Batman Returns (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

Bob Kane (Batman characters)
Daniel Waters (story) ...

Release Date:

19 June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin

Plot:

When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.

Plot Keywords:

Penguin | Gotham | Villain | Sewer | Mistletoe

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Batman / Bruce Wayne
Danny DeVito	...	Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Catwoman / Selina Kyle
Christopher Walken	...	Max Shreck
Michael Gough	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Michael Murphy	...	The Mayor
Cristi Conaway	...	Ice Princess
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Charles 'Chip' Shreck
Pat Hingle	...	Commissioner James Gordon
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Organ Grinder
Steve Witting	...	Josh
Jan Hooks	...	Jen
John Strong	...	Sword Swallower
Rick Zumwalt	...	Tattooed Strongman
Anna Katarina	...	Poodle Lady

Also Known As:

Batman 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brooding, dark violence.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2005) (cut) | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Sweden:11 (1992 cut version) | Sweden:11 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (Video rating) | Finland:S (Video rating) | Germany:12 (f) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2009) (uncut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Ireland:15 (cut UK version) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (original rating) (cut) | UK:15 (video rating) (1992) (cut) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Security was so tight on the production that even Kevin Costner was refused permission to visit the set. Warner Brothers employed a private investigator firm when some shots of Danny DeVito in costume made it into the tabloids.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Mayor of Gotham City says, "Where is that insufferable son of a bitch?" you can see Commissioner Gordon mouthing his line.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Happy Woman: Merry Christmas!
Happy Man: Merry Christmas!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Soundtrack:

FACE TO FACE

An extremely ambitious, greatly directed superhero movie

Tim Burton the man behind the original Batman film and Beetlejuice, brings the world the sequel to Batman, that exceeds the original in more ways than one. Firstly Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny De Vito are a great mix of Batmans enemies. The dark, deadly and sexy Catwoman works well to rattle some heads within the story and penguin works in the same way that the joker worked in the original. The sets are stunning and immaculate. Gotham city has so many dark alleyways that you could never know what's happening at one time or another. The only thing that gives it a bad name is its script, which at times seems to lapse and then not recover for while. Tim Burtons direction bring superhero films into a new realm. Beats all the superman films and the other Batman films by a mile. Though in terms of realisation the new Batman begins has a bite where this one lacks, but Burton is a more original director than Nolan.