Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998) - full transcript

Mr. Freeze is living in the arctic with his cryogenically-frozen wife. When a submarine destroys her containment capsule, he has to find someone to "donate" a new heart for her. His search turns up one donor with the right blood type: Barbara (Batgirl) Gordon. Her kidnapping sends Batman and Robin on a hurried chase to free her in time.

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Secure from quarters.

- All ahead 2/3.
- All ahead 2/3.

Come left heading 1-9-0.
Set depth for 100 meters.

Aye aye. 20 degrees down angle
on the bow planes.

Come left 1-9-0.

Range to destination?

8 kilometers.

Hoskins, what are
the conditions up there?

30 degrees below zero, sir,
and we've got a storm moving in.

Landing party on deck.



Now, collect your data quickly
and get back to the ship.

No one can survive for long
in that kind of cold.

Koonak?

Do you have dinner?

Ooh, salmon.

100 meters to surface, Captain.

Reading a thin layer of ice
beneath a mountainous terrain.

Possibly a cave.

- All back 1/3.
- All back 1/3.

15 years today, darling.

Did you think I would forget?

How could I?

The day we met was
the happiest day of my life.

A gift for you.



I found it in the snow.

Fragile beauty clinging to life
in this frozen wasteland.

Like you, Nora.

30 meters below surface and closing.

Estimate impact in... 15 seconds.

How long does she have
to stay in there?

Until a cure can be found.

Until then, my love,

we'll be here together.

Nora!

Let's move out.

Man, I've never
seen it that cold.

Let's get inside.

What in the name of...

My God! What happened?

It's the whole crew!

Not quite.

...forecast, plenty of sunshine...

...temperatures...

You punks have robbed me
for the last time!

Myron, let the police handle it.

Come away!

Do what she says, old man.

I'm not afraid of you.

Myron!

I warned you, mister.

Drive!

Man, there must be a couple
of grand worth of stuff here.

Yeah, I told you it'd be easy.

What was that?

- Let's call the cops!
- Yeah, come on!

- What happened?
- I don't know.

Jeez!

Please don't hurt me.

Listen, scum, we're gonna
be watching you.

Keep your hands
where we can see 'em.

Yes, Alfred?

We're running late, sir.
The party's already started.

Meet us in 2 minutes.

Very good, sir. On my way.

Thanks, Alfred. Don't know
what we'd do without you.

Frankly, sir, neither do I.

Bruce!

John, it looks like a good turnout.

- Thanks for inviting us.
- Have a good time.

There you are.

- Hello, Bruce, Dick.
- Commissioner.

Good to see a familiar face.

Where's Barbara?

You know my daughter.
She's probably still getting ready.

My little girl. You know, Dick,

there's no one sweeter
in this whole world.

You've got plenty of competition.

Lots of guys are after her.

I'm out of here!

- Go! Go! Go!
- Move it!

Are you all right?

Hey, thanks!

But don't worry.

You're on top of her list.

You and Barbara getting serious?

Maybe.

You got any advice about women?

There you are!

Bruce, where have you been?

My friends are just
dying to meet you.

Let me get back to you on that.

Here he is, ladies.

Gotham's most elusive bachelor.

Isn't he handsome?

Bruce, this is Buffy
and Debra and Caitlin.

Hello, Bruce.

So nice to meet you.

Well, excuse you.

I'd keep my money
in low-risk mutual funds.

That way, if the market dips...

We have to talk.

Gregory, I didn't know
we had a meeting scheduled.

- Would you excuse us for a minute?
- Hey!

How come you're not
returning my calls?

I told you, there's
nothing more I can do.

You're my stockbroker.
You got me into this, now you get me out!

I got you... Listen, you got
yourself into this.

I warned you that futures are risky.

Everything I own is on the line here.
This will ruin me.

Hey. you roll the dice,
you'd better be able to cover the bet.

Those calls come due in a few days,

and you're legally required
to make good on them!

But I don't have the cash.

Can't you stall?
Buy me some time?

I'm sorry. There's nothing
more I can do.

Thanks.

Hey there.

Sweetheart.

Hi, Dad. Sorry I'm late.

Wow, look at you.

Honey, you're a knockout.

Well, thanks, Dad.

Someone's been looking for you.

Boy, is he one lucky guy.

Hey, what's the idea of
keeping me waiting so long?

Oh, just playing hard to get.

She is hard to get.

Dad!

Well, before your dance card
fills up, may I?

I got the next dance.

Oh, don't count on it.

Expect record highs
for the rest of the week,

with temperatures in the mid 90s.

Jeez!

Hello, Gregory.

Victor? My God, is that you?

