Batman
Directed by	Tim Burton
Produced by	Peter Guber Jon Peters Michael Uslan Benjamin Melniker
Written by	Batman Created by: Bill Finger (Uncredited) Bob Kane Screenplay: Sam Hamm (also story) Warren Skaaren Jonathan Gems (Uncredited) Charles McKeown (Uncredited)
Starring	Michael Keaton Jack Nicholson Kim Basinger Robert Wuhl
Music by	Score: Danny Elfman Original Songs: Prince
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Editing by	Ray Lovejoy
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	June 23, 1989
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$35,000,000
Gross revenue	$411,348,924
Followed by	Batman Returns
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Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. Tim Burton directed the film, which stars Michael Keaton as Batman, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger and Robert Wuhl. The film is the first installment of Warner Brothers' Batman film series, and tells the story of Bruce Wayne in his first weeks of being Batman. Bruce romances Vicki Vale (played by Basinger) and deals with the rise of a powerful villain known as "The Joker" (Nicholson). While it garnered mixed reviews from critics, the 1989 Batman soundtrack returned Prince to the top of the Billboard album charts. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (507x755, 57 KB) This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... 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Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker acquired the Batman film rights from DC Comics in 1979, and hired Tom Mankiewicz to write. Producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber joined the production. Before Burton was hired as director, Steve Englehart and Julie Hickson contributed with story treatments. The role of Batman was considered for numerous A-list actors, while Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker under various strict circumstances that dictated a high salary, box office profits and his shooting schedule. Michael Uslan is the originator of the Batman movies and was the first professor to teach Comic Book Folklore at an accredited university. ... Tom Mankiewicz is an American screenwriter and director. ... Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California to Jack Peters and Helen Pagano) is a former hairdresser turned movie producer. ... Howard Peter Guber (b. ... Steve Englehart (born April 22, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... The A-list is the roster of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ...

Filming took place at Pinewood Studios from October 1988 to January 1989, where production designer Anton Furst designed Gotham City with clashing architectural styles to make it the bleakest metropolis imaginable. The budget escalated from $30 million to $48 million, while the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike forced Hamm to leave the set, leaving Warren Skaaren, Charles McKeown and Jonathan Gems to do uncredited rewrites, including the deletion of the character Dick Grayson. The gatehouse at Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ... Production designer is a term used in the movie and television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. ... Anton Furst is a distinguished production designer who won an Oscar for designing the Batmobile and the noirish nightmare version of Gotham City in Tim Burtons Batman (1989). ... This article is about the fictional place. ... The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw). ... Warren Skaaren (born March 9, 1946 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA-died December 28, 1990 in Austin, Texas, USA from cancer) was an American screenwriter and film producer. ... Charles McKeown (b. ... This article is about the DC Comics hero and former sidekick of Batman. ...

Batman was a critical and financial success. It is the highest grossing film based on a DC comic book. Batman received numerous nominations as the 62nd Academy Awards, 47th Golden Globe Awards and The Saturn Awards. The film inspired Batman: The Animated Series and a series of films. In 1992, producers Uslan and Melniker filed a breach of contract lawsuit as they did not earn any of the film's box office gross. . ... 62nd Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The 47th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1989, were held on January 20, 1990. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Breach of contract is a legal concept in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other partys performance. ...

Plot

With a 200 year anniversary parade approaching, Gotham City is in the grip of crime boss Carl Grissom. Despite the best efforts of newly-elected district attorney Harvey Dent and police commissioner James Gordon, the police department remains corrupted. Reporter Alexander Knox and photo-journalist Vicki Vale begin investigating the truth behind the rumors of a shadowy vigilante figure dressed as a bat, who has been terrifying criminals throughout the city. This article is about the fictional place. ... It has been suggested that List of godfathers be merged into this article or section. ... Boss Carl Grissom was the most powerful crime lord in Gotham City in the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Two-Face is a fictional character, a supervillain and enemy of Batman in the DC Comics Universe. ... Police Commissioner (or Commissioner of Police) is the title of the chief officer of many law enforcement agencies. ... James Jim Worthington Gordon is a supporting character in DC Comics Batman series. ... The Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) is a fictional police department servicing the city of Gotham City in the DC Universe. ... Assault landing One of the first waves at Omaha Beach as photographed by Robert F. Sargent. ... Vicki Vale is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a reporter who was the most prominent and longest lasting love interest of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman. ... For other uses, see Vigilante (disambiguation). ...

