Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Keaton
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Jack Nicholson
Joker / Jack Napier
Kim Basinger
Vicki Vale
Michael Gough
Alfred
Jerry Hall
Alicia
Robert Wuhl
Alexander Knox
Pat Hingle
Commissioner Gordon
Billy Dee Williams
Harvey Dent
Jack Palance
Grissom
Tracey Walter
Bob the Goon
Lee Wallace
Mayor
William Hootkins
Eckhardt
Richard Strange
Goon
Carl Chase
Goon
Mac McDonald
Goon
George Lane Cooper
Goon
Terence Plummer
Goon
Philip Tan
Goon
John Sterland
Accountant
Edwin Craig
Rotelli
Vincent Wong
Crimelord 1
Joel Cutrara
Crimelord 2
John Dair
Ricorso
Christopher Fairbank
Nic
George Roth
Eddie
Kate Harper
Anchorwoman
Bruce McGuire
Anchorman
Richard Durden
TV Director
Kit Hollerbach
Becky
Lachele Carl
TV Technician
Del Baker
Napier Hood
Jazzer Jeyes
Napier Hood
Wayne Michaels
Napier Hood
Valentino Musetti
Napier Hood
Rocky Taylor
Napier Hood
Keith Edwards
Reporter
Leon Herbert
Reporter
Steve Plytas
Doctor
Anthony Wellington
Patrolman at Party
Amir M. Korangy
Wine Steward
Hugo Blick
Young Jack Napier
Charles Roskilly
Young Bruce Wayne
Philip O'Brien
Maitre d'
Michael Balfour
Scientist
Garrick Hagon
Dad
Liza Ross
Mom
Adrian Meyers
Jimmy
David Baxt
Dr Wayne
Sharon Holm
Mrs Wayne
Clyde Gatell
Other Mugger
Jon Soresi
Medic
Elliott Stein
Man in Crowd
Sam Douglas
Lawyer
Denis Lill
Bob the Cartoonist
Paul Birchard
Reporter
Paul Michael
Cop
Pat Gorman
Cop at Axis Chemicals
Chris Andrews
Election Ceremony Patron
Stephanie English
Woman in Green Coat
Bob Kane
Characters
Jon Peters
Producer
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Anton Furst
Production Design
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Sam Hamm
Screenplay / Story
Warren Skaaren
Screenplay
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Tim Burton
Director
Peter Guber
Producer
Michael Uslan
Executive Producer
Murray Close
Still Photographer
Billy Merrell
Best Boy Electric
Michael Dilbeck
Music Supervisor
Steve Bartek
Orchestrator
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Leslie Tomkins
Supervising Art Director
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
Benjamin Melniker
Executive Producer
Suzanne Reynolds
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Brenda Coxon
Production Accountant
Jan Jamison
Hairstylist
Lynda Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Nick Dudman
Makeup Designer
Tony Dawe
Production Sound Mixer
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Fred Brown
Electrician
Michael Boone
Assistant Art Director
Stuart Godfrey
Key Grip
Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator
Gordon Arnell
Publicist
Barbara Kalish
Associate Producer
Nigel Phelps
Art Direction
John Campbell
Camera Operator
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Bernie Hagadorn
Rigging Grip
John Samworth
Boom Operator
Chris Kenny
Co-Producer
Eddie Butler
Sculptor
Patricia Gregory
Grip
Jamie White
Carpenter
Terry Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Ken Barker
Stunts
Pat Harrison
Unit Manager
Tony Dunsterville
Costume Design
Maurice Gillett
Rigging Gaffer
Bob Ringwood
Costume Design
Graham Churchyard
Assistant Costume Designer
Paul Smith
Dialogue Editor
Margaret Adams
Production Coordinator
Rocky Phelan
Foley Editor
Don Sharpe
Supervising Sound Editor
John Evans
Special Effects Supervisor
Charles Staffell
Projection
Victor Anderson
Propmaker
Simon Harris
First Assistant Editor
Peter Watson
Visual Effects Coordinator
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Jenny Chartres
Art Department Assistant
Cheryl Leigh
Script Supervisor
Chuck Finch
Gaffer
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Roy Martin
Standby Painter
Chris Brock
Location Manager
Paula Connor
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael White
Production Illustrator
Les Benson
Dressing Prop
Peter MacDonald
Second Unit Director
Michael King
Construction Buyer
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Annie Crawford
Wardrobe Supervisor
Christian Wolf-La'Moy
Stunt Driver
Steve Millson
Third Assistant Director
Suzie F. Wiesmann
Visual Effects Production Manager