You're a hard man to get
a hold of, Doctor.

Your secretary wouldn't give me
an appointment until next September.

Now, is that any way to treat
an old colleague?

What do you want?

I've got a patient who needs you.

Leaving so soon?

I have to work late tonight.

I've heard that before.

I'll call you tomorrow,
Ronnie. I promise.

I've heard that one, too.

We're gonna dance some more.

Barbara will give me a ride home.

Have a nice time.

I wish I were.

Hey, I thought you wanted
to dance some more.

I do, but, um, first I wanted
to ask you something.

What?

Well, I... I was wondering...

What?

You want to go up
the coast for the weekend?

Sure. With who?

With me.

There's a jazz festival
up in Rockport,

and there's all kinds of stuff
going on at the beach.

Sounds fun. I'd love to.

Really? Hey, that's great!

Alfred, would you mind turning up
the air-conditioning?

Good heavens!

Strange.

There's not a cloud in the sky.

Belongs to someone named Belson.

It's not good.

When her containment vessel ruptured,
her disease relapsed.

She's got a couple of weeks at best.

What?

Don't shoot the messenger, Victor.
I'm just telling you like it is.

Nothing can save her now,
short of an organ transplant.

Then do it.

Impossible. You need
a compatible donor,

and there's a patient
waiting list a mile long.

We'd never get the organ in time.

I have confidence
you'll find a way, Gregory.

Don't threaten me, Victor.
I'm the only hope she's got.

And this is gonna cost you.

I mean, the kind of service we're
talking about here doesn't come cheap.

Ah, Gregory,
I see you haven't changed.

Gold?

There aren't any available organs.

What about these?

Not compatible.

Nora's blood type
is extremely rare.

There aren't any
deceased donors that match.

Then we'll have
to use a live donor.

What? Are you crazy? They'd die.

I know.

Man, you're a piece of work.

I said I'd help, but this...

...this is gonna cost you
more than a little gold nugget.

I mean, the risks involved...

This is just a small sample
from a large vein...

...I discovered in the Arctic.

You do this, and it's yours...

...all of it.

These hospital files list
every blood donor in Gotham.

We want someone who is approximately
the same weight, height, and female.

Here's one.

Perfect.

Her name is... Barbara Gordon.

Hello?

Barbara Gordon?

No, she's not here.
This is Jenny, her roommate.

What time do you expect her in?

She won't be back till Monday.

Who is this, please?

This is County Memorial Hospital.

Barbara's listed with us
as a blood donor.

Oh, she and her boyfriend
went out to dinner,

and then they're headed up
the coast for the weekend.

We've got an emergency.
Do you know where they went for dinner?

Well, I think she said
Shaugnessy's over on Madison.

Thanks.

Hey!

Didn't spill a drop.

Oh, man!

It could have been worse.

Yeah, how?

It could have been me.

We got enough left for a toast?

Sure. What'll we drink to?

How about the kiss
you're about to give me?

I'll drink to that.

Mr. Freeze?

You, fruitcake! No pets allowed!

Which one of you
is Barbara Gordon?

Him.

No! No!

Please, no!

Get him off me!
Get him off me!

I'll ask again.

Which one of you
is Barbara Gordon?

Barbara, no!

I am.

Let him go.

Come with me.

Get the gun!

Notchka, don't let her go.

Stop it! I'll come with you.
Just don't hurt him.

Shaka, come!

Here, take my Corvette.

All units, this is unit 7...

...in pursuit of a grey van moving
east on highway 10. Request backup.

Roger, unit 7.

Hey!

- Hey!
- Look out!

Who are you?

I'm a doctor. Keep still.

Where am I?

Take these. You'll feel better.

Hey!

Why'd you kidnap me?

Silence!

Do as you're told. Take them.

Victor, no!

Miss Gordon obviously prefers
not to take any medication right now.

Why don't we give her
some time to herself?

I want to know
what's going on here.

I want checkpoints
on a 20-mile radius...

...at I-13, I-54,
and out to route 27,

choppers in the air
with infrared scopes,

and a door-to-door search of every
possible hideout within 50 miles.

Montoya, set up a command post
in the operations room.

Right.

Did you get a rundown
on the license plate?

It's a stolen van.

They found it ditched in
Brisco Canyon about an hour ago.

All right, that's pretty
rugged terrain.

They can't have gotten
too far if they're on foot.

Set up checkpoints
at a 20-mile radius...

...and search every inch
all the way down to the ocean.

Come on people! A guy in a weird suit
with two polar bears can't be hard to spot!

I want my daughter found,
and I want her found now!

Don't worry, sir. We're on it.