Vale and Knox attend a benefit at the mansion of millionaire Bruce Wayne, who is taken by Vicki's charms. That same night, Grissom's second in command, Jack Napier, attempts to raid a chemical factory. When the police arrive, Napier realizes he's been set-up by his boss, angered by his affair with Grissom's mistress. In the midst of the shoot-out, Batman arrives and Napier falls into a vat of toxic waste. He survives, but is left insane, his skin bleached white and his hair dyed green. He visits a plastic surgeon in an attempt to reconstuct his face, but the sugeon transforms his mouth into a permanent smile. He becomes "The Joker". The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ...

After killing Grissom, The Joker takes over his empire and holds the city at his mercy by chemically altering everyday hygiene products so that those using a certain combination of products die. Batman, who is revealed (to the audience) to be Bruce Wayne's alter ego, attempts to track down The Joker, who has become romantically interested in Vicki. The Joker, it turns out, killed Bruce's parents as a young criminal. Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...

The Joker holds a parade through Gotham, luring its citizens on to its streets by dispensing money, intending to kill them with a lethal gas. Batman foils his plan, but The Joker kidnaps Vicki and takes her to the top of Gotham Cathedral. After a fight with Batman, The Joker falls to his death from the belfry. When police officers surround the Joker's body, they hear a sound of laughing. It turns out to be a laughing sound machine in his pocket. At the film's end, Commissioner Gordon unveils the Bat-Signal along with a note from Batman, promising to defend Gotham whenever crime strikes again. For other uses, see Cathedral (disambiguation). ... Bell Tower is an office tower in Edmonton, Canada. ... The Bat-Signal in Jim Lees cover art from Batman #608. ...

Cast

Batman and The Joker fight at the top of Gotham Cathedral. Tim Burton specifically refers to this image as "the duel of the freaks".^[1]

• Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman: The son of Thomas and Martha Wayne, whose lives are taken before his eyes. Over the years, he swears to avenge his parents' death and eventually adopts the alter-ego Batman.
• Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier / The Joker: A former right-hand man for crime boss Carl Grissom. Napier is transformed into The Joker after a chemical-related mishap at Axis Chemicals.
• Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale: A freelance photojournalist and love interest of Bruce Wayne. She was previously well known for her photo shoots before teaming with Alexander Knox on the mysterious Batman sightings.
• Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox: An ambitious investigative reporter at the Gotham Globe. He has a romantic attraction towards Vale, and is conspicuous of Bruce Wayne. Knox also investigates Wayne's early life.
• Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce Wayne’s faithful butler who, after the death of Bruce’s parents, guides Bruce and watches him grow up to avenge his parents' deaths.
• Pat Hingle as James Gordon: Police commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department. He thinks of Batman to be a hoax in the beginning. Gordon is a friend of Bruce Wayne and is unaware of his associates alter-ego.
• Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent: The newly elected district attorney of Gotham City. Dent swears to derail the city's criminal activity led by Carl Grissom.
• Jack Palance as Carl Grissom: The most powerful crime boss in Gotham City. Grissom sets up Napier as revenge for sleeping with Alicia Hunt. Grissom is later murdered by The Joker.
• Jerry Hall as Alicia Hunt: Grissom's mistress who is cheating on him with Napier. She becomes horribly disfigured by The Joker and left brain damaged, before throwing herself out of a window.
• Tracey Walter as Bob the Goon: Napier's main henchman. Bob is later killed by The Joker unexpectedly in the parade.
• William Hootkins as Lt. Max Eckhardt: A corrupt and powerful police detective in the Gotham City Police Department. Eckhardt is involved with Grissom and highly against Napier's attitude.

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Development

Michael Uslan

In the late 1970s, Batman's popularity was waning. CBS was interested in producing a Batman in Outer Space film. Michael Uslan, a former comic book writer and Benjamin Melniker purchased the film rights of Batman from DC Comics in April 1979. It was Uslan's wish "to make the definitive, dark, serious version of Batman, the way Bob Kane and Bill Finger had envisioned him in 1939. A creature of the night; stalking criminals in the shadows."^[2] Richard Maibaum was approached to write a script with Guy Hamilton to direct, but the two turned down the offer. Uslan was unsuccessful with pitching the project to various movie studios due to creative differences,^[2] and because the prevailing conception of the character was the campy 1960s TV series. Columbia Pictures and United Artists turned down the offer.^[3] This article is about the broadcast network. ... Michael Uslan is the originator of the Batman movies and was the first professor to teach Comic Book Folklore at an accredited university. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... William Bill Finger (February 8, 1914–January 18, 1974) was an American writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series development. ... Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 - January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright and screenwriter best known for his adaptations of Ian Flemings James Bond novels. ... Guy Hamilton (born September 11, 1922 [1]) is a noted English film director. ... A movie studio (aka film studio) is a controlled environment for the making of a motion picture. ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... This article is about the film studio. ...

