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“ Always be yourself...unless you can be Batman ”

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The LEGO Batman Movie is a spinoff of The LEGO Movie released on February 10, 2017.

Plot[]

At the beginning of the movie, Batman is fighting an army of villains lead by The Joker who threatens to blow up Gotham City. Batman is able to stop them but destroys his relationship with Joker by saying that "There is no us" and "I don't do (relation)ships". Joker is determined to prove that he is Batman's worst enemy, and while watching a news report on The Phantom Zone and hearing that it contains Daleks, King Kong, and other villains, decides to surrender himself. At the resignation gala of Commissioner Gordon, Barbara Gordon takes over as Commissioner. Batman, now acting as his secret identity Bruce Wayne sees Barbara and falls in love. An orphan named Dick Grayson starts talking to Bruce, who is distracted, and Bruce unintentionally adopts him. Suddenly, Joker attacks, but surrenders, putting his master plan into play. Joker and all of his minions are put in Arkham Asylum. 

Batman remains suspicious about the Joker surrending himself & his minions, so he decides to take Dick with him on a mission to steal the Phantom Zone projector after refusing Barbara's help. Once they got it, they break in to Arkham to banish Joker, but they themselves are locked up as Barbara suspected that the Joker wanted to be there. At the Phantom Zone, the latter recruits all the residing inmates whilst Harley steals the projector & breaks them all out of the space prison. Seeing this, Barbara decides to free Batman & Robin on the condition that Batman won't be taking on them alone. Alfred also joins in, as he fled the manor once the Phantom Zone villains invaded there. Joker's rogues insist that they can also help them, but Batman declines their requests. While feeling great about having his team, Batman nevertheless decides to send them away in the Scuttler in fear of losing them. When he confronts Joker one-on-one, he still refuses to call him his greatest enemy, leaving him no choice but to send him to the Phantom Zone, & they run off to destroy Gotham.

Once there, Batman is presented the effects of his rudeness towards his team, especially Robin, who decides to go alone as Nightwing. Seeing them in peril, he works out a deal with Phyliis, the Phantom Zone's warden to give him 24 hours, then he will return, on the condition that all the villains are brought back. He saves Dick in time before the Batmobile self-destructs, & apologizes to everyone, especially Barbara, for sending them away, & to a bigger extent, his attitude towards them earlier. Barbara accepts Batman's offer for help, & with the help of Joker's rogues, all the villains are banished back to where they belonged, but are too late to save the city from being destroyed. Luckily, with Batman confessing that Joker is his greatest enemy, & all of Gotham using their heads (literally), the city is saved. When Batman is about to return to the Phantom Zone, he is rejected due to changing his ways. He then gives his Rogues Gallery a 30-minute headstart, while saying that they will be no match for his family.

Cast[]

Additional voices[]

