batman film batman american superhero film directed produced based comics character installment initial batman film series film stars alongside film batman widely believed urban legend actively goes war rising criminal known burton hired director wrote film treatments wrote screenplay batman success burton numerous list actors considered role batman cast casting caused controversy comedic actor observers doubted portray role accepted role strict conditions dictated high salary portion box office profits shooting schedule tone themes film influenced dark knight returns film notably unique origin story presenting organised criminal named filming took place october january budget escalated million million writers guild america strike forced drop uncredited performed batman critical financial success earning million box office totals fifth highest grossing film history time release film received nominations nomination won academy award inspired equally successful batman animated series paving way animated universe influenced hollywood modern marketing development techniques superhero film genre plot mayor mayor orders police commissioner increase police activity combat crime preparation city reporter begin investigate reports nicknamed batman targeting city criminals mob boss targeted discovers mistress involved second command help corrupt police lieutenant sets murdered raid plant ensuing shootout kills batman suddenly appears struggle accidentally knocked chemical waste batman flees presumed dead batman industrialist child witnessed parents murder hands young bruce meets falls fundraiser begin relationship survives accident chalk white skin green hair permanent red driven insane reflection kills revenge set criminal empire addition seeks retaliation batman blames research information batman falls begins city products deadly chemical known causes victims laugh death certain combinations sets trap museum art works art batman arrives rescues pair escape batman gives information warn city newspapers poisoned products bruce meets apartment prepared tell batman interrupted asks bruce danced devil pale shooting bruce wearing body armour escapes young killed parents asked question realizes suddenly appears having let bruce butler bruce batman leaves destroy plant townspeople night time parade promise away million cash attacks gas giant parade balloons batman arrives scene saves attack frustration kills bob takes grenade disguised clown gun shoots causing crash kidnaps takes cathedral forces dance batman having survived accident pursues dusty confront single combat attempts escape helicopter batman leg heavy stone sculpture causing fall death commissioner gordon note batman read promising defend crime strikes escorted wayne manor alfred informs bruce late responds isn surprised movie ends batman staring bat signal cast themes discussing central theme batman director explained film mythology character complete duel fight disturbed people adding great character complete freedom character operates outside society deemed freak freedom want darker sides freedom insanity scary way freedom bound laws society burton saw bearer double identity exposing hiding reality world burton biographer wrote struggling alter ego batman depicted felt batman push boundaries civil justice deal certain criminals burton writers saw batman dramatic film deals origins greater extent visual motif present scene batman major act carefully framed single word axis gigantic red neon letters comparing acts governments world war implying dangers actions include transformation batman conveys found 1930s pulp magazines notably design stylized design writing time observed design reference films metropolis cabinet despite shot studio continued literally character script presence german fascist architecture staring citizens addressed notions batman period piece citizens people black white television looks like takes place later said filmmakers distress batman homage tribute classic film noir portions climax pay homage production development late 1970s batman popularity cbs interested producing batman film producers purchased film rights batman october wish definitive dark version batman way envisioned creature night stalking criminals shadows approached write script direct turned offer unsuccessful pitching batman movie studios wanted film similar 1960s series turn film disappointed wrote script titled return batman film industry better idea vision film later compared dark tone dark knight returns script pre dated years november producers joined project producers felt best pattern film development superman pitched batman universal pictures studio turned movie studios involved project publicly announced budget million july new_york decided accept batman completed script titled batman june focusing batman origins villains romantic interest took inspiration limited series batman strange isbn written comic book artist worked hired concept art batman announced late release date budget million originally wanted unknown actor batman wanted portray low body temperature died come pass number filmmakers attached script including wanted cast batman robin performed separate writers based script guide project financial success big adventure hired direct batman burton girlfriend write new page film treatment feeling previous script success dark knight returns batman killing joke interest film adaptation burton initially comic book fan impressed dark tone found dark knight returns killing joke enlisted aid write new treatment march included main villains cameo appearance key supporting roles followed similar storyline isbn impressed felt characters removed second treatment finishing burton approached comic book fan write screenplay decided use origin