Uslan, already disappointed, wrote a script titled Return of the Batman to "give people in Hollywood some idea of just what the hell I was talking about! It really was about ten years before The Dark Knight Returns. It was that [dark] approach to it."^[2] In November 1979 Jon Peters and Peter Guber joined the project. Melniker and Uslan were promised 40% of Peters and Guber's box office profits,^[4] and felt it was best to pattern the film's development similar to Superman (1978).^[5] The project was publicly announced in late 1981 to be budgeted at $15 million with still no movie studio involved.^[6] Uslan and Melniker lost contact with Peters and Guber. Peters and Guber got Batman accepted at Warner Bros. without telling Uslan and Melniker.^[4] The premiere issue of the series Spoiler warning: The Dark Knight Returns (known as DKR by fans) is a superhero comic book story published by DC Comics between 1985 and 1986, starring Batman. ... Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California to Jack Peters and Helen Pagano) is a former hairdresser turned movie producer. ... Howard Peter Guber (b. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... For the series of films, see Superman (film series). ... A movie studio (aka film studio) is a controlled environment for the making of a motion picture. ... “WB” redirects here. ...

Tom Mankiewicz completed a script titled The Batman in June 1983, focusing on Batman and Dick Grayson's origins with The Joker and Rupert Thorne as villains, and Silver St. Cloud as the romantic interest.^[7] Mankiewicz took high inspiration from Batman: Strange Apparitions (ISBN 1-56389-500-5), written by Steve Englehart.^[8] The Batman was then announced in late 1983 for a mid-1985 release date on a budget of $20 million. Uslan wanted an unknown actor for Batman, William Holden for James Gordon and David Niven as Alfred Pennyworth.^[6] A number of filmmakers were attached to Mankiewicz script, including Ivan Reitman and Joe Dante.^[1] Nine rewrite were performed by nine different writers. Most of them were based on the comic book Strange Apparitions. However it was Mankiewicz' script that was still being used to guide the project.^[9][10] Tom Mankiewicz is an American screenwriter and director. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... This article is about the DC Comics hero and former sidekick of Batman. ... The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ... Rupert Thorne is a fictional character in the Batman universe, created by Steve Englehart and Walter Simonson in Detective Comics #469. ... Silver St. ... The romantic interest (also called love interest) is a stock character, an object of romantic admiration and attraction for the principal character(s), or heroes. ... Steve Englehart (born April 22, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... William Holden (April 17, 1918 – ca. ... James Jim Worthington Gordon is a supporting character in DC Comics Batman series. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Alfred Pennyworth is a fictional supporting character in the DC Comics Batman series. ... Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish[1] film actor, producer, and director. ... Joe Dante (born November 28, 1946 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and scifi content. ...

Tim Burton

After the success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Tim Burton was hired as director in 1986.^[1] Uslan claimed, "I only let Tim see the original year of the Bob Kane/Bill Finger run, up until the time that Robin was introduced. I showed him the Steve Englehart/Marshall Rogers and the Neal Adams/Denny O'Neil stories. My biggest fear was that somehow Tim would get hold of the campiest Batman comics and then where would we be?"^[2] Burton hired Julie Hickson to write a new 30-page story treatment, feeling Mankiewicz' script was campy, stating "they didn't acknowledge any of the freakish nature of it". The success of The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke prompted Warner Bros. to give the film a darker tone for the storyline. Although Burton was never a comic book fan, he was most impressed with The Killing Joke.^[1] Pee-wee escapes from Warner Bros. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark gothic atmosphere in his high-profile films. ... Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... William Bill Finger (February 8, 1914–January 18, 1974) was an American writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series development. ... This article is about the DC Comics hero and former sidekick of Batman. ... Steve Englehart (born April 22, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... Marshall Rogers is a comic book artist who has worked for Marvel and DC Comics since the 1970s. ... Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his highly naturalistic style of illustration. ... Dennis ONeil (A.K.A. Denny ONeil) is a comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s. ... Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. ... The premiere issue of the series Spoiler warning: The Dark Knight Returns (known as DKR by fans) is a superhero comic book story published by DC Comics between 1985 and 1986, starring Batman. ... Cover to Batman: The Killing Joke. ... “WB” redirects here. ...

The studio then enlisted the aid of Steve Englehart to write a new story treatment in March 1986.^[9] Englehart offered to write an entirely new screenplay, but he was denied permission by the studio. Englehart claims, "Between the original comics and the treatments, about 70 percent of what ended up on screen originated with me."^[11] Englehart's first treatment included the same characters present in Mankiewicz' script, but had a different storyline. Warner Bros. was impressed, but Englehart had mixed emotions with his work. When writing the second treatment (finishing in May 1986), Englehart deleted the Penguin and Dick Grayson.^[9] Steve Englehart (born April 22, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ...

