Batman Returns (1992)

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

Bob Kane (Batman characters)
Daniel Waters (story) ...
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Release Date:

19 June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin

Plot:

When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Speed | Tragic Ending | Monkey | Santa Costume

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Danny DeVito	...	Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Catwoman / Selina Kyle
Christopher Walken	...	Max Shreck
Michael Gough	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Michael Murphy	...	The Mayor
Cristi Conaway	...	Ice Princess
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Charles 'Chip' Shreck
Pat Hingle	...	Commissioner James Gordon
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Organ Grinder
Steve Witting	...	Josh
Jan Hooks	...	Jen
John Strong	...	Sword Swallower
Rick Zumwalt	...	Tattooed Strongman
Anna Katarina	...	Poodle Lady
Gregory Scott Cummins	...	Acrobat Thug One
Erika Andersch	...	Knifethrower Dame
Travis McKenna	...	Fat Clown
Doug Jones	...	Thin Clown
Branscombe Richmond	...	Terrifying Clown #1
Paul Reubens	...	Penguin's Father
Diane Salinger	...	Penguin's Mother
Stuart Lancaster	...	Penguin's Doctor
Cal Hoffman	...	Happy Man
Joan Jurige	...	Happy Woman
Rosie O'Connor	...	Adorable Little Girl
Sean Whalen	...	Paperboy (as Sean M. Whalen)
Erik Onate	...	Aggressive Reporter (as Erik Oñate)
Joey DePinto	...	Shreck Security Guard
Steven Brill	...	Gothamite #1
Neal Lerner	...	Gothamite #2
Ashley Tillman	...	Gothamite #3
Elizabeth Sanders	...	Gothamite #4
Henry Kingi	...	Mugger
Joan Giammarco	...	Female Victim
Lisa Guerrero	...	Volunteer Bimbo (as Lisa Coles)
Frank DiElsi	...	Security #1
Biff Yeager	...	Security #2
Robert Gossett	...	TV Anchorman
Adam Drescher	...	Crowd Member
Bobby Bell	...	Emperor Penguin (as Robert N. Bell)
Niki Botelho	...	Emperor Penguin / Baby Penguin
Susan Rossitto	...	Emperor Penguin
Margarita Fernández	...	Emperor Penguin (as Margarita Fernandez)
Denise Killpack	...	Emperor Penguin
Felix Silla	...	Emperor Penguin
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Emperor Penguin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony De Longis	...	Terrifying Clown #2 (uncredited)
Tyler House	...	Kidnapped Boy (uncredited)
Jeff Langton	...	Clown (uncredited)
Mindi Miller	...	Penguin crony (uncredited)
Cheryl Moore	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Steffanie Siebrand	...	Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Michael Sutherland	...	Campaigner / Body Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Tim Burton

Writing credits (WGA)
Bob Kane		(Batman characters)
Daniel Waters		(story) and
Sam Hamm		(story)
Daniel Waters		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ian Bryce	....	associate producer
Tim Burton	....	producer
Denise Di Novi	....	producer
Larry J. Franco	....	co-producer (as Larry Franco)
Peter Guber	....	executive producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	executive producer
Jon Peters	....	executive producer
Michael E. Uslan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Danny Elfman

Cinematography by
Stefan Czapsky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bob Badami
Chris Lebenzon

Casting by
Marion Dougherty

Production Design by
Bo Welch

Art Direction by
Tom Duffield		(supervising art director)
Rick Heinrichs

Set Decoration by
Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by
Bob Ringwood
Mary E. Vogt		(as Mary Vogt)

Makeup Department
Joseph Coscia	....	hair stylist
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist
Shane Mahan	....	makeup designer: Penguin
Mark 'Crash' McCreery	....	makeup designer: Penguin (as Mark 'Crash' McCreety)
Bob Mills	....	makeup artist
Ve Neill	....	makeup supervisor
Greg Nelson	....	makeup artist
John Rosengrant	....	makeup designer: Penguin
Kim Santantonio	....	hair stylist
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist
Yolanda Toussieng	....	hair stylist supervisor
Brad Wilder	....	makeup artist
Stan Winston	....	special penguin makeup & effects producer
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects artist (designer: Penguin Hand) (uncredited)
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	makeup effects technician: XFX Inc. (uncredited)
Nina Kent	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Michael Key	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Klexius Kolby	....	makeup artist: Catwoman (uncredited)

