Batman (1989 Film)

"What are you?! I'm Batman."

- Nick and Bruce Wayne

Batman is a 1989 film based on the DC Comics character, Batman, and the first film in the Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology. It premiered on June 19, 1989, in Westwood, Los Angeles and on June 23, 1989, in the United States.

The film stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance, and is directed by Tim Burton with screenplay by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren and story by the former. However, due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, Hamm dropped out of the film while Skaaren did rewrites, with uncredited additional drafts done by Charles McKeown and Jonathan Gems. Three sequels, titled, and , were released in 1992, 1995 and 1997 respectively. The latter two sequels were later to have been retconned to take place on a parallel universe.

Synopsis
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.

Protagonists

 * Batman's Team
 * Batman (Bruce Wayne)
 * Alfred Pennyworth
 * Harvey Dent
 * Gotham Globe
 * Alexander "Allie" Knox
 * Vicki Vale
 * Jim Gordon

Antagonists

 * Eddie
 * Nick
 * Johnny Gobs
 * Gotham City Crimelords
 * Joker (Jack Napier)
 * Alicia Hunt
 * Carl Grissom
 * Antoine Rotelli
 * Vinnie Ricorso
 * Lt. Max Eckhardt
 * J.B. Luce
 * Napier Hoods
 * Jack Napier
 * Robert Hawkins
 * Dr. Davis
 * Joker Goons
 * Joker (Jack Napier)
 * Bob the Goon (Robert Hawkins)
 * Lawrence
 * Terence
 * Ricorso Mob
 * Vinnie Ricorso
 * Unnamed Lawyer
 * Unnamed Mugger

Other Characters

 * Harold
 * Harold's Wife
 * Jimmy
 * Election Ceremony
 * D.A. Alday
 * Mayor Borg
 * GCPD
 * Dwight
 * Robert
 * Amanda Keeler
 * Candy Walker
 * Action
 * Action News
 * Becky Narita
 * Peter McElroy
 * Rene
 * Vicki Vale's Father
 * Vicki Vale's Paternal Grandmother
 * Jesus
 * Picasso
 * Martha Wayne
 * Thomas Wayne
 * The Devil
 * Count Dracula

Teams and Organizations

 * GCPD
 * Gotham Globe
 * Gotham City Hall
 * Gotham City Crimelords
 * Batman's Team
 * Axis Chemicals
 * Napier Hoods
 * Flugelheim Museum
 * Joker Goons
 * Flat & Flat Lawyers
 * Action
 * Action News
 * Times
 * Vogue

Species

 * Humans
 * Bats

Objects and Concepts

 * Battech
 * Batsuits
 * Utility Belt
 * Grappling Gun
 * Batarang
 * Gas Capsules
 * Foefie Gauntlet
 * Batmobile
 * Batwing
 * Batmobile Communicator
 * Joy Buzzer
 * Acid Flower
 * Long Barreled Gun
 * Boxing Glove Gun
 * Joker Goon Cars
 * Joker Goon Helicopter
 * Joker Goon Van
 * Alicia Hunt's Mask
 * Smylex
 * BANG Gun
 * Batsignal
 * Smylex Masks

Locations

 * Earth-89
 * Earth
 * United States of America
 * New Jersey
 * Gotham City
 * Monarch Theatre
 * Alley at Pearl and Philips Streets
 * Gotham Globe Office
 * Grissom Penthouse
 * Axis Chemicals Facility
 * Wayne Manor
 * Batcave
 * Davis' Lair
 * Gotham Square
 * Gotham City Hall
 * Joker's Studio
 * Flugelheim Museum
 * Adelph Hotel
 * Gotham Central
 * Flat & Flat Lawyers Office
 * Vicki Vale's Apartment
 * Action News Studio
 * Arnee's Bar
 * Nite Spots
 * Larry's
 * Brackmann's Delicatessen
 * Quick-Way
 * Bernie's
 * Allday Liquor Store
 * Gerrold's
 * Jos. Stein Supplies
 * Gotham Diner
 * Corto Maltese