Burton approached Sam Hamm, a comic book fan to write the screenplay,^[6] and Hamm decided not to use an origin story, feeling that flashbacks would be more suitable and that "unlocking the mystery becomes part of the story".^[8] He reasoned, "You totally destroy your credibility if you show the literal process by which Bruce Wayne becomes Batman."^[12] Hamm replaced Silver St. Cloud with Vicki Vale and Rupert Thorne with his own creation, Carl Grissom. Englehart believed "the powers that be decided Silver and Thorne were no longer well-enough known, so the names were changed".^[13] Hamm completed his script in October 1986, which also featured a bitter rivalry between Bruce Wayne and Alexander Knox over Vicki Vale.^[14] Sam Hamm is an American screenwriter, perhaps best known for writing the screenplays for the Tim Burton Batman films. ... In comic book terminology, the phrase origin story refers to a story or backstory revealing how a male character went through a sex change, or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillains. ... Vicki Vale is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a reporter who was the most prominent and longest lasting love interest of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman. ... Boss Carl Grissom was the most powerful crime lord in Gotham City in the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film. ...

However Warner Bros. was less willing to move forward on development, despite their enthusiasm for Hamm's script, which Bob Kane greeted with positive feedback.^[1] Hamm's script then become largely bootlegged at various comic book stores across America.^[8] Batman was finally given the greenlight after the surprising success of Burton's Beetlejuice (1988).^[1] When comic book fans found out about Burton directing the film and Keaton starring in the lead role, controversy arose over the tone and direction the film was going in. Hamm claimed, "They hear Tim Burton's name and they think of Pee-wee's Big Adventure. They hear Keaton's name and they think of any number of Michael Keaton comedies."^[8] To combat negative reports on the film's production, Batman's co-creator Bob Kane was hired as creative consultant. He approved of the cast, production design and the script.^[5] Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book artist and writer credited as the creator of the DC Comics superhero Batman. ... Look up bootlegging, bootleg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To greenlight a project, in the context of the movie business, is to formally approve production finance, thereby allowing the project to move forward from the development phase to pre-production and, barring disasters, principal photography. ... This article is about the film. ... Creative consultant is a credit that has - particuarly in the past - been given to screenwriters who have “doctored” a movie screenplay. ...

Casting

Mel Gibson, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, Charlie Sheen, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck and Bill Murray were all considered for Batman.^[3][6][4] Gibson turned down the role stating, "I just didn’t want to put a spandex suit on."^[15] Tim Burton was pressured to cast an obvious action movie star,^[1] but wanted an unknown actor, similar to Richard Donner's decision when casting Christopher Reeve in Superman.^[3] Jon Peters favored Michael Keaton, arguing he head the right "edgy, tormented quality". Having directed Keaton in Beetlejuice, Burton agreed.^[4] Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American-Australian actor, historian, Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter. ... Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor, director and producer. ... For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... Charles Irwin Sheen (born September 3, 1965) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Pierce Brendan Brosnan,The most gorgeous man on the planet OBE[1] (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor and producer best known for portraying James Bond in four films from 1995 to 2002: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. ... Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I. He is recognizable by his 6 4 height and trademark moustache. ... William James Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... A movie star or film star is a celebrity who is a person known for his or her roles in motion pictures. ... Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on April 24, 1930) is an American film director and also producer through the production company, The Donners Company, he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner, own. ... Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. ... Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California to Jack Peters and Helen Pagano) is a former hairdresser turned movie producer. ... Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his early comedic roles in films such as Night Shift, Beetlejuice, and his portrayal of Batman in the two Tim Burton directed films of the series. ...

Keaton's casting caused a controversy amongst comic book fans, with 50,000 protest letters sent to Warner Bros. offices. Bob Kane, Sam Hamm and Michael Uslan also heavily questioned the casting,^[1][8][3] while Adam West felt himself to be a better choice. Burton acknowledged, "Obviously there was a negative response from the comic book people. I think they thought we were going to make it like the TV series, and make it campy, because they thought of Michael Keaton from Mr. Mom and Night Shift and stuff like that."^[1] Keaton studied Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns for inspiration.^[16] Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne on the 1960s TV series Batman (which also had a film adaptation). ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ... Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. ... For the Lonestar song, see Mr. ... Night Shift is a 1982 comedy film, one of Ron Howards earliest directorial efforts. ... This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist and movie writer and director. ...