Production Management
Ian Bryce	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doug Corring	....	dga trainee
Carla Corwin	....	second assistant director
Kevin Duncan	....	second assistant director: second unit
Max Kleven	....	second unit director
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director
Marge Piane	....	second second assistant director
Artist W. Robinson	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Artist Robinson)
Billy Weber	....	second unit director

Art Department
Greg John Callas	....	construction coordinator (as Greg Callas)
Paul J. Campanella	....	stand-by painter (as Paul Campanella)
Peggy Casey	....	art department coordinater
Michael R. Gannon	....	assistant property master (as Mike Gannon)
Richard Hoffenberg	....	general construction foreman
Don Johnson	....	propmaker foreman
David Manhan	....	lead person
Richard F. Mays	....	assistant art director (as Richard Mays)
Karin L. McGaughey	....	art department researcher (as Karin McGaughey)
Nick Navarro	....	set designer
Vic Petrotta Jr.	....	assistant property master (as Vic Petrotta)
William A. Petrotta	....	property master (as Bill Petrotta)
Sally Thornton	....	set designer
Salvador Anaya	....	plaster foreman (uncredited)
Mychael Bates	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Thomas Betts	....	set designer (uncredited)
Art Clever	....	welding gangboss (uncredited)
Hugh Conlon	....	assistant construction coordinator (uncredited)
Dragon Dronet	....	props (uncredited)
John Eaves	....	model maker (uncredited)
Jann K. Engel	....	set designer (uncredited)
Giovanni Ferrara	....	head painter (uncredited)
Tim Flattery	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Martin J. Gibbons	....	welder (uncredited)
Doug Hart	....	sculptor: Batmobile (uncredited)
Phillip A. Henry	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Phillip A. Henry	....	set constructor (uncredited)
Chris Herrington	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	model maker (uncredited)
Jane Kilkenny	....	model builder (uncredited)
Martin A. Kline	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
Johnny Knight	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
Gregory Lynch Jr.	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Todd McKibben	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Nancy Mickelberry	....	set designer (uncredited)
Lou Mouneu Sr.	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Kris Nagle	....	welder foreman (uncredited)
Andrew Petrotta	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Dan Platt	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Jacques Rey	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Brieann Rich	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Christopher S. Ross	....	prop development (uncredited)
John Sweeney	....	assistant propmaster (uncredited)
Dave Weinman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lyndell Wolff	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
Richard L. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Mary Andrews	....	adr supervisor
Michael J. Benavente	....	sound editor
Mike Chock	....	dialogue editor
James Christopher	....	dialogue editor (as Jim Christopher)
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor
John Dunn	....	sound editor (as John C.C. Dunn)
Julia Evershade	....	sound editor
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	dialogue editor
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor
Petur Hliddal	....	production sound mixer
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist (as Hilda Ann Hodges)
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Miranda	....	foley mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor (as Josie Nericcio)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Donald Ortiz	....	assistant sound editor
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Roger Pietschmann	....	production sound mixer: second unit
John Pospisil	....	sound effects
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
David E. Stone	....	supervising sound editor (as David Stone)
Jules Strasser	....	utility sound: cable
Scott Houle	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Gary Raymond	....	sound reinforcement (uncredited)
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Ralph Stuart	....	first assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects
Bill Basso	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
David Beneke	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Dave Beneke)
Larry Bolster	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Kenneth C. Clark	....	special effects (as Ken Clark)
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Mitch Coughlin)
Richard Davison	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Jon Dawe	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Jon 'J.D.' Dawe)
Marilyn Dozer-Chaney	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects foreman
Andy Evans	....	special effects
Greg Figiel	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Scott Forbes	....	special effects
Nathalie Fratti-Rapoport	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Rick Galinson	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Rick D. Galinson)
Chuck Gaspar	....	special effects supervisor
Dan Gaspar	....	special effects
Dave Grasso	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Beth Hathaway	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Rich Haugen	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Rob Hinderstein	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Elmer Hui	....	special effects
Adam Jones	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mark Jurinko	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Richard J. Landon	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Richard Landon)