  • Albert Brooks as Jaws
  • Jeff Bridges as Jor-El
  • Jerry O'Connell as Martian Manhunter / J'onn J'onzz
  • Ryan Reynolds as Aquaman (Original)
  • Nicholas Briggs as Daleks
  • Lennon Parham as Mime
  • Daveed Diggs as Oswald Cobblepot
  • Sarah Silverman as March Harriet
  • Luke Wilson as Gentleman Ghost
  • Matthew McConaughey as Catman
  • Bobby Moynihan as Calendar Man
  • Zac Efron as Kite-Man
  • Paul Scheer as Zebra Man
  • Tina Fey as Medusa
  • Seth Meyers as Velociraptor
  • David Cross as Mr. Freeze
  • Rhys Darby as Samurai
  • Patton Oswalt as King Tut
  • Timothy Olyphant as Eraser
  • Jeff Goldblum as Killer Moth
  • Hannibal Buress as Vampire
  • Eugene Mirman as Crazy Quilt
  • Justin Roiland as Mad Hatter
  • Adam Carolla as Captain Boomerang
  • Judd Apatow as Polka-dot Man
  • Adam Scott as Zodiac Master
  • Zachary Levi as Egghead
  • Flula Borg as Flying Monkey
  • Lauren Graham as Black Canary
  • Kevin Smith as The Joker's Goon
  • Joaquin Phoenix as Clock King
  • Adam Brody as Mutant Leader
  • Matt Walsh as Hawkman
  • Ron Lynch as Doctor Phosphorus
  • Dylan Minnette as Calculator Man
  • Sam Seder as Gleek
  • Louie Anderson as Hugo Strange
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui as Kabuki Twins
  • Bryan Cranston as Aaron Cash
  • Jada Pinkett Smith as Tarantula
  • Edward Norton as Condiment King
  • Kathryn Hahn as Magpie
  • Taron Egerton as Red Hood
  • Sacha Baron Cohen as Man Bat
  • Jimmy Kimmel as Agent Smith
  • Keanu Reeves as General Zod
  • Bob Odenkirk as Carmine Falcone
  • Pete Holmes as The Swamp Creature
  • Amy Sedaris as Hawkgirl
  • Marc Maron as Black Vulcan
  • Neil Patrick Harris as Killer Croc
  • Brian Huskey as Professor Pyg
  • Jim Parsons as El Dorado
  • Cobie Smulders as Wonder Woman
  • Khary Payton as Cyborg / Victor Stone
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme as Green Arrow
  • Paul F. Tompkins as Reporter #4
  • Kat Dennings as The Kraken
  • Abel Arnett as Freeze Henchmen
  • Alison Ingram as Freeze Girls
  • Archie Arnett as Fishmonger
  • Bram Tulloch as Freeze Bodyguard
  • Charlie Bean as Military Policeman
  • Zooey Deschanel as Jayna, Zan
  • Chris McKay as Pilot Bill
  • Chris Paluszek as Police Officer
  • David Burrows as President Joe Biden
  • Doug Nicholas as Lucius Fox
  • Garret Elkins as Police Marksman
  • Holly Isaacson as Policewoman
  • Kelly Lafferty as Old Lady
  • Kristen Bell as Lois Lane
  • Marco Campagno as Security Man
  • Matt Town as Hush
  • J.B. Smoove as Policeman
  • Ryan Halprin as George Washington
  • Samantha Nisenboim as Teacher
  • Evan Rachel Wood as Vicki Vale
  • Todd Hansen as Captain Dale
  • Vanara Taing as Red Freeze Girl
  • Wendell Stephens as Jeremiah Arkham

Soundtracks[]

  • "Everything is Awesome"
  • "Main theme from Batman"
  • "Fortress of Solitude from Superman"
  • "Walk The Dinosaurs"
  • "Heroes"
  • "Forever"
  • "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
  • "Never Gonna Give You Up"
  • "Man In The Mirror"
  • "Friends Are Family"
  • "I Found You"

Trivia[]

