Batman (1989)

Regisseur:

Tim Burton

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Bob Kane (Batman characters)
Sam Hamm (story)

Premierendatum:

23. Juni 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Krimi | Fantasy | Thriller

Plot:

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.

Plot Keywords:

Damsel In Distress | Villain Played By Lead Actor | District Attorney | Political Dinner | Roulette

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Classic

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 19	11:00 PM	FAM
Sun. July 20	2:00 PM	FAM

Besetzung

Michael Keaton	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Jack Nicholson	...	Joker / Jack Napier
Kim Basinger	...	Vicki Vale
Robert Wuhl	...	Alexander Knox
Pat Hingle	...	Commissioner James Gordon
Billy Dee Williams	...	Harvey Dent
Michael Gough	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Jack Palance	...	Carl Grissom
Jerry Hall	...	Alicia Grissom
Tracey Walter	...	Bob the Goon
Lee Wallace	...	The Mayor
William Hootkins	...	Lt. Eckhardt
Richard Strange	...	Goon
Carl Chase	...	Goon
Mac McDonald	...	Goon (as Mac Macdonald)

Alternativ:

Batman (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

126 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | UK

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

West Germany:12 (f) | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Brazil:Livre (DVD re-rating) | Brazil:12 | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | USA:TV-14 | South Africa:PG (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 (video rating) (1990) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:14 (DVD rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Israel:PG | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Iceland:10 (original rating)

Drehorte:

Acton Lane Power Station, Acton Lane, Acton, London, England, UK

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

For its first video release, the film was graded slightly lighter as cinema audiences had complained that it was filmed so darkly that they could hardly see what was going on.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The shape of wiped-off makeup on the Joker's face changes.

Dialogzitate:

[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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Soundtrack:

There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

Classic

In 1989, Tim Burton created the very first Batman movie with great stars like Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson. The Joker is definitely one of Hollywood's best villains on screen. Jack Nicholson was born for the role, with his psychotic and sick look. Michael Keaton is also great as Batman and is pretty good as Bruce Wayne. Kim Basinger is kind of annoying at times, but she's not the worst damsel in distress ever seen on screen.

Tim Burton has a unique way of doing Batman, and I think most people can agree that it fits the characters and the story. To bad Warner Bros. got rid of him after the 2nd film.