Mark Lohff	....	production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Greg Manion	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Gregory Manion)
Tara Meaney-Crocitto	....	production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Paul Mejias	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Brian Namanny	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Brian K. Namanny)
Karl Nygren	....	special effects
Jeff Periera	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Robert Ramsdell	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Rob S. Ramsdell)
Joe Reader	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mike Reedy	....	mechanical effects supervisor: second unit
Bruce Robles	....	special effects
Alan Scott	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as J. Alan Scott)
Patrick Shearn	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Shannon Shea	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Alfred Sousa	....	mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio
Christopher Swift	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Michiko Tagawa	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio
Mike Trcic	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (as Michael A. Trcic)
Michael Weaver	....	special effects (as Mike Weaver)
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Roland Blancaflor	....	special effects technician: Cannom Creations (uncredited)
Ken Brilliant	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Douglas Calli	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Evan Campbell	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Terry Chapman	....	special effects (uncredited)
Chuck Crisafulli	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Roy Goode	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects (uncredited)
Eileen Kastner-Delago	....	art department: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
John McLeod	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Kevin McTurk	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
David Mesloh	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Larry Odien	....	animatronic effects (uncredited)
Carolyn Oros	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Mark Rappaport	....	animatronic puppeteer (uncredited)
Steve Riley	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Mark Santora	....	special effects intern (uncredited)
Kirk Skodis	....	animatronic puppeteer (uncredited)
Harold Weed	....	key model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tim Angulo	....	director of photography: Chandler Group
Don Baker	....	effects supervisor: Chandler Group
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
James Belkin	....	director of photography: 4-Ward Productions
Jennifer C. Bell	....	production coordinator: 4-Ward Productions (as Jennifer Bell)
Brent Boates	....	art director: Boss Film Studios
Brent Boates	....	visual effects co-supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Holly Borradaile	....	associate producer: 4-Ward Productions
Stephen Brien	....	model and miniature set supervisor: 4-Ward Productions
John Bruno	....	visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Vin Burnham	....	visual and technical costume effects supervisor
Wade Childress	....	camera operator: Matte World
Keith Claridge	....	stage manager: Chandler Group
Kevin Clark	....	optical line-up: Boss Film Studios
Michael Cooper	....	optical supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Philip Crescenzo	....	technical supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Joshua Cushner	....	motion control operator: Chandler Group (as Josh Cushner)
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	line producer: 4-Ward Productions (as Robin D'Arcy)
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World
Barry Dempsey	....	animator: PDI
Patrick Denver	....	miniature set fabricator and operator: 4-Ward Productions
Les Dittert	....	optical supervisor: PDI
George D. Dodge	....	director of photography: 4-Ward Productions (as George Dodge)
Drummand S. Edmand	....	camera assistant: Matte World
Christopher Evans	....	matte artist: Matte World
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Brian Flora	....	matte artist: Matte World
Donald Fly	....	chief financial officer: Boss Film (as Donald R. Fly)
Jenny Fulle	....	line producer: 4-Ward Productions
Pete Gerard	....	model maker: Boss Film Studios (as Bryson 'Pete' Gerard)
Ron Gress	....	lead model painter: Stetson Visual Services
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	video image
Alan Harding	....	matte camera: Boss Film Studios
Bret A. Harding	....	assistant camera: Boss Film Studios (as Bret Harding)
Erik Henry	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard E. Hollander	....	video image
Ian Hunter	....	chief model maker: Stetson Visual Services
David Jones	....	model shop supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Michael Joyce	....	lead model maker: Boss Film Studios (as Mike Joyce)
William A. Klinger	....	special effects foreman: Boss Film Studios (as Bill Klinger)
Neil Krepela	....	director of photography: plates: Boss Film Studios
Ron Longo	....	optical supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Andrea Lösch	....	digital effects animator: Boss Film Studios (as Andrea Losch)
Bill Mather	....	matte artist: Matte World
Martin Matzinger	....	production coordinator: Matte World
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant: Matte World
Gregory L. McMurry	....	video image
Barb Meier	....	animator: PDI (as Barbara Meier)
John Merritt	....	modelmaker: Boss Film Studios
