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    '''Batman''' is a 1989 film based on the [[DC Comics]] character, [[Wikipedia:Batman|Batman]], and the first film in the [[Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology]]. It premiered on June 19, 1989, in [[Wikipedia:Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood, Los Angeles]] and on June 23, 1989, in the United States.
    '''Batman''' is a 1989 film based on the [[DC Comics]] character, [[Wikipedia:Batman|Batman]], and the first film in the [[Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology]]. It premiered on June 19, 1989, in [[Wikipedia:Westwood, Los Angeles|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 [[Wikipedia:1988 Writers Guild of America strike|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 {{M|Batman Returns (Film)}}, {{M|Batman Forever (Film)}} and {{M|Batman & Robin (Film)}}, were released in 1992, 1995 and 1997 respectively. The latter two sequels were later to have been retconned to take place on a [[Earth-97|parallel universe]].
    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 [[Wikipedia:1988 Writers Guild of America strike|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 {{M|Batman Returns (Film)}}, {{M|Batman Forever (Film)}} and {{M|Batman & Robin (Film)}}, were released in 1992, 1995 and 1997 respectively. The latter two sequels were later to have been retconned to take place in a [[Earth-97|parallel universe]].


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    Latest revision as of 22:00, 18 December 2023

    For other uses of Batman, see Batman (Disambiguation).



    “ What are you?!
    I'm Batman.         		”

    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 Batman Returns (Film), Batman Forever (Film) and Batman & Robin (Film), were released in 1992, 1995 and 1997 respectively. The latter two sequels were later to have been retconned to take place in a parallel universe.

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    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.

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    Batman: The Movie • Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders • Batman vs. Two-Face

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    Superman: The Movie • Superman II • Superman III (Film) • Supergirl (Film) • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Film) • Superman Returns (Film)

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    Batman (1989 Film) • Batman Returns (Film) • Batman Forever (Film) • Batman & Robin (Film) • Catwoman (Film)

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    The Flash (1990 Film) • The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

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