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 Dark Knight, The (2008)
| Harvey was devastated after Rachel's death. He kidnapped Gordon's wife and two kids. In the scene where he met Gordon, he said that he was going to let Gordon feel what he had felt when Rachel died. Harvey grabbed one of Gordon's kids and threatened to kill him. Did the kid die in the end?
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No. Batman showed up and told Harvey to stop. He said Harvey should not blame Gordon for Rachel's death. Harvey said he would leave it to the coin to decide. The first coin landed on tails and Harvey shot Bruce. As he flipped the next coin to determine the kid's fate, Bruce got up and pushed him out of the window. Gordon's son was safe but Harvey died.
| By using the sonar idea of Lucius Fox, Bruce transformed the citizen's cell phones into detecting and monitoring devices, to find out the Joker's location. Bruce said that if the Joker talked within the vicinity of a phone, Lucius could triangulate his location. Bruce said this great task could only be done by one person, who was Lucius himself. According to Bruce, what words should Lucius type in after he finished using the system? | The Dark Knight
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"Lucius Fox". Lucius first thought that it was an insane idea to use the citizens' cell phones to monitor the Joker. Bruce convinced him, by telling him that a great task like this should only be done by Lucius himself. Lucius agreed. Lucius was also being told that he should type in his own name after he detected the location of the Joker to shut down the system.
| The Joker carried out his next plan, where he forced two ferries to leave Gotham. One of them carried prisoners while the other one carried innocent citizens. The Joker said he was going to conduct a social experiment that night. Every person on both of the ferries had the chance to detonate the other ferry. They were given the time until midnight. If none of them made the move, then both of the ferries would explode. All the people on both ferries faced the dilemma and did not dare to kill off all the passengers in the other ferry. In the end, which ferry exploded? | The Dark Knight
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Both ferries were safe.. On the ferry with prisoners, one of the prisoners asked for the detonator from the policeman. All the people on that ferry thought that he was going to blow up the other ferry with innocent citizens but, upon getting the detonator, he threw it into the sea.
Meanwhile, on the ferry with innocent citizens, they conducted a poll and the majority chose to detonate the other ferry with prisoners on it. However, nobody came forward to detonate the bomb. Finally, a man stood up and said he would do it. Fortunately, he changed his bad idea at the last moment because nothing happened when the clock struck midnight. Both ferries were safe.
The Joker was battling with Batman and the former told the latter that they were going to watch a great firework display. The people on the ferries proved that the Joker was wrong.
| The Joker told Bruce that he had kidnapped both Harvey and Rachel and had them placed in two different locations. It was up to Bruce now to determine who he should save. Bruce chose Rachel but when he opened the door he found that it was actually Harvey who was behind the door. Bruce saved Harvey but the latter's face was burnt. He woke up in the hospital and he was approached by the Joker, who was dressed up as a nurse. What nickname did Harvey call himself? | The Dark Knight
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Two-Face. When Harvey was still new as an attorney, he was called "two-face" by the others. Now, waking up in the hospital bed with his left face burnt from the explosion, it reminded him of this nickname. The Joker manipulated him and turned him from a good attorney into an evil person.
| The Joker was eventually apprehended by the policemen, after the chase scene between the Joker and the Batman. What thing did the Joker put inside his cell mate's stomach, which he later used to help him escape from the prison? | The Dark Knight
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A cell phone. The Joker's cell mate kept complaining that his stomach hurt but nobody paid attention to him, until the last minute when the correctional officers called in the paramedic team, only to find out that there was a cell phone in the man's stomach. It was too late for them because the Joker had made a call which detonated the bomb. The entire prison blew up after the Joker grabbed Lau and escaped.
It was the Joker's plan to implant the cell phone in that man's stomach earlier on and he deliberately wanted to get caught by the policemen so that he could end up in the same prison to blow up the place.
