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Batman (1989)
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 148,732 users
Metascore:
66/100
Reviews: 706 user | 116 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director:Tim Burton |
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| Michael Keaton | ... | ||
| Jack Nicholson | ... | ||
| Kim Basinger | ... | ||
| Robert Wuhl | ... | ||
| Pat Hingle | ... | ||
| Billy Dee Williams | ... | ||
| Michael Gough | ... | ||
| Jack Palance | ... | ||
| Jerry Hall | ... | ||
| Tracey Walter | ... | ||
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Lee Wallace | ... | |
| William Hootkins | ... | ||
| Richard Strange | ... | ||
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Carl Chase | ... | |
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Mac McDonald | ... |
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Storyline
Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this? Written by Gregory A. Sheets <m-sheets2@onu.edu>
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Betmen See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$42,705,884 (USA) (25 June 1989) (2 Screens)Gross:
$411,348,924 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Warner Bros. Pictures, Guber-Peters Company, The, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment See more »
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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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Written by Joe Hayden, Theo. A. Metz (as Theodore A. Metz) See more »
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Trivia
In the original script with Robin included, the Flying Graysons (John, Mary, and Dick) are introduced at the parade scene. The Joker shoots the trapeze artists sending John and Mary to their deaths and leaving Dick to survive. Dick later becomes Robin in full costume at the end. The special edition version of the DVD release of Batman features an animated storyboard sequence of this scene, where Dick Grayson was voiced by Jason Hillhouse, and Batman and the Joker were voiced by Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill respectively. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The issue of Time Magazine with Vicki's photos misspells her name as "Vicky" Vale on the front cover. See more »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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Crazy Credits
The opening credits run with a 3-D Batman symbol being explored by a flyingcamera in extreme close-up. See more »
Soundtracks
"There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight"Written by Joe Hayden, Theo. A. Metz (as Theodore A. Metz) See more »
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