A Day in the Life of Robin, the Boy Wonder

A Day in the Life of Robin, the Boy Wonder (2006) is one of the many fan-made films to feature DC Comics characters and is also the 10th film from the small California-based production company, Pirate Monkey Productions. This short film was directed by Trevor Reece, based on a screenplay by Filmthreat.com Doug Brunell and follows the exploits of Robin, the Boy Wonder on a typical day.

Plot

The film opens with Robin, the Boy Wonder attempting to purchase some alcohol. Unfortunately, the clerk cards him. Robin, who is without ID (it is unknown if Robin is underage), accepts defeat and buys a Tootsie Roll instead. Distraught, Robin walks home and checks his mail. It appears to be nothing, until a letter from Batman is found at the bottom. It is revealed that Batman and Robin have parted ways, most likely by the decision of Batman as Robin is excited by the arrival of this letter. But in spite of this, Robin does not open letter and goes AbOUT his business.
He soon receives a phone call from his landlord, Barry. Barry makes Robin an offer of joining the neighborhood watch, which greatly pleases Robin. But then the conversation shifts in tone as Barry begins to ask Robin if the "shorts are tight" and Barry is revealed to be Robin's "arch-nemesis", Robin then begins his exercise regiment, drinking power shakes and preforming some aerobic activity. He caps this off with lunch, which is interrupted by a call from The Phone Company. Robin's phone service will be down for a while as a telephone tower has fallen. Robin, excited at the prospect of being a hero, asks where he can help get the tower up. The phone company worker responds that Robin has already gotten him up and reveals that he is once again Joker's Cousin. Robin FACES defeat number three and heads off for a meeting with the Justice League.
This meeting is just with a poster, to which Robin gives a passioned plea to have them join him in a made up battle. Robin accepts defeat number four as he slumps down in his room and talks to picture of actor, Steve Guttenberg. Robin goes to take a bath, hoping to wash his shame off. He sinks into the tub and daydreams of him and Batman at the beach, enjoying each other's company. He is stirred from this by a call for help, a call he immediately gets up to answer.
As he arrives on the scene, he finds a guy on the ground, appearing to be knocked out. Robin approaches him to find if he is alright, only to find that is Joker's Cousin, who takes a picture of Robin's surprised face. The finally confront one another, with Robin voicing his anger at Joker's Cousin for his constant presence in Robin's life, citing an unseen incident involving Aquaman and mention the letter from Batman, which Robin assumed to be a trick from Joker's Cousin. Joker's Cousin confesses that he did not send a letter from Batman and Robin, excited by this, runs off to read it. The letter talks of them getting back together and Batman's regret for letting Robin go. Robin calls Batman and says that he would love to get back together. Batman states that he did not send a letter, which leads Robin to the post script at the bottom: "Are the shorts tight?" Robin instantly realizes who sent the letter as he screams out "JOKER'S COUSIN" and accepts defeat number five as the day ends.

Cast

Trivia

• It is never stated which Robin this Robin is. He is never addressed as anything other than "Robin". While he shares many similarities to [...] Grayson (the rift between Batman and him, exclaiming "Holy ____"), it is assumed that this is a completely separate Robin from the established ones in the DC Comics
• While Joker's Cousin looks exactly like the classic Batman villain, he actually is not. He appears to be more of a nuisance, rather than the psychopath the real Joker is.
• This is the first Pirate Monkey short film to feature opening credits other than the title. It is also the first film to not have its concept come from one of the actors involve (the original concept came from Doug Brunell a year prior.)

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See also

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List of films based on DC Comics
Robin: inteRlude
Robin: One Year Later
Crisis on Infinite Robins