The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Hans Zimmer, who was also the music composer for "Gladiator".
| The citizens were terrified at the sight of the brutal killings happening in the street. Bruce knew the Joker wanted him and he was ready to reveal his identity to the public. Nonetheless, who stepped up and said that he was Batman? | The Dark Knight
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Harvey. Just as Bruce was about to reveal his true identity, Harvey announced that he was Batman. He was handcuffed and taken away. Harvey told Rachel that it was his own idea to do that, so that the real Batman would come and save him. However, Rachel thought that the idea was too risky and dangerous.
Many scenes in the movie were filmed in Chicago. The movie was filmed under the false title of "Rory's First Kiss" so that it would not attract the media's attention.
| The Joker told the public that he would start killing innocent people until Batman revealed his true identity. Batman figured out that the Joker's next target was Anthony Garcia, the mayor. During that intense moment, Gordon dived in front and saved Anthony. In the midst of the panic scene, the police managed to capture one of the men. While Harvey Dent interrogated that man, whose name did he see on that man's uniform's name-tag? | The Dark Knight
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Rachel Dawes. The man who was captured by the police was one of the men who were responsible for the plan to kill the mayor. Several men who were supposed to be in the parade were kidnapped and tied up. Their uniforms were taken. Harvey Dent, who was the Gotham district attorney, later interrogated that man in a truck. It was at that time when he noticed that the name-tag on that man's uniform bore the name of his girlfriend, Rachel Dawes. He quickly called Rachel to warn her about the dangerous situation.
Mayor Anthony Garcia was played by Nestor Carbonell, who played the character of Richard Alpert in "Lost".
| Several men, who dressed up in Batman costumes, showed up in the meeting between the Scarecrow and the mob members. The fight broke up and eventually the real Batman saved the day. However, he was attacked and wounded by what animals? | The Dark Knight
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Dogs. The mob members brought their dogs with them during the meeting. The dogs barked wildly when they saw the real Batman show up. The dogs were then released and they went after Batman. On the very next day, Bruce Wayne stitched himself up from the dog bite, as his loyal butler, Alfred, approached him. Bruce discussed with him that he needed a stronger suit.
The character of Bruce Wayne or Batman was played by the English actor, Christian Bale.
| The movie began with the scene where six men, in their clown masks, robbed a bank. They killed one another to get a larger cut of the money. In the end, one man remained and he took off his mask only to reveal his true identity - the notorious Joker. What mode of transportation did he use to escape from the bank? | The Dark Knight
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A school bus. The Joker was having a conversation with another man when a school bus crashed into the bank, killing off that man. The Joker put all the money onto the school bus and ran away. Before he escaped, he took off his mask and showed his face to the bank manager.
The Joker was played by Heath Ledger. This movie was his second last movie before his death on 22 January 2008, the last being "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", a fantasy-adventure mystery movie. His autopsy and toxicology analysis revealed that he died as a result of acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
| Who is considered the White Knight and who is the Dark Knight? | The Dark Knight
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Harvey Dent and Batman. Harvey is the District Attorney of Gotham and love interest to Rachel Dawes. In the film, a love triangle forms between him, Rachel, and Bruce. He wants to protect the city and says that Batman will give up because he doesn't want to do this forever. He gets burned on the side of his face and goes crazy over the death of Rachel. The Joker takes an interest in him and tells him that Batman and Gordon are the enemies. He was to kill Gordon, while the Joker killed Batman.
Batman says to Gordon at the end of the film that he will take responsibility for Two-face, aka Harvey Dent's murders. He also states that Harvey should be the hero and he is the White Knight of the city and people look up to him. Batman orders Gordon to destroy the bat-signal and signal a manhunt against him. Batman flees while soldiers and dogs chase him. Gordon states that he is the the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. He also says He is the Dark Knight.
| The Joker puts two different groups of people on two ferries. One is full of citizens and the other is full of criminals. On each ferry are explosives. He tells both groups that in order to save themselves, they will have to blow up the other ferry or he blows both of them up at midnight. What do the people do? | The Dark Knight
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The criminals throw the remote out and the citizens put it back in the box.. The criminals and the citizens decide that they can not kill the other people, no matter what would happen. Batman locates the Joker and prevents him from blowing up both ferries, so both groups are safe in the end.
| Who plays the role of the Joker and who plays Batman in "the Dark Knight?" | The Dark Knight
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Heath Ledger and Christian Bale. Heath Ledger was found dead in his NYC Apartment on January 22, 2008. Surrounding his body, were prescription drugs and sleeping pills, which caused his death. It was an accidental overdose, but because of this, the Joker was his last completed role before dying. This was Christian Bale's second Batman movie.
