Trivia
The Batman film franchise has attracted the longest list of actors who have Oscar and Golden Globe wins or nominations. Twenty Oscars, and thirty-nine Golden Globes. The franchise has won three Oscars.
Jack Nicholson Three Oscars, nine nominations Seven Golden Globes, ten nominations
George Clooney Two Oscars, four nominations Four Golden Globes, seven nominations
Michael Caine Two Oscars, four nominations Three Golden Globes, eight nominations
Tommy Lee Jones One Oscar, three nominations One Golden Globe, three nominations
Christian Bale One Oscar, one nomination One Golden Globe, one nomination
Halle Berry One Oscar One Golden Globe, three nominations
Heath Ledger - (only actor to win an Oscar or Golden Globe for a Batman character performance) One Oscar, one nomination One Golden Globe, one nomination
Kim Basinger One Oscar One Golden Globe, one nomination
Nicole Kidman One Oscar, two nomination Three Golden Globes, six Nominations
Ben Affleck Two Oscars, two nominations Two Golden Globes, one nomination
Morgan Freeman One Oscar, three nominations Two Golden Globes, four nominations
Anne Hathaway One Oscar, one nomination One Golden Globe, two nominations
Marion Cotillard One Oscar, one nomination One Golden Globe, two nominations
Christopher Walken One Oscar, one nomination One Golden Globe nomination
Jack Palance One Oscar, two nominations One Golden Globe
Michelle Pfeiffer Three Oscar Nominations One Golden Globe, five nominations
Tom Wilkinson Two Oscar nominations One Golden Globe, three nominations
Uma Thurman One Oscar nomination One Golden Globe, three nominations
Liam Neeson One Oscar nomination Three Golden Globe nominations
Michael Keaton One Oscar nomination One Golden Globe, one nomination
Gary Oldman One Oscar nomination
Jim Carrey Two Golden Globe, four nominations.
Danny DeVito One Oscar nomination One Golden Globe, five nominations
Maggie Gyllenhaal One Oscar nomination One Golden Globe, twi nominations
Drew Barrymore One Golden Globe, two nominations.
Chris O'Donnell One Golden Globe nomination.
Tom Conti One Oscar nomination Two Golden Globe nominations
Matthew Modine Two Golden Globe nominations
Eric Roberts One Oscar nomination Three Golden Globe nominations
Ken Watanabe One Oscar nomination One Golden Globe nomination
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Two Golden Globe nominations
Arnold Schwarzenegger One Golden Globe, one nomination
Alicia Silverstone One Golden Globe nomination.
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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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Soundtracks
Beautiful Dreamer
Written by
Stephen Foster
Performed by Hill Bowen & Orchestra
Courtesy of CBS Special Products, a Service of CBS Records, a division of CBS Records Inc.
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Dark, foreboding and vastly entertaining, BATMAN changed superhero movies forever. Gone are the days of happy-go-lucky heroes arriving just in time to save the day. Director Tim Burton's Caped Crusader is a vengeful creature of the night preying on criminals who would turn his city into their personal playground.
BATMAN is one stylish, thrilling and one helluva ride. While he's not generally associated with action, Burton proves it to be his forte as the Dark Knight Detective swoops out of the shadows, crashes through windows and employs a host of what his nemesis calls "wonderful toys," such as grappling hook guns and the amazingly versatile Batmobile. And man on man, this Batman kicks some ass, at one point daring an armed henchman with a "come here" finger gesture.
BATMAN wouldn't have worked nearly as well as it does without the right casting ingredients. The hiring of Michael Keaton in the lead role drew plenty of snickers, but the underrated actor showed up his detractors with a suitably mysterious performance. We know his heart is in the right place, but we're never quite sure what we should make of him. Jack Nicholson's famous performance as the villainous Joker is every bit as good as they say. Nicholson is equal parts amusing and sadistic beneath the white face paint and green hair. Sexy Kim Basinger, as reporter Vicki Vale, also makes the most out of her screen time.
BATMAN is one of those films whose obvious flaws are so easily overlooked. The worst sin a movie can commit is to be dull, and that's something BATMAN never does.