Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (TV 2003)

When the Batmobile is stolen, Adam West and Burt Ward search for it while remembering their days as the stars of the Batman live action series.

Director:

Paul A. Kaufman

Writer:

Duane Poole

Stars:

Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam West	...	Himself
Burt Ward	...	Himself
Jack Brewer	...	Adam West / Batman
Jason Marsden	...	Burt Ward / Robin
Lyle Waggoner	...	Himself / Narrator
Lee Meriwether	...	Waitress in diner
Frank Gorshin	...	Himself
Julie Newmar	...	Herself / Arizona Bar Owner
Betty White	...	Woman in Window during Batclimb sequence
Amy Acker	...	Bonnie Lindsey
Brett Rickaby	...	Frank Gorshin / Riddler
Curtis Armstrong	...	Jerry the Butler
Jim Jansen	...	William Dozier
Stacy Kamano	...	Nghara Frisbie-West
Ray Buktenica	...	Robert Butler

Storyline

Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile are hidden in their past. During the search, they flashback to their three seasons in tights, including their many sexual escapades. Ultimately they find the Batmobile, but get caught in the villain's lair. Tied to dynamite, will Adam and Burt get out in time? Tune in next time...same bat time...same bat channel!!

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Plot Keywords:

colon in title | cape the garment | historical event | superhero | television network | 

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Taglines:

Holy reunion, Batman!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Auf den Spuren von Batman

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artisan Entertainment, Kaufman Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Batmobile show in this reunion is NOT the one used in the series. It is one of many knock offs of the original car that George Barris modified for the show.

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Quotes

Burt Ward: Holy Props Department Batman!

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Connections

References Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

User Reviews

Erin Carufel will be a star!

I have to admit that the Batman tv series was a sort of guilty pleasure with me as a kid. Like millions of other kids I always came home from second grade and flopped down in front of the tv to watch the exploits of Batman and Robin. Yes I always held my breath at the cliffhanging end of each episode and wondered if our heroes the dynamic duo would escape a horrible death! They put the Batman series back into syndication when the movie was released in 1989. I was a junior in college at the time and still watched it with equal enjoyment. Adam West was very typecast after this show and seldom found other work, but he made a fortune doing personal appearances and kids parties and cartoon shows as the Caped Crusader so I can't feel sorry for him. It is fun watching him and Burt Ward together again. All right they are older and Burt is, how shall I put this, he throws a much larger shadow then he used to, but they are still our childhood heroes, just a lot older. They have a ball in this film poking fun at themselves and its really fascinating when they have flashback sequences showing how the original Batman series came to be and how Adam and Burt were cast in their most famous roles. They originally wanted Lyle Waggoner to be Batman. Its amusing when they show Adam and Burt fueding behind the scenes and when the tv censors were concerned about the way Burts tight outfit showed off his....oh never mind. Working on the Batman show must have been a great pleasure for all involved because the highest quality actors were the villians. It must have been the "in" thing at the time to be a heavy on the Batman show. Burgess Meredith, Vincent Price, Frank Gorshin and Cesar Romero all had their turns. The actors who play them in the movie all do a wonderful job especially the one who plays Burgess Meredith. He has a really funny line, he talks about playing the Penguin and says "I am feared by children and adored by women, I have the best of both worlds!!!" The only problem that I have with this film is that they didn't offer Yvonne Craig a role in it. After all, she was part of the show to. It would have been fun to see her. All right folks, I am going to make a prediction. In the next few years Erin Carufel will break out as a major young star to be reckoned with! She really shines like a diamond in this movie playing the young Yvonne Craig (Batgirl). She looks like a young Yvonne Craig and has the same spunky quality that she had. This young woman is an Olympic Gymnist and a black belt in karate. She did an awesome job and I think she will become a very well known actress in the near future. You all can quote me on that.