Batman is the hero of Gotham City and when he saw his parents get shot when he was young, he wanted to save the town from criminals. He feels he has a duty.
The Joker is the main villain of the sequel. He is a murdering psychopath who finds joy in killing and wants Batman to take off his mask and turn himself in, otherwise he will kill people.
| While trapped, gasoline spills on the left of Dent's face and the bomb goes off, burning that side of his face. He gets entered into the hospital and gets released. He is driven to madness over the loss of Rachel and who does he exact his revenge on and why? | The Dark Knight
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The cops, Batman, and Gordon - because the Joker told him that Gordon didn't get to Rachel in time and Batman saved Dent instead.. Dent becomes Two-face after learning what he thinks is the truth. The Joker tells him that Batman and Gordon are responsible for Rachel's death and leads him to threaten one of Gordon's friends. He tells her to call Gordon's wife to tell her to take the kids.
"Dent, where is my family?!"
"Where my family died."
Gordon asks Dent where his family is and Dent response meant that the spot where they are was where Rachel died.
| The Joker reveals to Batman that Rachel and Dent have been taken to two separate parts of the city, and they are too far away for Batman to save both. He tells Gordon to go after Dent, while he goes after Rachel. What happens? | The Dark Knight
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The Joker switched the spots, so Batman saves Dent instead.. Because of what the Joker did, Batman saves Dent, but Gordon can not get to Rachel in time. The bombs explode, killing her and this leads to Dent going crazy.
| Batman goes in to interrogate the Joker after arresting him for trying to kill Dent. He asks him why he wants to kill him and the Joker laughs and says he doesn't want to kill Batman. Why is that? | The Dark Knight
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He says Batman completes him.. "You won't kill me because you can't! I won't kill you, because you're just too much fun!" The Joker also reveals later that he won't kill Batman because he's too much fun. Batman is a little shocked by the Joker's choice of words. He is shocked because he wants Batman to kill him and go over his limits.
| Because of the Joker's killing, what does Bruce decide to do and what happens? | The Dark Knight
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Turn himself in, but before he can do so, Dent tells everyone he is Batman. Dent does this to bring the Joker out of hiding and to keep the real Batman out of trouble. However, the Joker finds out that Dent is lying when Batman comes in to interrogate him while Dent is in jail for turning himself in.
| In the middle of the movie, the Joker crashes a party at Bruce's house, looking for Harvey Dent. He sees Rachel and calls her beautiful. He tells her the story of his scars and what does she do? | The Dark Knight
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Kicks him in the groin. "A little fight in ya...I like that." said by The Joker. Batman shows up soon after and fights the Joker. The Joker grabs Rachel and drops her out of the window, which is very high up. Batman saves her, but when he returns, the Joker is gone.
| The Joker has scars on both sides of his face. How did he get them? | The Dark Knight
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He tells one person his father gave them to him, but later tells Rachel that his wife got cut up and he wanted her to feel normal, so he cut his mouth.. It is unknown which of these two stories is true. He finds it fun to tell people different stories. When the end of the film is nearing, the Joker says to Batman, "Do you want to know how I got these scars?", but he never finishes the rest of the story.
| When The Joker goes to propose his idea for killing Batman, a man asks why he shouldn't have one of his boys rip his head off. What does the Joker do? | The Dark Knight
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Makes a pencil disappear, but really puts it up a guy's skull. The man's friend gets angry after that and says he will give $500,000 dollars for the Joker dead and $1,000,000 alive. This leads to the Joker faking his death to tell the man that he works for him and also the story of his scars, before taking the guy's men to kill Batman.