  • Bane's voice and accent, in this movie, is based on Tom Hardy's portrayal of Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012). However, his venom system and mask was used in the Bane from Batman & Robin (1997). (The voice is done by Doug Benson, a stand up comedian and podcaster, who has done his comedic impression on Hardy's Bane since The Dark Knight Rises (2012) was released. The directors were fans of Benson's podcast, and hired him based on that.)
  • Batman's crazy laugh was voiced by Director Chris McKay. It was originally a placeholder before Will Arnett's laugh was to be put in, but never ended up being changed.
  • Billy Dee Williams voiced the nefarious Two-Face in this movie. Williams portrayed Two-Face's alter ego, Harvey Dent, in Batman (1989). He was very eager to also portray Two-Face, but did not get the chance to, due to Joel Schumacher taking over the franchise with Batman Forever (1995), and re-casting the role with Tommy Lee Jones.
  • Will Arnett acknowledged that the raspy, whispery voice he used for Batman, is the same voice he uses with his children when he's giving them important parenting information.
  • The shark repellent is a reference to Batman: The Movie (1966). In the movie, Batman is trying to dislodge a shark attached to his leg while hanging off of a helicopter ladder. He calls out to Robin to throw him "shark repellent bat spray", which he used successfully.
  • The airplane at the beginning of the movie is under the name McGuffin 1138. "McGuffin" is the cinematic and literary name given to an object or person which is of vital importance to the characters, but whose actual function is immaterial to the plot. "1138" is a reference to THX 1138 (1971).
  • One of the names Batman suggests for his new team is "Fox Force 5". This was the title of Mia Wallace's (Uma Thurman's) failed television pilot in Pulp Fiction (1994), about a team of five women who banded together to fight crime. Thurman also portrayed Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin (1997).
  • Morgan Freeman, who appeared in The Dark Knight trilogy and The Lego Movie (2014), said that The LEGO Movie's Batman is his favorite incarnation of the character.
  • When Batman arrives at The Fortress of Solitude and presses the doorbell, the sound is the main theme of Superman (1978) composed by John Williams.
  • Will Arnett revealed in an interview about how voicing Batman affected his voice, saying, "It's real gravelly. It doesn't feel great doing it a lot, and so when we do the sessions that are like four hours long, it would hurt. It's hard to sing doing it, because I'm a bad singer anyway, so I'm thinking about trying to keep in time and then doing the voice. The rap at the end of the movie was hard. (I told the song writers) this is how it's going to be, I can't do it any better, and then all the things they call 'exertions' like running, jumping, you have to do all those kind of separately, and sort of shouting stuff too. To shout doing the Batman voice is rough."
  • Robin states that he knows "gymkata", which is a reference to the movie, Gymkata (1985) that starred Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas. Robin even reenacts the infamous pommel horse fight from that film.
  • At commissioner Gordon's retirement party, when Bruce Wayne picks up a magazine of himself on the front page, on the back page, there is an ad for Barris automobiles, George Barris created the 1966 batmobile for Batman (1966).
  • The week of the film's theatrical release, The CW aired commercials featuring LEGO versions of Green Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, voiced by Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, and Melissa Benoist, respectively.
  • Batman's costume is based on Batman (1989) with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton.
  • Zach Galifianakis stated in an interview about voicing The Joker, "It was really fun! I've only done a couple of sessions, it's crazy. I'm lucky. I was telling diarrhea jokes in coffee houses ten years ago, so I'm very fortunate."
  • The scenes with Jerry Maguire (1996) are a reference to The Joker quoting the movie in The Dark Knight (2008), with the line "You complete me".
  • While most of the villains are based on their comic book appearances, some resemble their live-action movie counterparts. The Penguin resembles Danny DeVito from Batman Returns (1992), Poison Ivy resembles Uma Thurman from Batman & Robin (1997), Bane wears a brown and white parka, a staple of Tom Hardy's portrayal in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (Bane actually looks identical to The Dark Knight comics) and Two-Face resembles Billy Dee Williams from Batman (1989), as well as being voiced by him.
