The Dark Knight is the 6th episode in Screen Junkies comedy series Honest Trailers. It was written by Andy Signore, Christian Lynch and Brett Weiner. It was narrated by Gannon Nickell. It parodies the 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight. It was published on July 16, 2012, and is 2 minutes and 42 seconds long. In the 6 years since its initial publication, the trailer has been viewed over 13 million times.
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"A gritty continuation of Batman and his ongoing battle with throat cancer." ~ Honest Trailers - The Dark Knight
Script[]
From director Christopher Nolan, who prompts fanboy boners from whatever he touches, comes a gritty continuation of Batman and his ongoing battle with throat cancer.
Batman: I have one rule. / Which is? / I'm not wearing hockey pads! / He must have friends. Someone knows where he is! / You'll be in a padded cell forever.
The Dark Knight
In a city lined with an absurdly convenient number of school buses, comes a realistic new vision of the Batman saga, that throws away silly Bat-nipples for completely unrealistic new features, like... the Bat-car cutter; the Bat-gun bender; the Bat-armor that can withstand falls from any height, but sucks against bullets; and the Bat-device that inexplicably turns every Gotham City cell phone into a portable sonar reader, which downloads an infinite amount of data that's instantly transmitted wirelessly to Batman's eyes. Ugh, how is that possible? It takes me five minutes to download Angry Birds.
A silent guardian who doesn't give a f*ck about racking up millions of dollars in people's personal damages. The Joker will test Batman like never before, when he places two hostages at two different locations, which, for some reason, means that Batman nor anyone on call with the Gotham City Police Department can reach them both at the same time.
A film bursting with not-so-subtle foreshadowing...
Harvey: You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
...that'll help you swallow Harvey's evil transformation, which is completely out of character.
Two-Face: It's about what's fair!
A hero that takes the blame for a fallen savior, for the better of the city.
Batman: I killed those people.
Gordon: No, no, you can't. You're not!
Batman: I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be.
Wait, wait; why couldn't they just blame the Joker for all these deaths? He's been killing people the entire movie! Vilifying Batman makes no sense.
Starring: Cabbage Patch Face (Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes); Nurse Jackie (Heath Ledger as The Joker); Los Pollos Hermanos (Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face); Rusty Griswold (Anthony Michael Hall as Mike Engel); and Eye Wart (Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman). Try not noticing that from here on out.
The Dark Knight
Ah, who are we kidding? This movie is fucking awesome.
Viewer's Comments[]
SAY SNOZBERRY WITH YOUR AWESOME VOICE! - TicoMachi
And say the word "poop fiddles" - HateTheRapperWhoEats
I would like to here you say 'glockenspiel' - the musical instrument :3 - DarrenCrissIsSmexy
I just want to hear you say "blobble" - copythatagentk
and please bring in the words "they wanted to protect their icecream, but the freezer refused to listen" - robzombie676
Trivia[]
- In 2018, Andy Signore claimed that this video proved that the Honest Trailers series had longevity, as it demonstrated that the fake trailer format could be humorously applied to any film - regardless of whether it was universally despised or beloved.
- Honest Trailers have been produced for virtually every other Batman movie, including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Killing Joke, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman and Justice League. See list of Honest Trailers for more.
- An Honest Trailer Commentary for this episode was recorded and was available on the Screen Junkies Plus until the website/app was discontinued. Screen Junkies don't currently have any way of releasing the video.
- This is the first ever Honest Trailer to carry any of the viewer's comments. Prior to that, they didn't show the viewer comments.
Reception[]
Honest Trailers - The Dark Knight has an 96.8% approval rating from YouTube viewers. The Huffington Post wrote that while no one really cares about little plot holes like those pointed out by the Honest Trailer, "it’s fun to take stock of the things that don’t quite add up." MTV remarked "the hilarious dudes at Screen Junkies have created one of their patented Honest Trailers which proves that deep down The Dark Knight is still just a movie, as fallible and prone to flights of fancy as your average Battleship." In the same article, MTV also wrote "even astute critical types like Screen Junkies have to admit the movie is still way awesome."
Production credits[]
Video thumbnail for Honest Trailers - The Dark Knight
Created & Directed by Andy Signore & Brett Weiner
Executive Producer Mitch Rotter
Written by: Andy Signore, Christian Lynch & Brett Weiner
Edited by Andy Signore
Voiceover Narration by: Gannon Nickell
External links[]
- ‘The Dark Knight’: Honest Trailer Takes On Christopher Nolan Masterpiece (VIDEO) - The Huffington Post article
- 'THE DARK KNIGHT' FINALLY GETS AN HONEST TRAILER - MTV article