Batman knocks him off of the building.. Dent captures Commissioner Gordon's wife and children, and takes them to the place where Rachel died. He wants Gordon to feel the way he felt when he talked to her on the phone, knowing that one of them was going to die. Batman arrives and Dent flips the coin and shoots him. He then holds the gun to his own head and flips the coin, but it comes up heads, so he doesn't shoot himself. He is about to kill Gordon's son when Batman gets up and tackles him, sending him flying over the edge of the building. Batman rescues the boy and then falls himself.
Batman decides that Dent's reputation must not be tarnished, for the good of the city. He makes Gordon blame the murders on him and leaves as a fugitive. There is some speculation that Dent really isn't dead, but he is certainly seems to be dead at the end of the film.
Commissioner Gordon is played by Gary Oldman.
| Crazed with rage, and calling himself Two Face, Dent lets the flip of his coin decide whether he kills someone or not. When he confronts mob boss Salvatore Maroni, the toss is heads and Dent doesn't shoot him. Who does he shoot instead? | The Dark Knight
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Maroni's driver. Before his transformation to Two Face, Dent pretends to decide things by the flip of a coin, but the coin is double-headed. After he is badly scarred by the fire, he continues to flip the coin, but since one side of the coin has been damaged by the same fire, it truly becomes a question of chance. While in the car with Maroni, he flips the coin and it comes up heads, so he doesn't shoot Maroni. He flips it again and the damaged side appears, so he fastens his seatbelt and shoots the driver through the seat, causing the car to crash. Presumably Maroni dies in the crash.
Salvatore Maroni is played by Eric Roberts.
| Coleman Reese goes on TV and offers to reveal the identity of Batman, to stop the Joker's killing spree. The Joker decides that he doesn't want to find out Batman's identity after all. What does he threaten to blow up, if Reese is not killed? | The Dark Knight
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a hospital. Police immediately begin evacuating the hospitals, including the one in which Harvey Dent is recovering from his severe burns. Dressed in a nurse's uniform, the Joker goes in and corrupts an already enraged Dent, taking great satisfaction in corrupting the city's shining knight.
Gotham General Hospital is indeed blown up, although virtually all of the patients have been successfully evacuated. No one is sure about the whereabouts of Dent though. The last we see of Reese is when Bruce Wayne crashes his car in an attempt to save Reese, being transferred by police, from being captured by the Joker's thugs.
| Who says, "You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who beats criminals to a pulp with his bare hands, and your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck?" | The Dark Knight
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Lucius Fox. Coleman Reese is some kind of consultant who has done some digging into the R and D Department of Wayne Enterprises and come to the correct conclusion that Bruce is Batman. He confronts Lucius with his suspicions and demands ten million dollars a year for the rest of his life. Lucius responds with the above quote, which apparently makes Reese change his mind. He later goes on TV and is prepared to reveal the identity of Batman because the Joker is killing people every day until the Bat reveals himself.
Coleman Reese is played by Joshua Harto.
Rachel Dawes. The Joker has captured both Rachel Dawes and Harvey Dent. In different locations, each is surrounded by barrels of gasoline which are wired to blow up. The Joker tells Batman where each is, only giving him time to rescue one. Rachel and Harvey are talking to each other on the phone, each believing that Batman will rescue Rachel and Harvey will die.
This is what Batman tries to do, but the Joker has lied about who is where, and Batman finds that it is Harvey whom he rescues, after Harvey is burnt by burning gasoline. The police arrive too late to save Rachel, and it is her loss that drives Harvey crazy and makes him become Two Face.
Gordon appears to be assassinated, but it is just a ploy to keep his family safe while he works with Batman to get the Joker.