  • The Condiment King was featured in Batman: The Animated Series (1992) season three, episode seven, "Make 'Em Laugh".
  • Ralph Fiennes is the third Academy Award-nominated British actor to play Alfred Pennyworth. The others are, firstly, Sir Michael Caine in The Dark Knight trilogy. The second is Jeremy Irons in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League.
  • Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine, a music artist known for doing comedic lounge-style covers of pop and heavy metal songs, can be seen in Lego form performing "Man in the Mirror" at the Gotham Winter Gala.
  • At Superman's interview, they telecast the footage of Superman fighting with General Zod. During that, the news ticker header reads, "Superman and Zod's icy relationship" and footer reads "File footage courtesy of Z. Snyder and A. Mokri". Z.Snyder and A.Mokri refers to Zack Snyder and Amir Mokri, who were the director and cinematographer on Man of Steel (2013), respectively.
  • When the Phantom Zone is opened, the villains are shown flying out in a way that mimics the ghosts flying out of the sky in Ghostbusters (1984).
  • The villains from Batman's Rogues Gallery that appeared in the movie include: The Joker, Harley Quinn, The Riddler, The Scarecrow, Bane, Two-Face, Catwoman, Clayface, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, The Penguin, Killer Croc, Man-Bat, Crazy Quilt, Eraser, Polka-Dot Man, Mime, Tarantula, King Tut, Orca, Killer Moth, March Harriet, Zodiac Master, Gentlemen Ghost, Clock King, Calendar Man, Kite Man, Catman, Zebra-Man, The Condiment King, Captain Boomerang, The Mutant Leader, Hugo Strange, Red Hood, the Kabuki Twins, The Calculator, Dr. Phosphorous, Magpie, and Egghead.
  • Alfred refers to Batman going through "similar phases" in 2016, 2012, 2008, 2005, 1997, 1995, 1992, 1989, and a "weird one" in 1966. This is a clear reference to every year in which a major Batman film was released. The films in question are, respectively, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), The Dark Knight (2008), Batman Begins (2005), Batman & Robin (1997), Batman Forever (1995), Batman Returns (1992), Batman (1989), and Batman: The Movie (1966).
  • The Super Friends members Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, The Wonder Twins, Wonder Dog, El Dorado, and Samurai made an appearance in this movie.
  • When Dick Grayson looks at different superhero suits that Bruce Wayne has on moving hangers, he almost chooses a suit labeled "Nightwing". In the DC Universe, when Robin grew up, he and Batman had a falling out, and he gave up the Robin persona to become a superhero named "Nightwing" who operates in Blüdhaven. Dick Grayson does wear the suit eventually and (temporarily) ends up on a plane bound for Blüdhaven.
  • In early casting, Guillermo del Toro and Steve Buscemi were the front runners for voicing Bane and The Joker, respectively.
  • First fully CGI film for Ralph Fiennes
  • Barbara Gordon, making her point of how long Batman has been a superhero, shows a series of slides, which re-create many famous scenes, posters, et cetera from previous Batman works, with LEGO-fied versions of their Batman. These are of, in order of appearance, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), The Dark Knight (2008), Batman: The Animated Series (1992), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013), Super Friends (1973), Batman: The Movie (1966), Batman No. 9, Detective Comics #27, and Batman (serials). The last two are notable for being the first comic of Batman, and the first adaptation of the character into other media, respectively.
  • Director Chris McKay originally wanted to include several villains from R-rated films among the Phantom Zone prisoners, but he was forced to drop them, as they were deemed too inappropriate for an all-ages movie to include them. Some of said dropped villains McKay wanted included Bill (from Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)), Annie Wilkes (from Misery (1990)), and Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (from Gangs of New York (2002)).