Michele Moen	....	matte department supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Robert Montgomery	....	optical camera: Boss Film Studios
Doug Moore	....	miniature set fabricator and operator: 4-Ward Productions
Michael Moore	....	editorial supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Lori J. Nelson	....	optical line-up: Boss Film Studios (as Lori Nelson)
Cameron Noble	....	motion control operator: Matte World
Colin Olsen	....	digital effects animator: Boss Film Studios (as Colin Olson)
Michael Pangrazio	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Pat Repola	....	optical camera: Boss Film Studios
Gary Rhodaback	....	modelmaker: Boss Film Studios
Richard Ruskuski	....	miniature set fabricator and operator: 4-Ward Productions (as Ricc Ruskuski)
Jim Rygiel	....	digital effects supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Nina Salerno	....	rotoscope artist: Boss Film Studios
John Scheele	....	effects supervisor: Chandler Group
Christine Sellin	....	line producer: visual effects, Boss Film Studios
Monty Shook	....	modelmaker: Boss Film Studios
Dennis Skotak	....	supervising director of photography: 4-Ward Productions
Robert Skotak	....	visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions
Ellen Somers	....	visual effects production supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Robert Spurlock	....	supervisor: Stetson Visual Services
Stephen Stanton	....	digital camera operator: Boss Film Studios
Joel Steiner	....	miniature set fabricator and operator: 4-Ward Productions
Mark Stetson	....	supervisor: Stetson Visual Services
Michael Sweeney	....	optical supervisor: Boss Film Studios
Annick Thierrien	....	rotoscope supervisor: Boss Film Studios (as Annick Therrien)
Jim Towler	....	model and miniature set supervisor: 4-Ward Productions
Joe Viskocil	....	pyrotechnic supervisor: Stetson Visual Services (as Joseph Viskocil)
Gary Waller	....	director of photography: miniatures, Boss Film Studios (as Garry Waller)
John C. Wash	....	video image
Andy White	....	digital effects animator: Boss Film Studios
John Clinton	....	visual effects coordinator: Boss Film (uncredited)
Jim Davidson	....	model maker: visual effects rigger (uncredited)
Russell Earl	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jammie Friday	....	roto and effects animator (uncredited)
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects production manager (uncredited)
John Goodson	....	model maker (uncredited)
Joel Hladecek	....	motion control camera (uncredited)
Richard Kilroy	....	model scenic (uncredited)
Steven Kosakura	....	motion control plate camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Lasaine	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	production assistant: Video Image/VIFX (uncredited)
Alan G. Markowitz	....	optical effects cameraman (uncredited)
Jeff Matakovich	....	optical supervisor (uncredited)
Mark 'Crash' McCreery	....	creature and makeup designer (uncredited)
Bret Mixon	....	puppeteer (uncredited)
Zeke Morales	....	visual effects editor: Video Image (uncredited)
Amy Pawlowski	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
William Powloski	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Derek N. Prusak	....	visual effects assistant cameraman (uncredited)
Kevin Rafferty	....	animator: PDI (uncredited)
Paul Rivera	....	production assistant: Matte World (uncredited)
David Rosenthal	....	digital camera operator: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	special effects technician: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Laurel Schneider	....	miniature effects production coordinator (uncredited)
Paula Schneider	....	model maker (uncredited)
Scott Schneider	....	model maker (uncredited)
Michael Talarico	....	first assistant visual effects camera (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas	....	animation cameraman (uncredited)
James Valentine	....	rotoscope (uncredited)
Tom Valentine	....	visual effects set designer (uncredited)
Larry Weiss	....	CG animator (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Cassidy	....	stunts (as Mike Cassidy)
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator (as Charlie Croughwell)
Richard Drown	....	stunts
Max Kleven	....	stunt coordinator
David Lea	....	stunts
Kathy Long	....	stunts
Patricia M. Peters	....	stunts
Heather Ann Ryan	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunts
Scott Sproule	....	stunts
Bobby Aldridge	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Avery	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Beahm	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Bell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Cadiente	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double: Batman (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Lee Carrington	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Anthony De Longis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Drown	....	stunt double: Mr. Devito (uncredited)
Dana Dru Evenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Margarita Fernández	....	stunts (uncredited)
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richie Gaona	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Marian Green	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Guercio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tabby Hanson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keii Johnston	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts (uncredited)
David Lea	....	additional fight double: Batman (uncredited)
Kathy Long	....	stunt double: Michelle Pfeiffer (uncredited)
Jim McConnell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joyce McNeal	....	stunts (uncredited)
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