Rachel is played by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Dent is played by Aaron Eckhart.
steel cables strung between buildings. After taking quite a few hits, the convoy manages to make it back up onto the upper street where the helicopter can provide air cover. However we see two of the Joker's henchmen fire cables across the upper levels of the buildings. The helicopter flies right into these, becomes entangled and crashes.
| When the Joker demands that Batman reveal his true identity, Harvey Dent steps up and claims to be Batman. The convoy transporting him to County Jail is attacked by the Joker. What diversion does the Joker use to drive the convoy down to the lower streets, away from air support? | The Dark Knight
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a burning fire truck. The street that the convoy is taking is completely blocked by a burning truck. As they pass it, on their way to the ramp to the lower street, you can see that it is a fire truck. Once on the lower road, the convoy is subject to all sorts of attacks by the Joker and his henchman, and one of the officers comments that they need to get back up where they can have air support.
| Chinese businessman, Lau, runs the banks in Gotham where mob money is being laundered. The police have tracked some marked money to these banks, but Lau escapes to Hong Kong with the cash, before the police can act. How is Lau brought into custody? | The Dark Knight
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Batman delivers him to police headquarters.. Suspicious about Lau, Batman has been keeping an eye on him through a proposed partnership with Wayne Enterprises. When Lau flees, Bruce sends Lucius Fox to Hong Kong to tell Lau that the deal is off. Later that night Batman apprehends Lau and flies him back to Gotham City, where he is left, trussed up, outside of the police station. Lau's fate is not a pretty one, as the Joker burns him alive, on top of a large pile of money.
Lau is played by Chin Han and Lucius Fox is played by Morgan Freeman. Batman is played by Christian Bale.
| At the beginning of the movie we find a bunch of criminals in clown masks, led by the Joker, robbing a bank. Who owns the bank? | The Dark Knight
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the mob. The first indication we get that this is not a regular bank comes from the clown monitoring the silent alarm. Just before he is killed, by an accomplice, he comments that the call he interrupts has not been made to the police. Later the bank manager, before being shot, confronts the clowns and asks them if they know who they are robbing. Afterwards we learn, through various conversations, that the bank is indeed owned by the mob, so reprisals are expected to be harsh.
| When Bruce Wayne told Alfred he was going to turn himself in, Alfred mentioned they were probably going to pick him up too. He stated that the police would probably take him in as an accomplice. What did Wayne have to say about it? | How Much Do You Know About "The Dark Knight"?
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"I'm going to tell them it was your idea.". Bruce and Alfred were leaving his brightly lit version of the Bat Cave when this was said. Bruce was on his way to the press conference Batman had Harvey Dent had set up. Bruce was teasing Alfred that he was going to let him take the blame for the creation of Batman.
Alfred Pennyworth was played by Michael Caine. He also played Alfred in the 2005 Batman ("Batman Begins") Another very good (and very funny) movie he had been in is "Austin Powers". He played Austin's father, Nigel Powers.
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It was a custom. After Joker was arrested they did a normal search of his person. One of the officers reported their findings to Gordon by telling him that Joker had "No name, no other alias, clothing is custom, nothing in his pockets but knives and lint..."
Earlier in the movie, while talking to the mob Joker mentioned that "The suit wasn't cheap, you outta know ....you bought it." This was in retaliation to Maroni's remark "Just some freak clown in a cheap purple suit". He mentioned the "clown" when Lau (who was on the TV monitor) gave the mob the news that a portion of their money had been stolen from the bank.
| As Joker chased the SWAT cars that were transporting Harvey Dent, the real Batman showed up. After the whole chase scene Joker finally got Batman into a position where he could take his mask off. Before he could do it, he was pulled off of Batman. What was his response to the person who dragged him away? | How Much Do You Know About "The Dark Knight"?
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"Oh! Can you just give me a minute?". They were in the middle of a street in downtown Gotham. Joker was almost able to pull the mask off Batman, who was laying near the flipped over 18 wheeler that Joker had been driving. Joker was pulled off of Batman by soon-to-be Commissioner Gordon.
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