Tim Curry, Willem Dafoe, David Bowie and James Woods were considered for the Joker.^[17][12] Jack Nicholson was Uslan's and Kane's choice since 1980.^[18][6] Peters approached Jack Nicholson as far back as 1986, during filming of The Witches of Eastwick.^[19] Nicholson had what was known as an "off-the-clock" agreement. His contract specified the number of hours he was entitled to have off each day, from the time he left the set to the time he reported back for filming.^[6] Nicholson demanded to have all of his scenes shot in a three week block, but the schedule lapsed into 106 days.^[19] Nicholson also demanded script rewrites and a $6 million salary, as well as a large percentage of the box office gross. The fee is reported to be as high as a $50 million.^[4][12] Sean Young was originally cast as Vicki Vale but became injured during filming.^[6] Burton suggested replacing Young with Michelle Pfeiffer but Keaton, who was in a relationship with Pfeiffer, believed it would be too awkward. Peters suggested Kim Basinger, whom he was having an affair with at the time. In addition Peters demanded rewrites for Basinger's screentime.^[4] Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an Emmy Award-winning English actor, singer, and composer, perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in Stephen Kings It. ... William Dafoe, Jr. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... For other persons named James Woods, see James Woods (disambiguation). ... The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award-winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), known as Jack Nicholson, is a three time Academy Award-winning American actor internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ... The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 feature film based on the novel of the same title by John Updike. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... Mary Sean Young (born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1959) is an American actress. ... Vicki Vale is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a reporter who was the most prominent and longest lasting love interest of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman. ... Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (born April 29, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, BAFTA-winning American actress. ... Kimila Ann Basinger (born December 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. ...

Production

The filmmakers considered filming Batman entirely in Los Angeles, California, but media interest in the film made them change the location to England. It was shot entirely at Pinewood Studios from October 1988 to January 1989.^[1] 18 sound stages were used (almost the entirety of Pinewood's ninety-five-acre backlot).^[5] The original production budget escalated from $30 million to $48 million.^[4] Filming was highly secretive. The unit publicist was offered and refused £10,000 for the first pictures of Jack Nicholson as The Joker. The police were later called in when two reels of footage (about 20 minutes' worth) were stolen.^[19] Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The gatehouse at Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a major British film studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire. ... Soundstage redirects here. ... A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, or for a work such as a book or movie. ... The pound, a unit of currency, originated (at least in Britain) as the value of a pound mass of silver. ...

Hamm was not allowed to perform on-set rewrites during the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.^[6] Warren Skaaren and Charles McKeown were brought for rewrites during filming. Jonathan Gems did a few weeks worth of rewriting as well.^[20] Hamm criticized the rewrite work and blamed the changes on what he called "monolithic studio mentality".^[8] Burton explained, "I don't understand why that became such a problem. We started out with a script that everyone liked, although we recognized it needed a little work."^[1] Throughout the problems and difficulty during filming, Burton credited Jack Nicholson as being highly supportive.^[1] Dick Grayson appeared in the shooting script but was deleted as the filmmakers felt he was irrelevant to the plot.^[6] The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw). ... Warren Skaaren (born March 9, 1946 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA-died December 28, 1990 in Austin, Texas, USA from cancer) was an American screenwriter and film producer. ... Charles McKeown (b. ... Look up monolith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A movie studio (aka film studio) is a controlled environment for the making of a motion picture. ... This article is about the DC Comics hero and former sidekick of Batman. ... A shooting script is a version of a script from which a movie is actually shot; it includes scene numbers, camera angles and certain directors notes -- and it is generally fiercely marked up by the script supervisor and other production workers, while the writers draft is simply the skeleton...

Originally in the climax, the Joker was to kill Vicki Vale, sending Batman into a vengeful fury. Jon Peters reworked the climax without telling Burton and commissioned production designer Anton Furst to created a 38-foot (12 m) model of the cathedral.^[21] This cost $100,000, when the film was already well over budget. Burton disliked the idea, having no clue how the scene would end: "Here were Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger walking up this cathedral, and halfway up Jack turns around and says, 'Why am I walking up all these stairs? Where am I going?' 'We'll talk about it when you get to the top!' I had to tell him that I didn't know."^[21]

Design

Burton was impressed with Anton Furst's designs in The Company of Wolves, and previously failed to hire Furst as production designer for Beetlejuice.^[1] Furst had been too committed on High Spirits, a choice he later regretted.^[6] Furst enjoyed working with Burton. "I don't think I've ever felt so naturally in tune with a director," he felt. "Conceptually, spiritually, visually, or artistically. There was never any problem because we never fought over anything. Texture, attitude and feelings are what [Burton] is a master at."^[5] Anton Furst is a distinguished production designer who won an Oscar for designing the Batmobile and the noirish nightmare version of Gotham City in Tim Burtons Batman (1989). ... The Company of Wolves is a 1984 fantasy-horror film directed by Neil Jordan, and starring Sarah Patterson and Angela Lansbury. ... This article is about the film. ... High Spirits is an 1988 comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. ...

