James Batman is a 1966 Filipino Batman/James Bond cinematic spoof produced by Dolores H. Vera and released by Sampaguita Pictures. It stars Filipino comedian Dolphy as Batman and James Bond and Boy Alano as "Rubin".[1][2][3]
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Directed by | Artemio Marquez |
Screenplay by | Artemio Marquez |
Story by | Pepito Vera-Perez |
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Produced by | Dolores H. Vera |
Starring | Dolphy Boy Alano |
Cinematography | Amaury Agra |
Edited by | Jose H. Tarnate |
Music by | Carding Cruz |
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Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Premise
editAn evil organization called the CLAW has threatened nuclear annihilation on the rest of the world unless all countries submit to its rule within five days. Presenting a united front, an alliance of countries tap James Bond and Batman (and Robin) to stop the threat, but both Bond and Batman play brinkmanship with each other. As the hour to doomsday winds down, the heroes are eventually forced to work together. Little do the protagonists know that the real enemy is closer than they think.[4]
Cast
edit- Dolphy as James Bond/Batman
- Boy Alano as Robin
- Shirley Moreno
- Bella Flores
- Diane Balen
- Elsa Boufard
- Nori Dalisay
- Johnny Ysmail Jr.
- Lynn D'Arce
- Jose Morelos
- Ben Medina
- Joy Del Sol
- Tessa Concepcion
See also
edit- Alyas Batman en Robin, 1991 film
- Alyas Batman at Robin, 1965 film
- Batman Fights Dracula, 1967 film
References
edit- ^ Newman, Kim (July 24, 2008). "FURTHER READING: DARK KNIGHT IS UNFORGETTABLE, BUT WHO REMEMBERS JAMES BATMAN?". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ Lockwood, Hugh (July 21, 2011). ""James Batman": Dolphy in Dual Roles". Melcore's CinePlex Blog. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "James Batman 1966". The Video Beat. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ "James Batman (1966)". RareFilm. April 29, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
External links
edit- James Batman at IMDb
- James Batman at Teleport City