expresses worry about Batman]
    Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb: Two sides to everything, Carmine. Yes, he's taken out a few street dealers. But the people have a hero now. They feel safe.
    Dinner Guest: [grinning] And the safer they feel, the fewer questions they ask, right, Gil?
    Barbara Eileen-Gordon: [aiming Jim's gun] Don't move! I'll shoot, I will!
    Bruce Wayne: [his face hidden in shadow] Mrs. Gordon, I won't let your son die. Trust me.

## Cast

* Ben McKenzie - Bruce Wayne/Batman
* Bryan Cranston - Lieutenant James Gordon
* Eliza Dushku - Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Jon Polito - Commissoner Gillian B. Loeb
* Alex Rocco - Carmine Falcone
* Katee Sackhoff - Detective Sarah Essen
* Fred Tatasciore - Detective Arnold John Flass, Johnny Vitti
* Jeff Bennett - Alfred Pennyworth
* Liliana Mumy - Holly Robinson
* Grey DeLisle - Barbara Eileen-Gordon, Vicki Vale
* Robin Atkin Downes - Harvey Dent
* Keith Ferguson - Jefferson Skeevers
* Nick Jameson - Officer Stanley "Stan" Merkel
* Pat Musick - Louisa Falcone
* Stephen Root - Lieutenant Branden
* Danny Jacobs - Flass's Attorney

## External links

* Batman: Year One (film) quotes at the Internet Movie Database
Batman :
| Creators | Bob Kane · Bill Finger | Bob Kane · Bill Finger | |
| Characters | Anarky · Batgirl · Barbara Gordon · Dick Grayson · The Joker | Anarky · Batgirl · Barbara Gordon · Dick Grayson · The Joker | |
| Live‑action television | Batman · Legends of the Superheroes · Birds of Prey · Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt · Gotham | Batman · Legends of the Superheroes · Birds of Prey · Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt · Gotham | |
| Live-action  serials and films | Batman (1943) · Batman and Robin · Batman (1966) | Batman (1943) · Batman and Robin · Batman (1966) | Batman (1943) · Batman and Robin · Batman (1966) |
| Live-action  serials and films | 1989 film series | Batman (1989) · Batman Returns · Batman Forever · Batman & Robin | Batman (1989) · Batman Returns · Batman Forever · Batman & Robin |
| Live-action  serials and films | The Dark Knight Trilogy | Batman Begins · The Dark Knight · The Dark Knight Rises | Batman Begins · The Dark Knight · The Dark Knight Rises |
| Live-action  serials and films | DC Extended Universe | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |
| Live-action  serials and films | Batman Epic Crime Saga | The Batman (2022) | The Batman (2022) |
| Animated television | The Adventures of Batman · The Batman/Superman Hour · The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour · The New Adventures of Batman · Batman: The Animated Series · The  New Batman Adventures · Batman Beyond · The Batman · Batman: The Brave and the Bold · Beware the Batman | The Adventures of Batman · The Batman/Superman Hour · The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour · The New Adventures of Batman · Batman: The Animated Series · The  New Batman Adventures · Batman Beyond · The Batman · Batman: The Brave and the Bold · Beware the Batman | The Adventures of Batman · The Batman/Superman Hour · The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour · The New Adventures of Batman · Batman: The Animated Series · The  New Batman Adventures · Batman Beyond · The Batman · Batman: The Brave and the Bold · Beware the Batman |
| Animated films | Featuring Batman | Mask of the Phantasm · SubZero · Return of the Joker · Mystery of the Batwoman · The Batman vs. Dracula · Under the Red Hood · Year One ·  The Dark Knight Returns · DC Super Heroes Unite · Son of Batman · Assault on Arkham · Batman vs. Robin · Batman: Bad Blood · The Killing Joke · Gotham by Gaslight · Death in the Family | Mask of the Phantasm · SubZero · Return of the Joker · Mystery of the Batwoman · The Batman vs. Dracula · Under the Red Hood · Year One ·  The Dark Knight Returns · DC Super Heroes Unite · Son of Batman · Assault on Arkham · Batman vs. Robin · Batman: Bad Blood · The Killing Joke · Gotham by Gaslight · Death in the Family |
| Animated films | With other heroes | Justice League: The New Frontier · Superman/Batman: Public Enemies · Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths · Superman/Batman: Apocalypse · Justice League: Doom · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox · JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time · Justice League: War · The Lego Movie · Justice League: Throne of Atlantis · Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts · Justice League: Gods and Monsters · Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Justice League: The New Frontier · Superman/Batman: Public Enemies · Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths · Superman/Batman: Apocalypse · Justice League: Doom · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox · JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time · Justice League: War · The Lego Movie · Justice League: Throne of Atlantis · Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts · Justice League: Gods and Monsters · Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem |
| Animated shorts | Chase Me · Gotham Knight | Chase Me · Gotham Knight | Chase Me · Gotham Knight |