  • The pilot at the beginning identifies his flight number to the control tower as "Flight 1138". This is a reference to George Lucas' first movie, THX 1138 (1971). The number 1138 was hidden in many of his successive films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises. It became an inside joke for his fans, and since then the number has also been used in numerous other media not affiliated with Lucas, as an homage to his work, and continuation of the joke.
  • The Batmobile horn is the theme song to Batman (1966) - about the 13 minute mark.
  • The film includes appearances of not only Batman's Rogues Gallery of recognizable villains, but also many lesser-known faces such as Orca, Dr. Phosphorus, and The Mutant Leader from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012). Also included were some of the most obscure and campy enemies Batman has ever faced, including The Eraser (a pencil-themed villain), The Polka-Dot Man, Crazy Quilt, Kite Man, and King Tut, a pharaoh villain from Batman (1966).
  • The trailers for the film feature different variants of the Bat Suit. One of these variants is labelled "2011 Comic-Con Exclusive". This suit is a minifigure that was given out in raffles at New York Comic-Con and San Diego Comic-Con in 2011 to coincide with LEGO re-launching the Superheroes theme. The minifigure is based off of Christian Bale's suit from The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Another recognizable suit that is visible is Terry McGinnis' suit from Batman Beyond (1999).
  • Batman's television, which takes place inside of a movie theater-like room, has the sound effects from a PlayStation 2.
  • Originally, Barbara Gordon followed much closer to her comic incarnation, in that she was going to be a librarian, who was secretly taking part in vigilantism, before crossing paths with Batman. At one stage in this version of the character, Barbara's vigilante persona carries a copy of the Scarlett Pimpernel novel on her being.
  • This is Rosario Dawson's fourth DC animated movie. She voiced for Wonder Woman (2009), Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015), and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016).
  • Unlike The Lego Movie (2014), this film does not feature any of the figures with the toy's iconic yellow skin, but instead, has more human and monstrous skin tones. The closest is a brief clip from The Lego Movie, featuring an obstructed view of Emmet falling into the void that leads to the real world, shown when the Gotham newscaster discusses the fragile plates, on which the city is built. This also confirms that this film takes place after the events of The Lego Movie.
  • The Flash appeared in The Lego Movie (2014), but had no lines. In this film, however, he does. He was voiced by Adam Devine.
  • Throughout the movie, on Harley Quinn's costume, the word "Smylex" appears. In Batman (1989), The Joker used a toxin on Gotham citizens called "Smilex" to kill people with a smile on their face, ala the movies version of the comic books "Joker Gas".
  • The Arkham guard with the hook hand, who shows Barbara Gordon the "monkey and dog" video, is Aaron Cash, a recurring character in the comics who gained popularity through the Batman: Arkham video games.
  • The sweater Dick Grayson is wearing has robins on it, hinting at his future superhero name.
  • Billy Dee Williams also reprised one of his previous roles in his appearance in The Lego Movie (2014), playing Lando Calrissian from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
  • When Richard (Robin) looks at different superhero suits that Bruce Wayne has on moving hangers, he almost chooses a suit labelled "Clawed Reins", a reference to classic movies actor Claude Rains.
  • Various actors and actresses provided voices for villains, but did not receive credit for their part. These include: Riki Lindhome as The Wicked Witch of the West, Laura Kightlinger as Orca, David Burrows as Mr. Freeze, Matt Villa as Killer Croc, and Lauren White as Medusa. Most of these actors and actresses provided voices for other characters as well.
  • Ralph Fiennes (voice of Alfred) had previously been shortlisted to play Batman in Batman Forever (1995).
  • Many people thought this would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but just like the original The Lego Movie (2014), it ended up being snubbed. That made them mad enough, but they were even more frustrated when the film The Boss Baby (2017) was nominated despite its heavily mixed to negative reception falling short of this film's highly positive reception.
  • This is Director Chris McKay's first theatrically released film.
  • Before deciding on the classic look for Dick Grayson's Robin costume, some other costume options were explored. These including a Robin Hood-inspired outfit, a contemporary hoodie, and a gymnast outfit.
