Batman
Directed by	Tim Burton
Produced by	Peter Guber Jon Peters
Written by	Sam Hamm (screenwriter) Warren Skaaren (screenwriter) Sam Hamm (story) Bob Kane (comic book)
Starring	Jack Nicholson Michael Keaton Kim Basinger Robert Wuhl Pat Hingle Billy Dee Williams Michael Gough Jack Palance Jerry Hall William Hootkins Tracey Walter
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Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Released	June 19, 1989
Running time	126 min.
Language	English
Budget	$35,000,000
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Batman was released in U.S. theaters on June 23, 1989 by Warner Bros. and soon became the highest grossing movie of the year. It was directed by Tim Burton and starred Jack Nicholson as the Joker, Michael Keaton as Batman, and Kim Basinger as reporter Vicki Vale. Although Keaton played the nominal hero of the film, Nicholson received top billing. Batman DVD movie cover, deemed fair use This is a DVD cover. ... Tim Burton (left) with Ewan McGregor on the set of Big Fish Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an eccentric film director known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Peter Guber is a Hollywood producer and executive. ... Jon Peters (born June 2, 1945) is a hairdresser turned producer for many big-budget motion pictures. ... Bob Kane Bob Kane (October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was the co-creator of Batman, although many sources credit Kane as the sole creator of the character. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton (b. ... On the cover of Playboy, February 1983 Kim Basinger (born December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia) is an American film actress of Irish, Swedish and 1/8th Cherokee descent. ... Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is a comedian turned actor/ writer. ... Actor Pat Hingle (born July 19, 1924) has a long list of television and movie credits to his name, going back to 1948. ... Billy Dee Williams (born William December Williams in April 6, 1937) is an African American actor. ... Michael Gough (born November 23, 1917 in Malaya) is an English character actor. ... Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palahniuk) (born February 18, 1919) is an American actor. ... Jerry Hall on Roxy Music cover: Siren , 1975 Jerry Hall (born July 2, 1956) is a Texas-born model and actress best known for being Mick Jaggers long-time companion or wife (in the 1990s, the two were married in Bali but the legal validity of the marriage has... William Hootkins as Jek Porkins in A New Hope William Hootkins (July 5, 1948 – October 23, 2005) was an American actor probably best known on film for his roles as the crooked Lt. ... Warner Bros. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... -1... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic George... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... -1... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... See also: 1988 in film, other events of 1989, 1990 in film, list of years in film. // Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Tim Burton (left) with Ewan McGregor on the set of Big Fish Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an eccentric film director known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... The Joker is a fictional DC Comics supervillain, widely considered to be Batmans main archenemy. ... Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton (b. ... The DC Comics hero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman or The Bat-Man) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... On the cover of Playboy, February 1983 Kim Basinger (born December 8, 1953 in Athens, Georgia) is an American film actress of Irish, Swedish and 1/8th Cherokee descent. ... Vicki Vale is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a reporter who was once a love interest of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman. ...

This movie helped usher a return to the darker roots of the Batman of the original comics and away from the campy 1960s Batman television series and cartoon Super Friends. Like many film versions of comic book heroes, the Batman movie told its own version of his origin, and how The Joker figured in that origin. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The term camp—normally used as an adjective, even though earliest recorded uses employed it mainly as a verb—refers to the deliberate and sophisticated use of kitsch, mawkish or corny themes and styles in art, clothing or conversation. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Burt Ward as Robin and Adam West as Batman Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on ABC TV for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January 1966 to 14 March 1968. ... Super Friends is an animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985. ... The Joker is a fictional DC Comics supervillain, widely considered to be Batmans main archenemy. ...

Many people who recognized Batman from the 1960s television series reprehended the film for being too solemn and humorless; however, it should be noted that the character's original tone was serious-minded and not comedic or mirthful. Another complaint, one that long plagued the Batman films made between 1989 and 1997, was that the films tended to focus too much on the villain and not enough on Batman himself.

Numerous comic book fans were displeased to learn that Michael Keaton (who was better known for his comedic roles at the time) was cast as the title character, and assumed that it was a sure sign of the production taking the same tone of the 1960s television series. The producers hurriedly released a teaser trailer to prove they were treating the character faithfully. The marketing move was successful and since the film's successful release. Most fans consider Keaton the best actor to have played Batman in a live-action film. A teaser trailer is a truncated version of a theatrical trailer intended to entice the audience about an upcoming movie and to begin hype on major films. ...