Furst and the art department deliberately mixed clashing architectural styles to make Gotham City the ugliest and bleakest metropolis imaginable. No computer-generated imagery was used for the sets, and instead the filmmakers depended on matte paintings and actual 40-foot (12 m) tall buildings.^[22] The work of Andreas Feininger was an influence on the film's design.^[17] Furst's construction cost of the Gotham City setpiece was $5.5 million,^[1] while Knebworth House doubled for Wayne Manor.^[23] Art department in movie terms means the section of a productions crew concerned with visual artistry. ... For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ... Computer-generated imagery[1] (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media. ... Matte or matt can be used to describe a non-glossy finish on a surface; it can also be used to denote the surface surrounding a framed picture, between the picture itself and the frame; usually made from coloured card. ... Feiningers book, Experimental Work displaying his well known picture of Magnum photojournalist, Dennis Stock. ... This article is about the fictional place. ... Knebworth House is a country house near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. ... Wayne Manor in 1989s Batman. ...

Keith Short sculpted the newly-created 1989 Batmobile,^[24] and added two browning machine guns.^[25] On designing the Batmobile, Furst explained, "We looked at jet aircraft components, we looked at war machines, we looked at all sorts of things. In the end, we went into pure expressionism, taking the Salt Flat Racers of the 30s and the Stingray macho machines of the 50s."^[19] The car was built upon a Chevrolet Impala when previous development with a Jaguar and Ford Mustang failed. British Aerospace gave the art department advice for designing the Batmobile.^[19] Comic book fans originally had negative feedback against the Batsuit.^[1] Burton opted not to use tights, spandex or underpants as seen in the Batman comic book, feeling it wasn't intimidating.^[1] Burton's idea was to use an all-black suit, and was met with positive feedback by Kane. Jon Peters had an idea for possibly enthusing a Nike promotion.^[26] Keith Short (born March 8, 1941) is a sculptor for the feature film industry. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... The Browning Model 1917 Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, Korea, and to a limited amount in Vietnam; it was also used by some other countries too. ... Jet aircraft are aircrafts with jet engines. ... Bonneville Salt Flats The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 121 km² (47 mi²) salt flat in northwestern Utah. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible 1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible The Chevrolet Impala is an automobile built for the Chevrolet division by General Motors. ... For other uses, see Jaguar (disambiguation). ... For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see Ford Mustang Variants. ... British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. ... Batmans current costume, as shown in the Hush story arc. ... Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics action hero of the same name. ... Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California to Jack Peters and Helen Pagano) is a former hairdresser turned movie producer. ... Nike, Inc. ...

Music

To compose the film score Burton opted to hire Danny Elfman, his collaborator on Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice. For inspiration Elfman was given Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. Elfman was worried, as he never had worked on a project this large in budget and scale, but he eventually found it enjoyable composing themes for the Joker.^[27] Jon Peters and Peter Guber originally had in mind for Prince writing themes for The Joker and Michael Jackson writing the romance theme. Elfman would then combine the style of the Prince and Jackson's songs together for the entire film score.^[1] A film score is a set of musical compositions written to accompany a film. ... Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who led the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985s Pee-wees Big Adventure. ... Jon Pagano Peters (born on 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California to Jack Peters and Helen Pagano) is a former hairdresser turned movie producer. ... Howard Peter Guber (b. ... For other uses, see Prince (disambiguation). ... In music, a theme is the initial or primary melody. ... The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ... For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...

Burton protested the ideas, citing "my movies aren't like Top Gun".^[1] Elfman enlisted the help of Oingo Boingo lead guitarist Steve Bartek and Shirley Walker to help arrange the compositions for the orchestra.^[28] Batman was one of the first films to spawn two soundtracks. One of them featured songs written by Prince while the other showcased Elfman's film score. Both soundtracks were successful. Compilations of Elfman's opening credits were used in the title sequence for Batman: The Animated Series, also composed by Walker.^[17] Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures. ... For other uses, see Oingo Boingo (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shirley Walker (April 10, 1945 - November 30, 2006) is a well-respected and renowned American film composer. ... Opening credits, in a television program, motion picture or videogame, are shown at the beginning of a show and list the most important members of the production. ... This example of a title sequence, from long-running serial drama Another World, was seen from 1966 to 1981, making it one of the longest-running continuous title sequences on television. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ...

