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Release Date:
23 June 1989 (USA)
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Plot:
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 7 wins
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16 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(392 articles)
More 'Spider-Man 4' Rumors, A 'Weird' Superman, And Chuck Norris: It's The Back-Issue Bin!
(From MTV Splash Page. 20 November 2009, 8:42 PM, PST)
Michael Keaton: 'There's a price to pay for making your own choices'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:40 PM, PST)
(From MTV Splash Page. 20 November 2009, 8:42 PM, PST)
Michael Keaton: 'There's a price to pay for making your own choices'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:40 PM, PST)
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The First Two Batman Are The Last.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Keaton | ... | Batman / Bruce Wayne |
 | Jack Nicholson | ... | Joker / Jack Napier |
 | Kim Basinger | ... | Vicki Vale |
 | Robert Wuhl | ... | Alexander Knox |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Commissioner James Gordon |
 | Billy Dee Williams | ... | Harvey Dent |
| Michael Gough | ... | Alfred Pennyworth |
 | Jack Palance | ... | Carl Grissom |
| Jerry Hall | ... | Alicia |
 | Tracey Walter | ... | Bob the Goon |
| Lee Wallace | ... | The Mayor |
 | William Hootkins | ... | Lt. Eckhardt |
 | Richard Strange | ... | Goon |
| Carl Chase | ... | Goon |
| Mac McDonald | ... | Goon (as Mac Macdonald) |
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Runtime:
126 min
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Mexico:A |
Malaysia:U |
South Africa:PG (DVD rating) |
Spain:13 |
Netherlands:12 |
Netherlands:6 (re-rating) |
South Korea:15 |
USA:TV-14 |
Brazil:Livre |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Germany:12 |
UK:15 (video rating) (1990) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Israel:PG |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (original rating) |
USA:PG-13 |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:12 |
Iceland:10 (original rating)
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Trivia:
This movie was released the year of Batman's 50th birthday.
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Goofs:
Continuity: Batman's communicator after telling the Batmobile to stop.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Passenger: Excuse me.
Tourist Dad: I'm sorry, this is my cab.
Passenger: Sorry.
Tourist Dad: Listen, I was here first!
[as the cab drives away]
Tourist Dad: Oh, God! Oh, taxi? Taxi!
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Passenger: Excuse me.
Tourist Dad: I'm sorry, this is my cab.
Passenger: Sorry.
Tourist Dad: Listen, I was here first!
[as the cab drives away]
Tourist Dad: Oh, God! Oh, taxi? Taxi!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Picket Fences: Pilot (#1.1)" (1992)
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Soundtrack:
Scandalous
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FAQ
What process occured between Bruce witnessing his parents' murder and the events of this movie?What are differences between the comic books' canon and this film?
Why did Bruce Wayne choose to immortalize himself as a giant bat?
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When I saw this movie in the theater back in '89, I was just a kid - a kid paralyzed by the looks and the charisma of the super-hero ever! I didn't know much about directors those times, so I gave all the credit to Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Years later I understood that Tim Burton -leading as my favorite director- was all behind this, making Gotham City darker and wicked, taking Batman to a fearsome -unlike that horrible TV show!- and heroic level as he should have been. As Michael Keaton was born to fulfill his destiny as Batman, I don't think anyone else could handle the Joker except Jack Nicholson. I have never seen any character more suitable than these pair of super actors as super heroes. I don't know whether I should be happy or sad for the first two movie was shot by Tim Burton, for the following ones was not as good as the ones shot by him. The third one was not as bad as the fourth. But the "Batman and Robin" was the final humiliation ever made to me (I really don't know what Joel Schumacher was thinking). I bet everyone involved in the first two was crying their eyes out at the end of the movie. Anyway, Tim, Michael, Jack and Kim was the best crew for a movie, and they made it worth watching it over and over again. "Batman" is amongst the best movies I've ever seen.