Then why are you still
standing here talking to me?

Come on, let's move out.

Dick, you okay?

Sorry, Commissioner.

I tried to stop it.

I know. When I get
my hands on this guy...

Jim, why would Freeze
want Barbara?

I don't know.

And how did he know
she was at that night-club?

Her roommate.

Said someone called from
the hospital with an emergency.

Barbara's listed as a blood donor.

Did she get a name?

No. The guy hung up on her.

Get a hold of the phone records
and see if you can trace that call.

Commissioner, the rest of
the witnesses are in interrogation.

On my way.

Dick, thanks again
for trying to save her.

Mr. Grayson, what is your blood type?

"O" positive.

I need to get you down to x-ray.

You wait here.
I'll get a wheelchair.

Shut the door.

Does it say who accessed her file?

No.

She has a rare blood type.

Not many others on the list.

Wait a minute.

Look at this.

Nora Fries?

Victor Fries' wife.

She's over the next room.

She's headed towards
the north-west corner.

Get away from her.

You get away from me.

Give it up, Barbara.

There's no place to run.

Everybody, just calm down.

No, you calm down!

I wanna know
what I'm doing here.

I'm Dr. Gregory Belson.

That's Victor Fries.

I know who he is.

Everyone in Gotham knows you.

And I know who that is, too.

I thought your wife was dead.

She will be dead
if you don't help her.

That's what this is about, isn't it?

It's about her.

She needs an operation
that requires a transfusion.

You're one of the few people
with her rare blood type.

So why here?

She should be in a hospital.

No hospitals
and no more questions!

Victor! You wouldn't
let her die, would you?

Listen, you kidnap me,
then expect me to cooperate?

I'll help her but not here.

Not this way.

Enough talk!

Victor, no!

Don't freeze her!

The door!

Come on!

Mariko?

Bruce! Dick! What a nice
surprise. Come in. Come in.

What can I do for you?

I was wondering if you
might be able to help me.

Are you kidding? One of our
major investors? What do you need?

How much do you know about
the medical aspects of cryogenics?

Well, it's not exactly my specialty,

but I have done some reading on it.
What do you wanna know?

Under what conditions would a person
who's been cryogenically frozen...

...need a blood transfusion?

As far as I know, never.

That's the point
of the procedure.

You really ought to talk to someone
who's more of an expert, though.

Who's the foremost authority
on the subject around here?

Oh, that's easy.
Dr Gregory Belson.

He did a lot of the original
research on the subject...

...with Victor Fries.

I'd like to talk to him.

Good luck. No one's seen him
for the past week.

Where is he?

Who knows? Comes and goes
as he pleases.

Frankly, he's kind of a jerk.

Belson's name was on the
registration of a wrecked car...

...Alfred and I found after
the party the other night.

It was surrounded by water.

Melted ice.

Right.

So what does Freeze want
with the doctor?

Let's find out.

You don't have to
chain me up, you creep.

Try to escape again,
I'll chain your feet as well.

How can you treat people this way?

It's the way they've
always treated me.

Nora was the only
good thing in my life.

Then they took her from me.

I don't care what I have to do
to get her back.

Nothing here except
some stock reports.

Keep looking.

Gregory, this is your broker
calling for the third time.

Payment is due on those options,

and accounting is
breathing down my neck.

You can call me at home.

The number's 555-0173.

Let's take care of this, okay?

Hope it's a listed number.

Bingo!

Dinner.

Who are you?

My name is Koonak.

You're just a kid.

What are you doing here?

Did Freeze kidnap you, too?

No. And I'm not just a kid.

I'm 12.

12, huh?

And very handsome.

You're kind of cute, too, lady.

You sure you're just 12?

13 next summer.

So where are your parents, Koonak?

They're dead.

Oh, I'm sorry.

But Mr. Freeze
takes care of me now.

Freeze? You got to be kidding.

You don't like him, do you?

It's kind of hard
to like someone...

...who kidnaps you
and chains you up.

He just wants his wife back.

He's not really bad.

You know this isn't right, Koonak.

Help me get out of here,

and I promise I'll do
everything I can to help her.

Sorry, lady, I can't.

You won't hurt her, will you?

No, of course not.

Your wife's vital signs
have stabilized.

We'll be able to start
the operation in a couple of hours.

Good.

Please! Don't hurt me!

Where's Belson?

Belson? I wish I knew.

I'm telling you the truth!

What's your interest in him?

I'm his stockbroker.

He owes $2.5 million,
and if he doesn't pay by Friday,

they're gonna foreclose on him.

What are you talking about?

Belson had inside information
on a new drug...

...that was going public.

