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Batman (1989)

PG-13 | | Action, Adventure | 23 June 1989 (USA)
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The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Batman / Bruce Wayne
... Joker / Jack Napier
... Vicki Vale
... Alexander Knox
... Commissioner James Gordon
... Harvey Dent
... Alfred Pennyworth
... Carl Grissom
... Alicia Hunt
... Bob the Goon
Lee Wallace ... The Mayor
... Lt. Eckhardt
... Goon
Carl Chase ... Goon
... Goon (as Mac Macdonald)
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Storyline

Gotham City. Crime boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) effectively runs the town but there's a new crime fighter in town - Batman (Michael Keaton). Grissom's right-hand man is Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson), a brutal man who is not entirely sane... After falling out between the two Grissom has Napier set up with the Police and Napier falls to his apparent death in a vat of chemicals. However, he soon reappears as The Joker and starts a reign of terror in Gotham City. Meanwhile, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) is in the city to do an article on Batman. She soon starts a relationship with Batman's everyday persona, billionaire Bruce Wayne. Written by grantss

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Plot Keywords:

dc comics | the joker character | bruce wayne character | batman character | alfred pennyworth character | See All (324) »

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Only one will claim the night.

Genres:

Action | Adventure

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PG-13 | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

23 June 1989 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,489,746, 25 June 1989, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$251,188,924

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$411,348,924
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(70 mm prints)| (35 mm prints)| (DVD version)| (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Passenger: Excuse me.
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Passenger: Sorry.
Tourist Dad: Listen, I was here first!
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Soundtracks

Vicki Waiting
Written, Produced and Performed by Prince
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What process occurred between Bruce witnessing his parents' murder and the events of this movie?
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Classic Masterpiece
8 June 2009 | by – See all my reviews

I remember when i was a kid and i got this on video and i watched it so many times. But later, video got deleted :(. Well about 7 years i bought it for DVD and it was so huge masterpiece, what i didn't notice. This classical film should be top 250. Characters are so good. Michael Keaton is the best Batman by far. Jack Nicholson has really great lines and hes really good as The Joker. A reason why this movie is such a great is cause of its music sequences. This is what we need, we need music all the time in the movies. Other reason is its really entertaining with epic humors by The Joker. The story is great. Batman notices that Joker is the guy, who killed his parents." Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight" is classic. The end of the film is a full off excellent action and it ends really good with great music.A movie is not hard to make. It just needs to get great director as Tim Burton and great actors.
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