DC Showcase: The Spectre
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Directed by | Joaquim Dos Santos |
Written by | Steve Niles |
Based on | Spectre by
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Produced by | Bruce Timm Joaquim Dos Santos Alan Burnett Bobbie Page Sam Register |
Starring | Gary Cole Alyssa Milano Jeff Bennett Rob Paulsen Jon Polito |
Music by | Benjamin Wynn Jeremy Zuckerman |
Production companies | Warner Bros. Animation Warner Premiere DC Comics |
Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
Language | English |
The Spectre is a 2010 short animated film, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by Steve Niles, Gary Cole played Detective Jim Corrigan, whose suspects are brought to justice by his alter-ego the Spectre. The film, which was released on February 23, 2010 as a bonus feature on the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DVD, was the first of the DC Showcase series and was included on the compilation DVD DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection in an extended version.[1]
Plot[]
Foster Brenner, a successful film producer, is killed by a bomb hidden underneath the diving board of his swimming pool. Los Angeles Police Department detective Jim Corrigan, who was having a relationship with Foster's daughter Aimee, starts investigating despite the case having been assigned to another officer. Jim interviews Flemming, Brenner's butler, who shows him security footage of two men in ski masks entering the complex and placing the bomb. Jim asks if Brenner had any enemies, and Flemming replies that any man so wealthy and powerful has many. He tells him that several of Brenner's longtime collaborators were excluded in his latest films and were very unhappy about it.
That night at a special effects warehouse, a man named Drew Flynn sees a man who looks like the deceased Foster, who accuses him of his murder and transforms into the Spectre. The Spectre uses his powers to animate the models and animatronic film monsters to attack Flynn, and kills him with a gigantic gorilla robot. The Spectre then confronts and kills another suspect, Peter McCoy, by controlling his car and crushing him with it, before taking a suitcase of money McCoy was fleeing with.
Arriving at Aimee's house undetected by phasing through the wall, Jim tells Aimee that she is good enough to be an actress in her father's movies. Learning that Aimee was responsible for giving the correct access code for her father's estate to Flynn and McCoy, Jim opens the briefcase and shows her the money. Aimee tries to distract Jim by asking if they can still be together while taking a pistol out of a desk drawer, but Jim refuses. Aimee then shoots at him, but the bullets pass harmlessly through his body. Jim coldly states that he's already dead before transforming into the Spectre. When Aimee attempts to flee, the Spectre kills her by trapping her in a cyclone of money, causing her to bleed to death from being repeatedly sliced and scarred.
With his vengeance now complete, Jim transforms back and calmly walks away as the police arrive. The movie ends with Jim narrating that his job is to root out evil, that he is justice, and that he is the Spectre.
Cast[]
- Gary Cole as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre[2]
- Alyssa Milano as Aimee Brenner[2]
- Jeff Bennett as Foster Brenner,[2] Peter McCoy,[2] Flemming[2]
- Rob Paulsen as Drew Flynn,[2] Lt. Brice,[2] Deandre[2]
- Jon Polito as Police Captain[2]
References[]
- ^ Harvey, James (August 5, 2010). "Warner Home Video Unveils "DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection" Release". worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Harvey, James (February 15, 2010). "Extended Cast, Crew List For Upcoming DC Showcase "The Spectre" Animated Short". worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
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