The minor-key score was written by Danny Elfman, with songs by Prince. Two animated series (Batman: The Animated Series and The Adventures of Batman and Robin) were created in the wake of the film's success, and three sequels --Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman and Robin (1997)-- were produced. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm a spin-off of the animated television series, was released in 1993. Batman Begins, a successful restart of the saga (but often mistakenly called a prequel), was released in 2005. A new 2-disc special edition collection of the first four films was released on Tuesday, October 18, 2005. All movies include commentary by director's Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher along with a slew of other special features. Image:ELFMAN.jpg Daniel Robert Danny Elfman (born May 29, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas) is a Jewish-American pop musician, composer and writer of film scores. ... Princes look, circa 1983 Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958), known as from 1993 to 2000, is a popular and influential singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode On Leather Wings. Batman: The Animated Series was an acclaimed animated television series adaptation of the comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero, Batman; widely regarded by fans as the most iconic modern... Batman Returns is both the second Tim Burton Batman movie and the second Batman film starring Michael Keaton as the title character. ... Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which... The film Batman and Robin, directed by Joel Schumacher, is considered by most to be less serious than the 1989 Batman movie and sequels Batman Returns (1992) and Forever (1995). ... Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is an animated film first released in 1993. ... -1... A prequel is a work that portrays events which include the structure, conventions, and/or characters of a previously completed narrative, but occur at an earlier time. ... Tim Burton (left) with Ewan McGregor on the set of Big Fish Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an eccentric film director known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939) is an American film director, writer and producer. ...

The film aired on Cartoon Network on Saturday, November 19, 2005 during Toonami as part of the network's "November Month of Movie Premieres" at a rating of TV-14V for violence. This marked the first time Cartoon Network has ever aired anything above the TV-PG rating outside of Adult Swim. Cartoon Network is a cable television channel created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. ... Toonami (a portmanteau of cartoon and the Japanese word tsunami suggesting a tidal wave of animated cartoons) is a registered trademark of Cartoon Network, used initially for action-oriented programming blocks on Cartoon Network television channels worldwide, mostly shows Japanese anime, originating in the United States in 1997. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Plot summary

The Joker, played by Jack Nicholson.

The main story of the movie is that of Jack Napier, an arrogant hitman working for Boss Carl Grissom, who years before killed Thomas and Martha Wayne, the wealthy parents of Bruce Wayne. Grissom assigns Napier to break into Axis Chemicals to destroy legally incriminating files, but it turns out to be a set-up. Out of jealousy of Napier's affair with his girlfriend, Grissom hires the corrupt Lt. Max Eckhardt of the Gotham City Police Department to kill Napier. Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the movie Batman. ... Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the movie Batman. ... The Joker is a DC Comics supervillain, widely considered to be Batmans archenemy. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... Boss Carl Grissom was the most powerful crime lord in Gotham City in the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film. ... A character in that appeared in Batman (1989) played by William Hootkins, Max Eckhardt was a crooked lieutenant in the Gotham City Police Department. ... The Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) in the fictional Batman universe has long been steeped in corruption. ...

Napier kills Eckhardt, but Batman has learned of the break-in and confronts Jack Napier, on a catwalk above a vat of hazardous chemicals, to make sure he is arrested to testify against Grissom. While trying to kill Batman, Napier's face is disfigured by his own richochet bullet causing him to fall off the catwalk. Batman grabs his hand in an attempt to save him, however, his hand ultimately slips, and he falls into the vat. The chemicals ingrain him with permanent grotesque features, which changes his appearance to that resembling a clown. Naming himself The Joker, he tracks down and murders Grissom and takes over the criminal gang. The violent takeover attracts the attention of both Batman and newspaper reporter Alexander Knox and photographer Vicki Vale. The rest of the film involves Batman trying to stop the Joker, Bob the Goon and their henchmen from terrorizing the city with shootouts, assassinations, and a deadly chemical which poisons its victims with uncontrollable laughter that eventually leads to death. The Joker is a fictional DC Comics supervillain, widely considered to be Batmans main archenemy. ... Vicki Vale is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a reporter who was once a love interest of Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego, Batman. ... Bob the Goons 1989 Toybiz action figure. ...