Reception

Release

Anton Furst designed the poster, which he called "evocative but ubiquitous. Only featuring the Bat-Symbol." Earlier designs "had the word 'Batman' spelled in RoboCop or Conan the Barbarian-type".^[4] Jon Peters unified all the film's tie-ins, even turning down $6 million from General Motors to build the Batmobile because the car company would not relinquish creative control.^[4] RoboCop is a 1987 science-fiction, action movie and satire of business-driven capitalism, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... This article is about the 1982 film. ... A tie-in is an authorized product that is based on an existing or upcoming media property, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States and has been the worlds largest and most dominant automaker since 1931 till the second half of 2007, surpassed by Toyota; as well as the global industry sales leader for 77 years. ...

During production, Peters read in the The Wall Street Journal that comic book fans were unsatisfied with the casting of Michael Keaton. In response, Peters rushed out the first trailer that played in thousands of theaters during Christmas. The trailer was simply a surreal assemblage of scenes without music. It created enormous anticipation for the film.^[4] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company in New York City, New York, USA, with Asian and European editions, and a worldwide daily circulation of more than 2 million as of 2006, with 931,000 paying online subscribers. ... Movie trailers are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown; they are commonly known as previews of coming attractions. ...

In months predating Batman's release in June 1989, a popular culture phenomenon rose known as "Batmania". Tim Burton was personally "annoyed by it".^[1] $750 million worth of merchandise was sold.^[17] Cult filmmaker and comic book writer Kevin Smith remembered, "That summer was huge. You couldn't turn around without seeing the Bat-Symbol somewhere. People were cutting it into their fucking heads. It was the summer of the bat and if you were a Batman fan it was pretty hot."^[29] Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that societys vernacular language or lingua franca. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark gothic atmosphere in his high-profile films. ... In commerce, a product is a good economics and accounting good or service which can be bought and sold. ... A cult film is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. ... This article is about the American screenwriter, film director, actor and comic book writer. ...

Reaction

Batman opened on June 23, 1989, grossing $40.49 million in 2,194 theaters during its opening weekend. The film would eventually gross $251.2 million in North America and $160,160,000 in foreign countries, coming at a total of $411.35 million.^[30] Batman was the first film to earn $100 million in its first ten days of release.^[1] Batman is the highest grossing film based on a DC comic book series,^[31] and 42nd highest ever in North American ranks.^[32] Although Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade made the most money worldwide in 1989,^[33] Batman was able to beat The Last Crusade in North America,^[34] and made a further $150 million in home video sales.^[23] is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... . ... This article is about the film. ... The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ...

Based on 46 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, 72% of reviewers enjoyed the film, with the consensus of "an eerie, haunting spectacle, Batman succeeds as entertainment, but as an addition to the character's legacy, it rings disappointingly hollow".^[35] The film was more balanced with seven critics in Rotten Tomatoes's "Top Critics" poll, receiving a 57% approval rating.^[36] By comparison Metacritic collected an average score of 66, based on 17 reviews.^[37] Batman was criticized in some quarters for being "too dark". Many critics also felt Burton was more interested in The Joker rather than Batman in terms of characterization and screentime.^[1] Comic book fans reacted negatively over The Joker murdering Thomas and Martha Wayne. In the comic books, Joe Chill is responsible. The songs written by Prince were criticized for being "too out of place".^[6] While Burton has stated he had no problem with the Prince songs, he was less enthusiastic with their use in the film.^[10] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ... The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ... Thomas Wayne is a fictional character of the Batman series of comic books. ... Martha Wayne is a fictional DC Comics character of the Batman series of comic books. ... Joe Chill is a fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series. ... For other uses, see Prince (disambiguation). ...

Kim Newman of Monthly Film Bulletin believed, "Burton and screenwriters see Batman and the Joker as dramatic antitheses, and the film deals with their intertwined origins and fates to an even greater extent than any of the comic-strip stories that have played variations on their oft-told tales."^[38] James Berardinelli felt "there are a lot of things wrong with Batman, but it still makes for decent entertainment in the fine tradition of the typical low-intelligence summer movie. The best thing that can be said about Batman is that it led to Batman Returns, which was a far superior effort."^[39] Hal Hinson of the The Washington Post was enthusiastic over Burton's direction of the film, stating "There haven't been many movies like this. In some ways, it's a masterpiece of pulp, the work of a true artist."^[40] Variety felt "Jack Nicholson stole every scene" but still greeted Batman with positive feedback.^[41] Roger Ebert was highly impressed with the production design, but claimed "Batman is a triumph of design over story, style over substance – a great-looking movie with a plot you can't care much about."^[42] Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader called the film "watchable enough".^[43] Kim Newman (born July 31, 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. ... The Monthly Film Bulletin was a British Film Institute publication between 1934 and 1991. ... Look up Antithesis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... James Berardinelli (born September 1967, New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an online film critic. ... For the video game based on the film, see Batman Returns (video game). ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C.. It is also one of the citys oldest papers, having been founded in 1877. ... This article is about inexpensive fiction magazines. ... Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ... Jonathan Rosenbaum is a prominent American film critic. ... The Chicago Reader is an alternative newsweekly in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 1971[2] by a group of friends who attended Carleton College. ...

