Watchmen (2009)
In an alternative United States, beginning in 1939 during the fading Interwar period, a team of costumed crime-fighters is formed – the “Minutemen”. The 1960s Vietnam War era through the mid-1980s Cold War sees the rise of the “Watchmen”, team of heroes, whose existence dramatically affects world events. In 1959, after his apparent death in an Intrinsic Field Generator accident, Dr. Jon Osterman remakes his body as a god-like being dubbed “Doctor Manhattan.” The U.S. government utilizes his powers to win the Vietnam War and gain a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union which, by 1985, threatens thermonuclear war. The Comedian suppresses evidence of the Watergate scandal. By overwhelming public support, the 22nd Amendment is repealed, allowing President Richard Nixon to win a third term.
As anti-vigilante sentiment sweeps the nation, coupled with a nationwide police strike, the Keene Act is passed in 1977, declaring all “costumed adventuring” and “vigilantism” illegal. While most heroes like Daniel Dreiberg (Nite Owl II) and Laurie Jupiter (Silk Spectre II) retire, Doctor Manhattan and the Comedian become government agents, and Rorschach continues to operate outside the law. In 1985, investigating the murder of Edward Blake, Rorschach discovers Blake was the Comedian. Theorizing that someone is eliminating former costumed heroes, he warns his retired comrades. Doctor Manhattan ignores Rorschach, Dreiberg is skeptical, and vigilante-turned-billionaire Adrian Veidt (Ozymandias) dismisses Rorschach’s suspicions.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Patrick WilsonDan Dreiberg / Nite Owl  Malin ÅkermanLaurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II  Billy CrudupDr. Manhattan / Jon Osterman  Matthew GoodeAdrian Veidt / Ozymandias  Jackie Earle HaleyRorschach  Jeffrey Dean MorganEdward Blake / Comedian  Carla GuginoSally Jupiter / Silk Spectre  Matt FrewerMoloch  Stephen McHattieHollis Mason  Laura MennellLaura Mennell |
In an alternative United States, beginning in 1939 during the fading Interwar period, a team of costumed crime-fighters is formed – the “Minutemen”. The 1960s Vietnam War era through the mid-1980s Cold War sees the rise of the “Watchmen”, team of heroes, whose existence dramatically affects world events. In 1959, after his apparent death in an Intrinsic Field Generator accident, Dr. Jon Osterman remakes his body as a god-like being dubbed “Doctor Manhattan.” The U.S. government utilizes his powers to win the Vietnam War and gain a strategic advantage over the Soviet Union which, by 1985, threatens thermonuclear war. The Comedian suppresses evidence of the Watergate scandal. By overwhelming public support, the 22nd Amendment is repealed, allowing President Richard Nixon to win a third term.
As anti-vigilante sentiment sweeps the nation, coupled with a nationwide police strike, the Keene Act is passed in 1977, declaring all “costumed adventuring” and “vigilantism” illegal. While most heroes like Daniel Dreiberg (Nite Owl II) and Laurie Jupiter (Silk Spectre II) retire, Doctor Manhattan and the Comedian become government agents, and Rorschach continues to operate outside the law. In 1985, investigating the murder of Edward Blake, Rorschach discovers Blake was the Comedian. Theorizing that someone is eliminating former costumed heroes, he warns his retired comrades. Doctor Manhattan ignores Rorschach, Dreiberg is skeptical, and vigilante-turned-billionaire Adrian Veidt (Ozymandias) dismisses Rorschach’s suspicions.