story feeling flashbacks suitable mystery storyline reasoned totally destroy credibility literal process batman replaced creation completed script october demoted cameo supporting character scene script young duty night murder parents script rewritten scene deleted reducing photo willing forward development despite enthusiasm script batman creator greeted positive feedback script comic book stores united_states batman finally given commence pre production april success burton comic book fans found burton directing film starring lead role controversy arose tone direction batman going explained hear think big adventure hear think number comedies think 1960s version batman complete opposite film tried market typical dark tone fans didn believe combat negative reports film production kane hired creative consultant casting parallel superman casting hollywood stars considered role batman including burton pressured cast obvious action movie star approached interest playing comic book character burton originally interested casting unknown actor offered chance audition having completed wild declined decision regrets falsely reported considered actually considered batman early development producer suggested arguing right edgy quality having seen dramatic performance clean sober having directed burton agreed casting caused controversy comic book fans protest letters sent offices heavily questioned casting obviously negative response comic book people think thought going like 1960s series thought mom night shift stuff like studied dark knight returns inspiration david_bowie considered burton wanted cast studio refused lobbied hard producer choice approached far filming known clock agreement contract specified number hours entitled day time left set time reported filming home games demanded scenes shot week block schedule days received million salary large percentage box office gross estimated million million originally cast injured horse riding accident prior commencement filming young departure necessitated urgent search actress right commit film short notice suggested able join production immediately cast fan work burton cast butler cast reporter character originally supposed die poison gas climax filmmakers liked character said decided let live burton chose wanted include villain future film concept african american face black white concept later cast role disappointed williams convinced filmmakers cast bob real life walter close friends considered robin character deleted shooting script rest cast included commissioner gordon mayor crime boss filming filmmakers considered filming batman entirely burbank california media interest film change location shot england october january sound stages entirety acre locations included doubling plus little power station original production budget escalated million million filming highly secretive unit publicist offered refused pictures police later called footage minutes worth stolen problems filming burton called torture worst period life allowed perform writers guild america strike rewrote script filming criticized blamed changes burton explained don understand problem started script liked recognized needed little work appeared shooting script deleted filmmakers felt irrelevant plot supported decision called logic freak concerned batman secret identity reality fairly easy uncover discussed ideas burton better disguise character including use contact lenses ultimately decided perform batman voice lower register portraying film version character later technique originally climax kill sending batman fury reworked climax telling burton commissioned production designer create foot model cathedral cost film budget burton disliked idea having clue scene end walking cathedral halfway jack turns says walking stairs going talk tell didn know design burton impressed designs company wolves previously failed hire production designer committed high spirits choice later regretted enjoyed working burton don think felt naturally tune director said visually problem fought texture attitude feelings burton master art department deliberately mixed architectural styles metropolis continued imagined new_york_city planning commission city run crime riot architectural styles essay hell erupted pavement kept going film brazil notable influence film production design burton studied reference served visual effects supervisor helped construct newly created adding machine guns designing explained looked jet aircraft components looked war machines looked sorts things end went pure taking salt flat machines 50s car built chevrolet previous development jaguar ford failed costume designer turned chance work licence kill favor batman found difficult designing image batman comics huge big foot chin guy average build stated problem somebody average sized ordinary looking bigger life creature burton commented michael bit worse costume dark batman like mood able use advantage burton idea use black suit met positive feedback wanted use product placement studied comic book issues inspiration sculpted latex designs created different cape looks different heads accumulating total cost comic book fans initially expressed negative feedback burton opted use seen comic book feeling intimidating prosthetic makeup designer based makeup paint called chalk white face contract approval makeup designer music burton hired collaborator compose music score inspiration given dark knight returns worried worked production large budget scale addition producer skeptical hiring later convinced heard opening number wanted prince write music michael_jackson romance songs combine style prince jackson songs entire film score burton protested ideas citing movies aren commercial like gun enlisted help lead guitarist arrange