He leveraged futures
with everything he had.

Then some side effects
were discovered,

and the FDA put everything on hold.

He lost big time.

I want to see his portfolio...

...and any holdings
he might have in...

Hello?

Dean, this is Gregory.

Gregory? Where are you?

You have to buy me
one more week with the S.E.C.

Stall them. Say whatever you have to,

but I'll have cash by then.

You will? How? You said...

I know what I said.

But I just struck gold.

So you'll take care of that, right?

Where are you?

Never mind.

Just keep them from foreclosing
for one more week, and...

...they'll have their money.

Got to go.

Gregory? Wait a minute...

Alfred, run this list
of medical supplies...

...I found on Belson's desk.

I want to know what this stuff
would be used for.

Cross-reference it against
all likely medical procedures.

Very good, sir.

- You said...
- I know what I said.

But I just struck gold.

So you'll take care of that, right?

Where are you...

That's a ship's foghorn.

He's somewhere near the water.

But the police have combed
every inch of the coast.

Listen to it again.

There's something else
in the background.

I'll try to enhance it.

I just struck gold.

So you'll take care of that, right?

Sounds like... a bell.

Or a buoy.

Those are the shipping lanes.

No wonder the police
can't find him on the coast.

Why?

He's 5 miles offshore...

...in the middle of the ocean.

There's an abandoned
oil derrick out there.

Miss Gordon, we're ready to begin.

Well, I'm not.

I'm afraid you have no choice.

Grab her!

No!

Hold her legs!

Pardon me, sir.

I've just completed
the research on this list,

and I found something
rather disturbing.

What is it?

It seems these
are surgical supplies...

...used in an allograft procedure.

Oh, no.

What is it?

It's the medical term
for an organ transplant.

What?

I think you'd better hurry.

You're hurting me!

Let me go!

Get her inside.

Let me go!

Put her on the table.

I'll get the anesthesia.

You don't need to put me under
for a blood transfusion.

It's more than that, isn't it?

Hold her.

You promised not to hurt her!

Koonak, get out of here.

Stop it!

Hey! Get away!

Nora!

No! Nora!

Don't let her get away!

I'll get her back!

Look. There.

Someone's there, all right.

Wait a minute.

I see something.

There's Barbara!

Hurry!

Hang on!

Stop shooting, you idiot,
these are fuel tanks!

Come down now!

Up here!

Are you all right?

It's okay! I got him!

Wait.

Wait.

Now!

Help!

Over there!

Shoot me a line!

Stand back!

Hurry!

You!

Look out!

Barbara!

We got to get out of here!

I'm working on it.

She's behind the generators!
Over there!

You go that way!

Are you crazy?
There's no way now!

We're going to finish this!

You're insane! The whole place
is gonna blow any minute!

We got to get out!

We're not leaving until
you perform that operation!

Look out!

Gregory...

...help me!

Brace yourself!

My leg is broken.

Come on! Let's get out of here!

No! Not without Nora.

Where is she?

Down below.
There's a boy there, too.

Come on! This way!

There's no way!

Stand back!

Hurry!

You stay here.

You need me to show you
where they are.

She's right.

Robin, get the Batwing ready.

If this place starts to blow,
get out of here.

I won't leave without you!

Go!

We're running out of time!

This way.

No!

Come on, big guy, I've got you.

Freeze!

Is there another way out?

The elevator.

Oh, no.

Let's go!

Take them first!

You can come back for me!

Let's go. Let's go!

If I'm not back in time,
go without me!

What? Wait!

Hold on!

Freeze!

Today's top 2 stories
come from Gotham City...

...where local newscaster
Summer Gleason is standing by.

In a case that could herald a new era
in cryogenic medicine,

Nora Fries has been revived
from her frozen state...

...and has undergone
a vital organ transplant.

Nora Fries is the wife
of the late Victor Fries...

...who was killed 2 weeks ago...

...when an offshore
drilling platform exploded...

...and collapsed into the ocean.

The transplant operation,
funded by the Waynetech Corporation...

...under the auspices
of its CEO, Mr. Bruce Wayne,

was today declared
a resounding success...

...by Dr. Lyle Johnston,

chief surgeon
at Gotham General Hospital.

Mrs. Fries is reported
to be resting in stable condition.

Ironically, the cryogenic technology...

...invented by Nora's husband,

which tragically transformed him
into the criminal Mr. Freeze,

was credited by Dr. Johnston
as having saved her life.

It's a shame Victor Fries
will never know.

In other news,

Gotham's mysterious
defender, the Batman,

was seen last night helping police
apprehend the leaders...

...of an underworld
gun-running operation.