  • The French footballer Antoine Griezmann lent his voice as Superman for the French version.
  • The gremlin Minifigures in the movie are identical to ones that appeared in the Gremlins themed expansion to the game Lego Dimensions (2015). An actual Minifigure of Stripe from the film is included in the set, but looks more distinct than the rest, who more closely resemble the generic gremlin enemies in the game's actual content.
  • Zach Galifianakis (The Joker) took inspiration from a familiar source, as he believed that the character deserves that validation. He feels that way, at least in part, because of how "unpredictable and clever" The Joker is, a characterization for which Galifianakis drew inspiration from Jack Nicholson's famed 1989 take on the role.
  • After Jeff drives through the guard gate at the energy plant he sings, "Nothing bad ever happens to me." This is from a song by Oingo Boingo titled "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" from their album "Good for Your Soul".
  • The Bat Computer is not only voiced by Apple's "Siri", but when Batman assembles the Scuttler, it makes the Apple Macintosh "boot-up" sound when it is completed. This may be a tribute to Pixar's titular character from WALL·E (2008), who also makes this sound when fully charged.
  • On his podcast "Doug Loves Movies", Doug Benson (voice of Bane) often introduces the game segment of the show with "let the games begin". This line was also spoken by Bane (Tom Hardy) in The Dark Knight Rises (2012).
  • The Lego Movie (2014) is the first Warner Animation Group film to become a franchise.
  • Zach Galifianakis says the line "it's worth a Google" in this movie as The Joker, and The Campaign (2012) as Marty Huggins.
  • Lego Batman's license plate reads BT1TUDE.
  • The large X-Ray window from Total Recall (1990) makes an appearance when Batman and Robin are breaking into Arkham Asylum to shoot The Joker with The Phantom Zone Projector.
  • When Alfred drives the limo out of Wayne Manor as all the enemies are attacking, the rear license plate is shown and reads "WAYNE CAR".
  • The TV scientist that explains how Gotham will be destroyed is a clear imitation of Neil deGrasse Tyson.
  • Ralph Fiennes (Alfred) is also the actor who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise. LEGO Voldemort makes an appearance in this film, but is voiced by fellow British actor Eddie Izzard.
  • Although it's only through live-action archival footage from Jerry Maguire (1996), this is Tom Cruise's first appearance in an animated film.
  • Seth Green previously collaborated with Director Chris McKay on Robot Chicken (2005), on that show, Green played many DC characters, such as Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Robin, and The Penguin.
  • Michael Cera's first PG film.
  • The street sign in the background of the Wayne family portrait at Wayne Manor reads "Crime Alley".
  • In the movie, the character Sauron, originally from The Lord of the Rings, was played by Jemaine Clement. Clement is a singer, comedian, and actor from New Zealand, which is where The Lord of the Rings movies were filmed. Also, he is one half of the New Zealand folk comedy duo "Flight of the Conchords". His partner, Bret McKenzie, had a small role in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
  • It is said that editor John Venzon was the voice of the Penguin. The other two editors, David Burrows and Matt Villa, voiced Mr. Freeze and Killer Croc respectively, but are uncredited for it.
  • Sir Patrick Stewart was considered to voice Alfred.
  • The five different colors of the Daleks that are seen match those of the New Dalek Paradigm introduced in 2010: white, yellow, orange, red and blue. The New Dalek Paradigm design was much criticized by fans and, though reused initially, has not been seen since 2012. The question of their disappearance has now been answered: they were sent to the Phantom Zone.
  • When the Batwing lands near the Fortress of Solitude, the theme song of the 1978 Superman can be heard for a brief moment.
  • Throughout the movie, a running gag is shown that the Joker is much better than the rest of the other villains, who are called 'lesser known', which sadly includes the big names (e.g.; Riddler, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze).
  • Mindy Kaling and Leslie Jones were considered for the voice of Harley Quinn in this film.