Response and legacy

Batman was the most successful movie of 1989, earning $251,188,924 domestically and over $160 million abroad. As a result, the movie spawned all sorts of merchandise: action figures, t-shirts, beach towels, trading cards and even a cereal. The movie received mostly positive reviews, with Erik Preminger of San Francisco's KGO-TV hailing it as "the movie of the decade". Jack Nicholson was widely praised as ruthless thug Jack Napier and the even more ruthless Joker, while Michael Keaton, better known as a comedic actor at the time, won over many viewers with his portrayal of a conflicted Bruce Wayne and Batman. Danny Elfman's score received positive feedback, leading to nominations in various institutions (although not for an Academy Award). The film was criticized, though, for its dark, grisly nature in comparison with the campy 1960s TV show, and for a Prince-dominated soundtrack which was seen as an obvious marketing tie-in. While applauded for its efforts to return to the staid nature of the character, the movie was attacked by many comic book purists who claimed that the film took too many elective liberties with the original character's established backstory and ideals, most notably in Batman's lethal tactics in the film. Erik Lee Preminger (born 11 December 1944) is an American writer and actor. ... San Franciscos famous fog and Golden Gate Bridge. ... KGO-TV (Channel 7), commonly known on the air as ABC7, Channel 7 or ABC San Francisco, is an owned and operated television station of the ABC television network. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton (b. ... Image:ELFMAN.jpg Daniel Robert Danny Elfman (born May 29, 1953, in Amarillo, Texas) is a Jewish-American pop musician, composer and writer of film scores. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Princes look, circa 1983 Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958), known as from 1993 to 2000, is a popular and influential singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ...

Trivia

Casting

• Adam West, star of the Batman TV series, wanted to play Batman, but Michael Keaton was given the role after getting the nod from Bob Kane.
• Ricky Addison Reed was cast as Robin when the character was part of an earlier story treatment. Robin was eventually dropped, and Reed lost the role.
• Robin Williams was considered for the role of The Joker; he would later be considered for The Riddler in Batman Forever. Jack Nicholson got the role of The Joker but demanded top-billing and a lucrative deal that gave him royalties on all merchandise.
• Billy Dee Williams appears as Harvey Dent, who in the comics became Two-Face. Williams took the role with the expectation that he would be brought back to play Two-Face and reportedly had a contract clause added reserving the role for him. During casting for Batman Forever (1995) Warner Bros. decided they would prefer Tommy Lee Jones and bought out Williams' contract.
• It is claimed that Adam West was offered a cameo as Bruce Wayne's father but turned it down, though West denies being offered the part.
• Sean Young was originally cast as Vicki Vale, but broke her collarbone while filming a horse-riding scene with Michael Keaton. The scene was subsequently written out of the script.
• Alec Baldwin, Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Selleck were rumored to be considered for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
• According to a Playboy interview with Robin Williams, Jack Nicholson was offered the role of Joker first. When Nicholson kept delaying his answer, Williams was offered the role. The producers immediately turned around and informed Nicholson that Williams was considering the offer, and Nicholson accepted. Williams has remained bitter about being "used as bait." See trivia for Batman Forever (1995).

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Production Design

• Set designer Anton Furst deliberately mixed clashing architectural styles to make Gotham City the ugliest and bleakest metropolis imaginable.
• The plastic surgeon's weird surgical tools are believed to be originally from another Warner Brothers production, Little Shop of Horrors (1986). They were the dentist tools owned by Orin Scrivello.
• The Batman costume weighed 70 lbs.
• The Batman symbol on the costume in this film is slightly different than the version seen in the comic books. It has two extra "points" on the bottom of the black bat emblem. However, the teaser poster and other such promotional materials for the film depict the logo just as it appears in the comics, for copyright purposes (because that specific look for the logo is what DC comics had copyrighted). The Batman costume was slightly modified for Batman Returns (1992) and sported the comic version of the symbol.
• Heavy security surrounded The Joker's makeup.
• The throne that the Joker sits on when he spreads money over the citizens of Gotham may be a replica of the "Silver Throne", the Royal Throne of Sweden which the King of Sweden used until 1974 at the opening of the Swedish Parliament.
• The painting that the Joker spares during his vandalism spree is Francis Bacon's "Figure with Meat."
• The design of Gothan City is based on the work of architects Antonio Gaudi, Otto Wagner and Shin Takamatsu.
• Scenes of the Wayne mansion were filmed at two English stately homes: Knebworth House for exterior scenes, Hatfield House for the interiors.

