Batman

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Michael Keaton stars as the nocturnal crime-fighter. Jack Nicholson is the Joker and Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the beautiful photojournalist with a passion for Batman's alter-ego.
  • Starring: Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger
  • Directed by: Tim Burton
  • Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
  • Release year: 1989
  • Studio: Warner Bros.
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Synopsis: Michael Keaton stars as the nocturnal crime-fighter. Jack Nicholson is the Joker and Kim Basinger is Vicki Vale, the beautiful photojournalist with a passion for Batman's alter-ego.
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger
Supporting actors: Jack Nicholson, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Jerry Hall
Directed by: Tim Burton
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
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Release year: 1989
Studio: Warner Bros.
ASIN: B0013WJGJ0 (Rental) and B0013YPEMG (Purchase)
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1989
  • Production Company: Warner Bros, Guber-Peters Company, The, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
  • USA Box Office: $ 251 Million
  • Worldwide Box Office: $ 413 Million
  • Filming Locations: Acton Lane Power Station, Acton Lane, Acton, London, England, UK | Acton, London, England, UK | Bedfordshire, England, UK | Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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It's one of the best comic book movies ever made. Matthew Edmundson  |  67 reviewers made a similar statement
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82 of 89 people found the following review helpful
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The worldwide success of Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" has prompted Warner Bros. to finally release Tim Burton's 1989 "Batman" with an extra disc of special features...and this is an event worth cheering about!

A groundbreaking cinematic achievement (and one of the most expensive films ever produced, to that time), "Batman" was a tremendous gamble, and the story behind the ten-year struggle to bring it to the screen is fascinating! It is a tale of visionaries, beginning with Michael Uslan, a young student/Batman fan, who not only convinced his university to include comics in their curriculum, but, fired up by Richard Donner's "Superman", knew a Batman film could be just as powerful, and took the idea, with Batman creator Bob Kane's blessing, to Hollywood; of Peter Gruber and Jon Peters, who listened to Uslan, after every studio had passed on it, saw the potential, and decided to gamble; of Sam Hamm, who had a "Batman" script in his head, praying to get the chance to write it; and, most importantly, of Tim Burton, whose dark, quirky sensibilities made him THE director to film it, despite only two feature films to his credit.

This remarkable story, with archival footage and new interviews, is the highlight of disc two, but there is much, much more! Did you know that Robin was scripted to make an appearance in the first film? That Sean Young, not Kim Basinger, had been cast as Vicki Vale? That the Batmobile, designed by Oscar-winner Anton Furst, could actually do 95 mph (and that Tim Burton drove it, once?) That the room where disfigured Jack Nicholson received his unsuccessful plastic surgery was actually a studio prop room? Each chapter is a revelation!

Not that there aren't a few disappointments in the presentation; there is no chapter with deleted scenes (although a few moments are shown that never made it into the finished film...a little girl, seeing Batman, asks, in all seriousness, "Is it Halloween?", which causes him to pause, and grin); the 'History' of Batman, despite a wealth of photos and clips from the comics, serials, and graphic novels, does not offer a single visual from the campy 60s TV series (whether this was a refusal by 20th Century Fox, who produced the series, to permit their use, or an attempt to distance the movie from the "ZAP! BAM! POW!" silliness is not explained). Also, the brief appearance of screen legend Jack Palance, as 'Boss Grissom', is largely ignored, other than in Tim Burton's audio commentary, which is surprising. Still, many of the cast share their memories (Billy Dee Williams still expresses disappointment that he didn't get to play 'Two-Face'; Robert Wuhl, regret that after they rewrote his death scene to allow his character to survive, he never appeared in another film in the franchise).

I guess what I'm saying, is...chuck your old copy of "Batman", and replace it with THIS one!