  • This is the sixth collaboration between Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill after 21 Jump Street (2012), This Is the End (2013), The Lego Movie (2014), 22 Jump Street (2014), and Hail, Caesar! (2016).
  • In the Fortress of Solitude, Batman is instructing Robin step-by-step how to get to the projector and says "That's excellent listening". This is making fun of quicktime events (QTE) in video games, that became very popular in video games in recent years to the point of heavy player criticism. This is referenced later again in the movie.
  • It was said at one point that South Park (1997) co-creators Trey Parker (who was also doing Despicable Me 3 (2017)) and Matt Stone were to voice The Riddler and Bane, respectively.
  • The first animated feature film of Mariah Carey and Zoë Kravitz.
  • Zach Galifianakis, the voice of the Joker, has been nominated for the Annie Award for Best Voice Acting, making this the second Warner Animation Group film to be nominated, the first being Storks (2016) with Katie Crown, the voice of Tulip.
  • Ralph Fiennes and Mariah Carey's first animated collaboration since The Prince of Egypt (1998). Fiennes voiced Rameses and Carey sang "When You Believe" with Whitney Houston. Two other Batman movie cast members joined them: Val Kilmer (Moses) in Batman Forever (1995) as the title character, and Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns (1992) as Catwoman/Selina Kyle.
  • Ralph Fiennes' fourth theatrically released fully animated film after The Prince of Egypt (1998), Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), the former of which is not a stop-motion film.
  • Will Arnett and Jenny Slate were both in Theatrical Dr. Seuss films. Arnett was in Horton Hears a Who! (2008) from 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios, and Slate was in The Lorax (2012) from Universal Pictures/Illumination.
  • Will Arnett and Michael Cera played uncle and nephew, respectively, in Arrested Development (2003).
  • When Bruce Wayne is preparing to leave for the party, we hear a few seconds of the Al Jarreau song "Girls Know How". This song also figured prominently in a scene from Night Shift (1982), which starred Michael Keaton, who portrayed Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).
  • Will Arnett (Batman/Bruce Wayne) and Jemaine Clement (Sauron) were both voices in Despicable Me (2010). Arnett played Mr. Perkins, and Clement played Jerry the Minion, and Jenny Slate (Harley Quinn) was the voice of Valerie de Vinci in Despicable Me 3 (2017) released later the same year as The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
  • Jemaine Clement and Kate Micucci previously appeared together in 20th Century Fox's Rio franchise. Clement voiced Nigel the Cockatoo, and Micucci voiced Tiny the Green Finch.
  • From the team that assembled The Lego Movie (2014).
  • When Batman and Barbara Gordon are filling each other's sentences, Batman says: "Succulent something". That is a reference to the popular YouTube video "Democracy manifest".
  • This is the first Warner Animation Group film to feature co-production with DC Entertainment.
  • The fourth theatrically released animated spin-off after Puss in Boots (2011), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Minions (2015).
  • Conan O'Brien's first theatrically released animated movie.
  • Ellie Kemper, Zoë Kravitz, Kate Micucci, and Jenny Slate visited the set of Season 49 of Sesame Street (1969).
  • Michael Cera and Zach Galifianakis appeared in Youth in Revolt (2009).
  • Jenny Slate and Ellie Kemper previously appeared together in The Secret Life of Pets (2016).
  • The 4th fully CGI film to be based off of a comic strip, after Over the Hedge (2006), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (2015).
  • At one point where Batman enters the Batcave, he asks his computer whether he has any mail. She replies with numerous things including "a coupon for Bed, Bath and Beyond." This could be a reference to former Batman, Michael Keaton; in The Other Guys (2010), Keaton plays a police chief who has a part-time job at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
  • Ellie Kemper later appeared alongside Jake Johnson from The Lego Movie (2014) together in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) released 2 months after this film.
  • On Turner channels, this film is rated TV-PG-DLV.
  • Some audience and reviewers mistook the Kraken for Godzilla due to him shooting blue fireballs like Godzilla's signature atomic breath, aquatic nature and MonsterVerse movies being co produced Warner Bros.