compositions orchestra later displeased audio mixing film score batman england technicians didn care non caring showed stated putting england gorgeous particular crew elected batman films spawn soundtracks featured songs written prince showcased score successful compilations opening credits title sequence theme batman animated series composed marketing production designer designed poster called evocative featuring little earlier designs word batman spelled conan type font unified film tie ins turning million build car company relinquish creative control production read wall_street_journal comic book fans casting response rushed film trailer played thousands theaters christmas simply scenes music happened create enormous anticipation film allowed screenwriter write comic book miniseries stories collected graphic novel batman blind justice isbn illustrated artwork tells story trying solve series murders connected marks appearance later albeit alias notable months pre dating batman release june popular culture phenomenon rose known million worth merchandise sold cult filmmaker comic book writer remembered summer huge couldn turn seeing people cutting fucking heads summer batman comic book fan pretty hot published novelization batman written remained new_york_times best seller list june burton admitted annoyed publicity categorized batman high concept film believed movie corporate reception box office batman opened june grossing million theaters opening weekend broke opening weekend record set week earlier million batman eventually gross million north_america million internationally totaling million batman film earn million days release highest grossing film based comic book dark knight film gross highest north american ranks crusade money worldwide batman able beat crusade north_america million home video sales estimates film sold million tickets critical reaction batman criticized quarters dark violent nonetheless received positive reviews observed burton interested art set production design batman terms characterization comic book fans reacted negatively murdering thomas comic book responsible writer said burton idea murder wayne parents writer strike going said tim writers hold innocent alfred letting fans agree alfred day employment songs written prince criticized place burton stated problem prince songs enthusiastic use film film burton remarked liked parts movie mainly boring cultural phenomenon great movie nonetheless received acclaim based reviews collected rotten_tomatoes reviewers reacted positively batman metacritic gives score based reviews indicating generally favorable despite initial negative reactions comics fans prior film release portrayal batman generally praised called film entertaining highlight production design concluded best thing said batman led far superior effort variety felt stole scene greeted film positive feedback roger_ebert highly impressed production design claimed batman triumph design story style substance great looking movie plot care called film depressing experience reviewing partner disagreed describing film having adult approach performances direction set design draws psychological world called legacy won academy award best art direction nominated nominated batman categories visual effects costume design makeup sound actor supporting role won categories makeup department costume designer received nominations saturn awards film nominated saturn award best fantasy film hugo award best dramatic presentation success batman prompted create acclaimed batman animated series result beginning long running animated universe helped establish modern day superhero film genre series creator stated television art design inspired film commented gotten hadn batman movie burton joked batman like dark comic book movie wants dark superhero movie guess responsible trend batman initiated original batman film series spawned sequels directed instead burton replaced batman respectively producers filed breach contract lawsuit march claimed victims sinister campaign fraud cheated continuing involvement production batman sequels denied proper credits deprived financial rewards creative contribution success batman superior court judge rejected lawsuit total revenues batman topped billion claiming seen penny net profit participation proved worthless offered pair court pay sum described attorney reflecting twentieth anniversary release retrospective article film commentator noted continuing impact batman motion film industry including increasing importance opening weekend box office receipts window film debut video release caused demise second run movie theaters accelerated acquisition pre existing pre sold properties film adaptations readily tie ins target rating film producers beat non traditional casting opportunities genre films american_film_institute batman 46th greatest movie hero 45th greatest movie villain afi years heroes villains batman selected empire magazine number greatest movies time american_film_institute lists afi years movies nominated afi years thrills nominated afi years heroes villains hero afi years movie quotes danced devil pale years film scores nominated afi nominated fantasy film home video versions film released included vhs laserdisc single disc dvd special edition dvd anthology set batman motion picture anthology released included disc special edition dvds films anthology set released blu ray march 20th anniversary stand edition released stand version contains exactly special features anthology set dvd blu ray counterparts differences version includes page booklet guide film slight variation packaging normal blu ray cases include digital copy film film included tim burton collection dvd blu ray set alongside sequel burton films
Batman (1989 film)