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Other Trivia

• Tom Mankiewicz was first contracted to write a Batman script for Warner Bros. in the early 80s following his work on 'Superman: The Movie' and 'Superman II'.
• Michael Keaton worked out for two months to prepare for the role, and learned kickboxing from his stunt double, David Lea. Though hard to spot, many of the fights are just about evenly split between Keaton and David Lea in costume. Keaton, however, went on to perform all of the fights himself for the sequel Batman Returns.
• It made an estimated additional $750 million in merchandising alone.
• Executive producers Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan sued Warner Brothers for forcing them into accepting a net profit agreement rather than the gross profit one that was set up for other parties like Jack Nicholson. Warners then claimed that, although "Batman" at the time was the 5th biggest grossing film ever, it was still technically in the red, and offered the two producers a $1 million out-of-court settlement. They naturally rejected this.
• Corto Maltese (where Vicki had been taking pictures) is the name of a popular European comic character, starring in the adventure comic books of Italian Hugo Pratt. Corto Maltese is also an island country in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns, one of Burton's inspirations for Batman.
• This was the first film to ever get a "12" rating in Great Britain. The rating was created to prevent young children from seeing the film. It had been in place up until 2002, where it was updated to "12A" for the live-action Spider-Man (2002) movie.
• Kim Basinger is only a few inches shorter than Michael Keaton. To make Keaton appear taller, she wears flat heels or is in stocking feet in all the scenes in which they are standing next to each other.
• In the Globe office, an artist hands Knox a drawing of a bat dressed like a man, poking fun at his belief in Batman. The drawing is signed "[Bob Kane]". Kane himself was originally planned to play the artist.
• Jack Nicholson received a percentage of the gross on the film, and due to its massive box-office took home around $60 million. As of 2003 it is still the single-movie record for actor's salary.
• The flag of Gotham City closely resembles the state flag of Indiana. It can be seen briefly in Harvey Dent's office.
• When the Tom Mankiewicz script was in development, the directors associated with the project included Joe Dante and Ivan Reitman. Producers wanted an unknown to play Batman and the cast wish-list included William Holden as Commissioner Gordon and David Niven as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's faithful butler.
• The movie's "Vicki Vale" is partially based on 1970s Bruce Wayne girlfriend Silver St. Cloud, a name deemed too silly for a movie character. However, in the comics there was a character named Vicki Vale, who was a reporter and appeared in the comics throughout the '40s and '60s.
• The character of Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl) was a character created for the movie. In the first draft of the script, the character was killed during the parade scene.
• When Alfred receives Vicki Vale's message, a portrait can be seen in the background, some believe it to be a portrait of Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father.
• For its first video release, the film was graded slightly lighter, as cinema audiences had complained that it was filmed so darkly that they could hardly see what was going on.
• Anton Furst's designs for Gotham City were partally incorporated into the comics during the early '90s.
• In a newsroom scene, Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox examine a map of Gotham City which has been marked with Batman sightings. The map is actually a map of Vancouver, British Columbia.
• The film was the first live-action movie to be played on Toonami.

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On DVD

Cover of the 2-disc Special Edition DVD

Batman was given a "bare bones" DVD release when the medium was introduced in 1997-98. However, in 2005, the newest feature film, Batman Begins, spurred Warner Bros. to release a Two-Disc Special Edition set of all four Burton-Schumacher films in Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997. Image File history File links Batman2disc. ... Image File history File links Batman2disc. ... -1...

Features of the original Burton film include:

• Digitally Remastered Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
• English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Track
• English DTS 5.1 Surround Track
• Audio Commentary with Director Tim Burton
• Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman Documentary
• Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight Parts 1, 2 & 3
  1. The Road to Gotham City
  2. The Gathering Storm
  3. The Legend Reborn
• Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery Including:
  • Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman
  • Building the Batmobile
  • Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman
  • Designing the Batsuit
  • From Jack to Joker
  • Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman
• "Batdance", "Partyman" and "Scandalous" Music Videos by Prince
• The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries
• Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence
• On the Set with Bob Kane Featurette
• Batman Theatrical Trailer

External links

• Batman at the Internet Movie Database
• Batman review, Batman DVD review
• 1989's Batman Cereal
• Tim Burton's Batman Page 1
• The Good Life of Crime

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