Spoiler alert in these points.

  • Early on, The Joker says that his plan is not like the "two boats" plan or "the parade with the Prince music". This is a reference to The Dark Knight (2008), in which The Joker (Heath Ledger) hijacked two boats and threatens to blow them up, and to Batman (1989), in which The Joker (Jack Nicholson) holds a parade to distract Gotham from the Joker venom, respectively.
  • Villains in the Phantom Zone include King Kong, Lord Voldemort (from the Harry Potter film franchise), the Kraken and Medusa (from Clash of the Titans (1981)), Gremlins (from Gremlins (1984)), The Wicked Witch of the West and Flying Monkeys (from The Wizard of Oz (1939)), Daleks (from Doctor Who (1963)), Velociraptors and the Tyrannosaurus Rex (from the Jurassic Park film franchise), Sauron (from The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Agent Smith (from The Matrix trilogy), Bruce (the Great White shark from the Jaws film franchise), Lord Vampyre, The Mummy, and the Swamp Creature (from LEGO Monster Fighters), and the Skeleton Warriors (from Jason and the Argonauts (1963)).
  • When Batman chases The Joker through the hall of mirrors towards the end of the film, it is a clear reference to both The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller and The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland.
  • When Batman and Robin are fighting the Phantom Zone villains towards the end of the film, there is a scene where Batman is spinning Robin around while Robin kicks away a bunch of Agent Smiths. This scene, including its angle, is a direct nod to the scene in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), where Neo spins around on a pole kicking a bunch of Agent Smiths during the rooftop fight scene.
  • Alfred uses the Batman costume from Batman (1966) during the ending fight with the Joker and his cronies.
  • According to The Lego Movie (2014), the entire fictional universe exists in The Man Upstairs' basement workshop. Therefore, the two tectonic plates, on which Gotham City stands, are possibly two tables pushed together in the "real world". This is further evidence that the film is playing out in Finn's mind, much like it was in The Lego Movie.
  • At one point in the movie, after Batman agrees to work with the others to stop The Joker, the cast offers to help Batman, and he replies "What am I going to do, get a bunch of criminals together to fight the criminals? That's a stupid idea." This was a jab at Suicide Squad (2016), in which criminals fighting criminals was the plot of the movie. Coincidentally, criminals fighting criminals is what saves the day in both movies.
  • Batman/Bruce Wayne and The Joker re-create the climactic scene from Jerry Maguire (1996), with The Joker saying, "You had me at 'shut up'", instead of Renée Zellweger's line, "You had me at 'Hello.'" While neither says the line, "You complete me", Heath Ledger's Joker used that line in a similar scene in The Dark Knight (2008).
  • On a marquee in the background in Gotham is a "Two Shades Darker" screening at that theater. Fifty Shades Darker (2017) screened at theaters nationwide the same weekend as The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
  • Batman's computer password is "Iron Man Sucks"; although this is a DC film, Iron Man is the only Marvel character mentioned in it.
  • The Daleks are not identified as such. Rather, they are called "British Robots", and the audience is told to "ask your nerd friends". Also, the Daleks are not voiced by the official voice, Nicholas Briggs, and three variants on their voices can be heard: two lifted straight from Doctor Who (1963), one American accented Dalek without ring modulation, and one British Dalek that sounds more modulated.
  • Several of the villains that come from the Phantom Zone also recently appeared in Lego Dimensions (2015), a toys-to-life game produced for all current game consoles. Daleks and Velociraptors are featured as drivable vehicles in the Doctor Who Fun Pack and Jurassic World Team pack, respectively. The Harry Potter team pack featured Voldemort as a playable character (though in the game, voice clips of Ralph Fiennes' portrayal of him were used). The Gremlins team pack has Stripe as a playable character, who closely resembles the other gremlin figures used in the film. Sauron also appears in the story mode of Lego Dimensions (2015), though in his humanoid armored form, and not as a playable character.
  • When the villains get released from the Phantom Zone, there's one notably missing: Zod, who was mentioned in the brief Superman news segment. This may be either because he had escaped again in the meantime or, more likely, because Superman would have gotten involved in getting all the outcasts back where they belong, obviously stealing Batman's light in his own movie, no less.
  • Alfred's second costume is highly reminiscent of Kato's (Bruce Lee's) outfit in The Green Hornet (1966). The Green Hornet (1966) and Batman (1966) had a two-part crossover episode.
  • When King Kong lands in Gotham, the building he lands on is Wayne Tower.
  • The audience gets Rick-rolled. Robin plays Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" at one point, as a suggestion for fight music.
  • In the trailers, Barbara Gordon wears a purple button shirt. The purple is a reference to the color of the bat suit she wears later in the film's events.
  • In the scene where Batman brings Robin to the Fortress of Solitude, the way in which Superman and his guests dance is later the same way that they dance to the Catch Song in The Lego Movie 2 (2019).
  • Batman pulls a total of 17 penguins to ward off Poison Ivy's venomous kiss in the beginning fight scene.
  • Emmet appears in a jumbotron when it is demonstrated how the citizens of Gotham will fall into the abyss should the plates fall apart.

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Factual mistakes[]

  • Earlier in the film, Superman sends Zod to the Phantom Zone but when Joker goes there he is nowhere to be seen. Many assume he doesn't return throughout the rest of the film. However, he does appear multiple times when Joker returns to Gotham with the villains from the Phantom Zone, albeit not as prominently featured.
  • Voldemort uses the spell Wingardium Leviosa. The spell Wingardium Leviosa is to make objects lift in the air, not people. The correct spell to lift a human in the air is Levicorpus.
  • When Batman is returning to the Phantom Zone he is floating up at an angle away from the other characters but when he hits the barrier he falls straight down to be caught by Batgirl instead of landing much farther away.

Character error[]

  • Batman refers to the Daleks as "British Robots." However, Daleks are not robots but organic creatures, tentacled mutants in armored travel machines - nor they are British, they are aliens from the planet Skaro. Batman either has incomplete information or is making a joke, because Daleks are from British TV series Doctor Who.

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