Batman Returns (1992)

Batman returns to the big screen when a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaks havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Bob Kane (Batman characters), Daniel Waters (story)

Stars:

Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Keaton	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Danny DeVito	...	Penguin
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Catwoman / Selina
Christopher Walken	...	Max Shreck
Michael Gough	...	Alfred
Michael Murphy	...	Mayor
Cristi Conaway	...	Ice Princess
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Chip
Pat Hingle	...	Commissioner Gordon
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Organ Grinder
Steve Witting	...	Josh
Jan Hooks	...	Jen
John Strong	...	Sword Swallower
Rick Zumwalt	...	Tattooed Strongman
Anna Katarina	...	Poodle Lady

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

penguin | dc comics | superhero | mask | revenge | 

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Taglines:

While She Craves a Romance She can Sink Her Claws Into, He Plots a Fowl Reign of Destruction,

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brooding, dark violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview for television, Stan Winston told a little anecdote about how his crew were collecting the mechanical penguins after a day's shoot, and found one of the live penguins snuggled up asleep against a mechanical one.

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Goofs

(at around 30 mins) In her kitchen when Celina starts her transformation into Catwoman there's an oven in the corner with the front hob clear but a moment later there's a frying pan on it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Happy Woman: Merry Christmas!
Happy Man: Merry Christmas!

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Crazy Credits

Of the four films from the Burton/Schumacher Batman franchise, this is the only one in which the opening credits sequence does not feature/use the Batman logo or a variation on it.

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Alternate Versions

The 2008 UK Blu-ray Disc is, for the first time, completely uncut and rated '15'. It includes the director commentary from the 2005 US DVD which had been removed from its UK counterpart due to the cut version's different running time.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Superhero Movie Duels (2013)

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Soundtracks

Super Freak
Written by Rick James and Alonzo Miller
Orchestrated by Bruce Fowler

User Reviews

Meh

Kind of gets boring in the middle section of the movie. Really silly movie at times (even for a 90s comic book movie). Good stuff from Danny Elfman. Missed opportunity of a movie when compared to its predecessor. Feels more like Edward Scissorhands than an actual Batman story. Would've benefited more if it had only one villain. Should've saved Catwoman for a different movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Batman 2

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,687,711, 21 June 1992

Gross USA:

$162,902,340

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$266,903,053

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby (as Dolby Stereo®) Dolby Atmos (Blu-ray release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1