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Batman (1989) 7.6
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7.6/10 from 183,408 users
Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 730 user | 141 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director:Tim Burton |
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Cast
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| Michael Keaton | ... | ||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
| Kim Basinger | ... | ||
| Robert Wuhl | ... | ||
| Pat Hingle | ... | ||
| Billy Dee Williams | ... | ||
| Michael Gough | ... | ||
| Jack Palance | ... | ||
| Jerry Hall | ... | ||
| Tracey Walter | ... | ||
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Lee Wallace | ... | |
| William Hootkins | ... | ||
| Richard Strange | ... | ||
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Carl Chase | ... | |
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Mac McDonald | ... |
Goon
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this? Written by Gregory A. Sheets <m-sheets2@onu.edu>
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Release Date:
23 June 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Betmen See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$251,188,924 (USA)Company Credits
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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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Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Kiefer Sutherland was offered the role of Dick Grayson and turned it down before the character was subsequently written out of the script. See more »Goofs
When the Joker is at City Hall with his mime gang, the mime gang opens fire on everyone around. In one shot, two police officers are at the top of the stairs of City Hall, but in the aerial shot, the police officers are gone. See more »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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Crazy Credits
The opening credits run with a 3-D Batman symbol being explored by a flying camera in extreme close-up. See more »Soundtracks
"Serenade no. 13 in G, K. 525 ('Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'), second movement"Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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This is truly a Fantasy/Comic movie-masterpiece. First of all- the excellent cast- Jack Nicholson shines in the role of the manic and crazy Jocker. Nicholsons character is truly amazing- like a mixture of his former roles/characters in "Chinatown" (Jake Gittes), "One Flew Over the Cuchoo`s Nest" (Randle McMurphy), "Prizzie` s honor" (C.Partanna), "the Witches of Eastwick" (Daryl Van Horn) and of course "The Shining" (Jack Torrance)- but (the character) still keeps his own style. Michael Keaton also proves to be the ideal type for Burtons`s Batman. He reminds on the dark Batman from the "Dark Knight" Batman comics, and is the exact opposite of Batman introduced by Adam West in the 70`s. Second, Tim Burton created a unique athmosphere, exactly matching to the characters. Some people say that this movie is to dark, but I wouldn`t agree. I must not forget to mention the exciting Batman Theme composed by Danny Elfmann. Burton`s Batman, differnt from all the other Comic-hero movies, like Spiderman, Superman, Flash or Hulk, provides a refreshing character dimension.
One of the best movies in the 80`s.