Watchmen: Under the Hood is a 2009 short film that is included in the direct to video release of Tales of the Black Freighter. The film is a fictional in-universe documentary featuring a television interview with Hollis Mason, the first Nite Owl, about his life and the superhero community. It serves as a companion piece to the film Watchmen.
Synopsis
Who's watching the watchmen? A tale layered within the complex story of Watchmen comes to the screen in Watchmen: Under The Hood. In this exciting feature taken from the pages of the ground-breaking graphic novel, Nite Owl's powerful account of how the hooded adventurers came into existence is revealed. The question is not only "Who's watching the Watchmen", but What are the Watchmen reading?
Cast
- Ted Friend as Larry Culpeper
- Stephen McHattie as Hollis Mason
- Carla Gugino as Sally Jupiter
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Eddie Blake/The Comedian
- William S. Taylor as William Long (credited as William Taylor)
- Glenn Ennis as Hooded Justice
- Darryl Scheelar as Nelson Gardner/Captain Metropolis
- Niall Matter as Byron Lewis/Mothman
- Apollonia Vanova as Ursula Zandt/Silhouette
- Matt Frewer as Moloch
- Jay Brazeau as Bernard / News Vendor
- Rob LaBelle as Wally Weaver
- Dan Payne as Dollar Bill
- Frank Cassini as Lawrence Shexnayder
- John Destry as Bartender
- Jennefer Jenei as Woman on Street
- Erik Johnson as Commercial Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Joseph McCarthy as Self (archive footage, uncredited)
- Danny Woodburn as Big Figure (uncredited)
Appearances
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Arizona
- Gila Flats (Mentioned only)
- New York
- Arizona
- United States of America
Items:
Behind the Scenes
- The film is shot is a style of a behind-the-scenes television news magazine profile.
Full Movie
Under the Hood (2009)