You'll be glad you did!
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Classic October 18, 1999
By Rm31d
Format:DVD
This film proved to the world that comic book films could be much more than action-packed carnage festivals. This film (and the first sequel "Batman Returns") have so much more to it than that. "Batman" is a gripping and very moving exploration of the psyche; it peers into the souls of not only the Dark Knight, but also those of the people whose lives he changes with his presence. The film is brilliantly acted by its perfectly-chosen cast, which includes Jack Nicholson (the Joker), Michael Keaton (the Batman), Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale), Micheal Gough (Alfred Pennyworth), and Robert Wuhl (Alexander Knox). Tim Burton makes perfect use of his wonderful directorial talents, Anton Furst designs a gothic, beautiful Gotham City, and Danny Elfman's classic musical score further help make this a unique, thought-provoking, and very powerful modern classic, a masterpiece of film noir and grand opera. "Batman Returns shares these wonderful qualities, but, sadly, Joel Schumacher's "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin" lose all of that depth and meaning, and become little more than standard mindless action. But, we'll always have Burton's dark vision of a haunted and brooding Batman.
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57 of 71 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'd forgotten how good this movie was! September 11, 2004
Format:DVD
If you want to look at a superhero adaptation done right look no further than this movie or the latest Spiderman movies. After watching the last two Batman flicks, I had kind of written the series off, but watching this on TV the other night I realized that I had forgotten how good this was. Michael Keaton was perfect as Batman, if you think about it Bruce Wayne is not the most tightly wrapped guy out there, he dresses up as a giant flying rodent and runs around at night in Gotham City beating up on criminals, and Keaton captured this essence perfectly. Kim Basinger was great as Vicki Vale and Jack Nicholson was awesome as the Joker. indeed I'd have to say that this is the last good performance that Nicholson did, after this movie he phoned everything in and cashed in on his Jack Nicholson act.

In addition to a well-written script (the only contrived part being the fact that the Joker had killed Bruce Wayne's parents years before) the sets for this movie were totally cool and like nothing else we had seen at the time. Tim Burton was still a young and fresh director and Danny Elfman scores hadn't become tiring. If this movie looks a bit stale now it's only because so many other movies have imitated it and because Burton and Elfman have become one-trick ponies. However when you look at it as the leader of a cinematic vanguard of action movies you realize how good it is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Batman Movie
I had on VHS and it got hard to see so we DVD version. The first of a series is usually best one and grand kids And I like batman so we are very happy.
Published 9 days ago by Eugene L. Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Until Christian Bale!
I loved this entry in the Batman saga. I thought Michael Keaton did a great job, as Bruce Wayne AND as Batman. He was a suitable mate for Kim Basinger. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Michaline Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Batman
Renewed my love of Batman, so glad that this and Batman Returns were made. Wished Michael Keaton had been in the Batman Movies instead of George Clooney and Val Kilmer.
Published 10 days ago by Jon Emery
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Batman. Nuff said.
I may be partially biased since this is one of my favorite childhood movies, but I still think this is a great movie. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Edward Benitez
3.0 out of 5 stars Scratched
The product description said it was a used DVD but there was a scratch on it that made the movie skip a few minutes of the movie.
Published 14 days ago by Breanna E.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Batman that Came Before
Keaton is my Batman, he gets the smoothness of Bruce Wayne and the darkness in Batman. While Jack's performance as the Joker is just as over the top as Heath he did a wonderful... Read more
Published 24 days ago by Jacqueline
5.0 out of 5 stars Stands alone from the other 3 fo the series
Besides the new Batman movie featuring Christian Bale ( rise of the Dark Knight was OK ), this is the only other batman move that is not animated that I would recommend. Read more
Published 28 days ago by jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Still tops
This is absolutely still the best Batman flick. Bale is the 2nd best Batman, Keaton absolutely crushed the role. And Tim Burton's view is so perfect. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ethan S. Guymon
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Batman movies made!!!
Released in 1989, this movie changed the style and attitude of Batman, forever!
What I liked was:
1. Jack Nicholson nailed it and stole the movie as the Joker!
2. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Willatron
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty decent
I got the movie very prompt and see that the disc is scratch free. The case came in with a huge gouge in the corner. As long as the disc stays in place it should stay damage free.
Published 1 month ago by darkwhisper
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