Overview:
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.| Status: | Released (1989-06-21) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 28 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $251,409,241 |
| Screen: | Bob Kane, Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures, Polygram Pictures, Guber/Peters Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français |
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Casts
- 514: Jack Nicholson - Jack Napier / Joker
- 2232: Michael Keaton - Bruce Wayne / Batman
- 326: Kim Basinger - Vicki Vale
- 4040: Robert Wuhl - Alexander Knox
- 3798: Pat Hingle - Commissioner James Gordon
- 3799: Billy Dee Williams - Harvey Dent
- 3796: Michael Gough - Alfred Pennyworth
Crews
- 244: Ray Lovejoy - Editor - Editing
- 293: Roger Pratt - Director of Photography - Camera
- 531: Danny Elfman - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3806: Marion Dougherty - Casting - Production
- 3794: Bob Kane - Characters - Writing
- 3807: Anton Furst - Production Design - Art
- 510: Tim Burton - Director - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Vision not fully realised, but still a template of sorts. It could never have lived up to the hype back in 1989, it was hailed as the film to rival the impact of "Jaws" & "Star Wars" as regards historical cinema conventions, it was, we were led to believe, a new age in cinema, or ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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_**Looks good, but surreal and tedious**_ Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989) is _so_ disappointing! Yeah, the costumes, sets, cast, cinematography and music are great, but the story is unrealistic, goofy and, worst of all, dull; in other words, it siphoned! Tim Burton is outstanding wit ....
Continue reading ->The Movie Mob
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**Batman 1989 burst on the scene shattering the box office and rewriting the rules of comic book films with dark characters and high stakes in ways no superhero movie had seen before.** Superhero movies of the 70s and 80s were bright and colorful, goofy and optimistic, champions o ....
Continue reading ->Andre Gonzales
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There will never be a greater batman or movie ever. The original is still the only good batman movie out there. They keep trying but they had it right the 1st time, and they messed it up now.
Continue reading ->Rob
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Probably one of the first serious attempts at bringing a comic to the big screen with a decent budget. The vision of the world is brilliant. Keaton's Batman is spot on and the Prince soundtrack ties the whole thing together perfectly. Unfortunately, Tim Burton's flamboyance lets thin ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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"Batman" never was my favourite superhero, and although Michael Keaton tries hard here to inject a little soul into the character, I'm afraid I found Jack Nicholson's totally over-the-top "Joker" to be just annoying and the whole film to be little underwhelming. "Gotham City" is esse ....
Continue reading ->kevin2019
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"Batman" certainly can't be beaten just for pure entertainment value. It was a high profile event movie and you can immediately understand why with a stellar cast such as this one on board along with director Tim Burton - just fresh from the successful "Beetlejuice" (1988) at the tim ....
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