Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) feat. Lindsay Traves

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4.7 • 932 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Our Angel of Death awaits as we enter the dark streets of Gotham City to discuss the first (and only?) Batman slasher film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! Joining us for the discussion is Batman expert (and all-around swell gal) Lindsay Traves! We'll delve into the film's rushed production and failure at the box office. Joe compares the Bruce/Andrea romance to a similar one in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Lindsay gives her reading on the romantic (or sexual?) relationship between Batman and the Joker. We'll also highlight the importance of having an openly gay actor (Kevin Conroy) voice Batman, lament the inherent gatekeep-iness of comics and have a grand ol' time pitching the live-action casting of Andrea Beaumont. Plus, Joker = horror (and plenty of Mark Hamill praise), balaclavas vs. bolas, Tia Carrere and Trace confesses one of his incredibly embarrassing high school horror stories. Oh, and masturbating to video game characters, because why not? Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Lindsay: @smashtraves Support the boys on Patreon and shop our online store for your very own Horror Queers merchandise! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:32.9	Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to the Bloody Disgusting Network.
0:40.3	The following show is just horrifying.
0:45.6	Beware.
0:50.2	Music Alice, out of the door, please!
1:03.0	Elth, Jesus Christ, hurry!
1:05.0	Please! And welcome back to horror queers.
1:15.8	We're talking bupsy.
1:18.6	We're talking sexy jiu-jitsu.
1:20.9	And we're talking a bat-filled wedding engagement.
1:24.5	And I'm Joe.
1:25.3	And I'm Trace.
1:26.1	And we're talking, um,
1:27.2	Hey, y'all, the effects of the Joker
1:28.6	talks and still terrify me. Why? Because you mean it can melt steel? No. The Joker face, like,
1:36.4	of the victims of the Joker, is possibly one of the most terrifying images I've ever seen in my
1:41.1	entire life. Like, admittedly, this is not a horror movie, although it does have a lot of
1:45.8	horror elements.
1:46.3	Oh, sorry, everyone.
1:46.9	We're talking Batman Mask of the Fantasm.
1:49.7	But the reveal when Velestra is like, you know, the newspaper and boom, Joker face,
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