Legacy

Anton Furst and set decorator Peter Young won Best Art Direction at the 62nd Academy Awards.^[44] Nicholson was nominated for Best Actor--Musical or Comedy at the 47th Golden Globe Awards.^[45] The British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated Batman in six categories (Production Design, Visual Effects, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound and Actor in a Supporting Role for Nicholson), but it won none of them.^[46] Nicholson, Basigner, the make-up department and costume designer Bob Ringwood all received nominations at the Saturn Awards.^[47] Batman was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.^[48] A set decorator is in charge of the set dressing on a film set, which includes the furnishings, wallpaper, lighting fixtures, and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... 62nd Academy Awards Hosts Preshow: Show: Crew Producer: Director: Duration Network The 62nd Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1990 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... The 47th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1989, were held on January 20, 1990. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... 2006 - Children of Men - Geoffrey Kirkland Jim Clay Jennifer Williams Casino Royale – Peter Lamont Simon Wakefield El Laberinto del fauno – Eugenio Caballero Pilar Revuelta Marie Antoinette – K.K. Barrett Véronique Melery Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest – Rick Heinrichs Cheryl Carasik 2005 - Harry Potter and the Goblet... 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest - John Knoll Hal T. Hickel Charles Gibson Allen Hall Superman Returns – Mark Stetson Neil Corbould Richard Hoover Jon Thum El Laberinto del fauno – Edward Irastorza Everett Burrell David Martí Montse Ribé Casino Royale – Steven Begg Chris Corbould John Paul Docherty Ditch... 2006 - El Laberinto del fauno - Lala Huete The Devil Wears Prada – Patricia Field Marie Antoinette – Milena Canonero Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest – Penny Rose The Queen – Consolata Boyle 2005 - Memoirs of a Geisha - Colleen Atwood Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gabriella Pescucci The Chronicles of Narnia: The... 2006 - Casino Royale - Chris Munro Eddy Joseph Mike Prestwood Smith Martin Cantwell Mark Taylor Babel – José Antonio García Jon Taylor Christian P. Minkler Martín Hernández El Laberinto del fauno – Martín Hernández Jaime Baksht Miguel Ángel Polo Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest – Christopher... In the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role actors of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award. ... Costume designer is a cinema term which refers to a person whose responsibilty is to design costumes for a movie or stage production. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. ... The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation is one of the annual Hugo Award categories, presented by members of the World Science Fiction Convention. ...

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The success of Batman prompted Warner Bros. Animation to create Batman: The Animated Series.^[49] Series co-creator Bruce Timm stated the television show's Art Deco design was inspired from the film. Timm commented, "our show would never have gotten made if it hadn't been for that first Batman movie."^[50] Warner Bros. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Bruce Walter Timm (born on February 8, 1961) is an American character designer, animator and producer. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

The film helped establish the Batman film series.

Producers Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker filed a breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angles County Superior Court on March 26, 1992. Uslan and Melniker claimed to be "the victims of a sinister campaign of fraud and coercion that has cheated them out of continuing involvement in the production of Batman and its sequels. We were denied proper credits, and deprived of any financial rewards for our indispensable creative contribution to the success of Batman."^[4] A superior court judge threw out the case while Uslan and Melniker consoled themselves with their executive producing fees of $300,000 apiece. Total revenues of Batman have topped $2 billion, with Uslan claiming to have "not seen a penny more than that since our net profit participation has proved worthless."^[4] Michael Uslan is the originator of the Batman movies and was the first professor to teach Comic Book Folklore at an accredited university. ... Breach of contract is a legal concept in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other partys performance. ... The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... In law, and more specifically, in the Anglo-American common law legal tradition, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over all, or major, civil and criminal cases. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Net profit is an accounting term which is commonly used in business. ...

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Further reading

• Janet K. Halfyard, (October 2004). Danny Elfman's Batman: A Film Score Guide (Paperback), A careful study of Elfman's scoring technique with a detailed analysis of the film itself, Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810851261. 
• Craig Shaw Gardner (June 1989). Batman (Mass Market Paperback), Novelization of the film, Hachette Book Group USA. ISBN 0446354872. 

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