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Title: Batman Returns (1992)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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John Strong | ... | Sword Swallower |
| Rick Zumwalt | ... | Tattooed Strongman | |
| Anna Katarina | ... | Poodle Lady | |
In the sewers of gotham city to the rooftops of the gotham city the penguin wants to know where he came from well in his villain ways catwoman plans to kill rich man of gotham max shreak but as he battles with millionaire Bruce Wayne both ladies men have their own secrets Bruce Wayne is back as Bat man trying to stop the penguin Max is helping penguin steal gotham city while selina Kyle/catwoman tries to help penguin not knowing her man murder target also her murder is helping him but all four men have their goals taking gotham from crime winning gotham city assassination for two men and more money to be gotham citys number one rich man.
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As a life-long mega Bat-fan, I thought that Batman Returns did the best job (of all four films) of portraying the Dark Knight. Sure, the 1989's Batman was great, but it was lopsided; it might as well have been called "Joker" considering the focus of the film. Batman Returns allowed us a better look at Batman/Bruce Wayne himself, who was little more than an imposing supporting cast member in the first film; I loved Jack Nicholson's over-the-top performance, but THIS fanboy wanted more of the Caped Crusader in the film. Batman Returns gave us that and more...we got Batman/Bruce character development, the AWESOME give-and-take between Batman and Catwoman (one of the strangest courtships in comics), and Burton even tossed us a little bit of fun, dark humor with Shreck and the Penguin. Everyone's performances maintained consistent characterizations that came across beautifully as both mad and tragic; Keaton was subtly psychotic, Pfeiffer was fatally seductive, Walken was deliciously megalomaniacal, and DeVito was unwaveringly grotesque. Everyone pulled off their characters with gusto and memorable appeal. Though not as dark and gritty as the first film, "Returns" captured the subtle madness that permeates Gotham City. When you compare "Returns" to the other Batman films, it is easy to see that it gives Batman's world the touch of underlying insanity (as only Burton can capture) that the first film lacked (where was the Joker's twisted sense of humor?) and the last two increasingly turned into the Three Stooges ("Chicks dig the car"!?!). Batman Returns excelled in that it was a dark, disturbingly insane portrait of Batman and Gotham City; a film that carefully balances on the fine line where and darkness and madness meet. For those movie lovers brave enough to try walking that line, I recommend this film.