Len Alexander
Wardrobe Assistant
Shirley Walker
Conductor
Janice Body
Rotoscoping Artist
Maggie Choyce
Assistant Script
Terry Shane
Floor Runner
Sally Osoba
Casting Assistant
Melvin Lind
Second Assistant Director
Robin Demetriou
Catering
Jack Stew
Foley Artist
John Falcini
Second Assistant Sound
Ali Asad
Assistant Camera
Jonathan Taylor
Focus Puller
Max Brown
Production Runner
Les Andrews
Dressing Prop
Philip Clark
Special Effects Technician
Chrissie Richardson
Assistant Accountant
Roy Clarke
Production Driver
Tommy Nutter
Tailor
David Allday
Draughtsman
Sy Holland
Stunt Double / Stunts
Richard Brierley
Clapper Loader
Derek Meddings
Visual Effects
Russ Woolnough
Visual Effects Editor
Prince
Songs
Eddie Powell
Stunts
Sarah Franzl
Stunts
Dorothy Ford
Stunts
Tracey Eddon
Stunts
Richard Graydon
Stunts
Terry Cade
Stunts
Dave Holland
Stunts
Mark McBride
Stunts
Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts
Nick Powell
Stunts
Mark Anthony Newman
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Tip Tipping
Stunts
Tony van Silva
Stunts
Bill Weston
Stunts
Sean McCabe
Stunt Double
Steve Whyment
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$411,348,924
Filming LocationsLittle Barford Power Station · Acton Lane Power Station · Pinewood Studios · Knebworth House · Hatfield House · England, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Directed by Tim Burton, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film was produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime and depicts his conflict with his archenemy The Joker.
After Burton was hired as director in 1986, Steve Englehart and Julie Hickson wrote film treatments before Sam Hamm wrote the first screenplay. Batman was not greenlit until after the success of Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). The tone and themes of the film were partly influenced by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's The Killing Joke and Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. The film primarily adapts and then diverges from the "Red Hood" origin story for the Joker, having Batman inadvertently cause gangster Jack Napier to fall into Axis Chemical acid, triggering his transformation into the psychotic Joker. Additionally, Batman co-creator Bob Kane worked as a consultant for the film.
Numerous leading men were considered for the role of Batman before Keaton was cast. Keaton's casting was controversial since, by 1988, he had become typecast as a comedic actor and many observers doubted he could portray a serious role. Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker under strict conditions that dictated top billing, a portion of the film's earnings (including associated merchandise), and his own shooting schedule.
Filming took place at Pinewood Studios from October 1988 to January 1989. The budget escalated from $30 million to $48 million, while the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike forced Hamm to drop out. Warren Skaaren did rewrites, with additional uncredited drafts done by Charles McKeown and Jonathan Gems.
Batman was both critically and financially successful, earning over $400 million in box office totals. Critics and audiences particularly praised Nicholson and Keaton's performances, Burton's direction, the production design, and Elfman's score. It was the fifth-highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release. The film received several Saturn Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination for Nicholson's performance, and won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. It also led to the development of the equally successful Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), which in turn began the DC Animated Universe of spin-off media, and has influenced Hollywood's modern marketing and development techniques of the superhero film genre. The film was followed by three sequels: Batman Returns (1992), with both Burton and Keaton returning; Batman Forever (1995), which featured Val Kilmer in the lead role; and Batman & Robin (1997), which featured George Clooney in the role.