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Batman
Justice is always darkest before the dawn.
( Action / Crime / Fantasy )

Batman Poster

MPAA Rating:
PG-13

US Runtime: 126 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 21, 1989   [USA]		  
Director: Tim Burton   [Director]
 
Writers: Sam Hamm   [Screenplay]
Sam Hamm   [Story]
Bob Kane   [Characters]
Warren Skaaren   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Peter Guber   [Producer]
Barbara Kalish   [Associate Producer]
Chris Kenny   [Co-Producer]
Benjamin Melniker   [Executive Producer]
Jon Peters   [Producer]
Michael Uslan   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Roger Pratt   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Ray Lovejoy   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Danny Elfman   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Anton Furst   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Tony Dunsterville   [Costume Design]
Bob Ringwood   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by Marion Dougherty   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Polygram Pictures   (US)
The Guber-Peters Company   (US)
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures   (US)
 

Plot Summary:

    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 known as 'The 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.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Michael Keaton
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Jack Nicholson
Jack Napier / The Joker
Kim Basinger
Vicki Vale
Robert Wuhl
Alexander Knox
Pat Hingle
Commissioner James Gordon
Billy Dee Williams
Harvey Dent
Michael Gough
Alfred Pennyworth
Jack Palance
Grissom
Jerry Hall
Alicia
Tracey Walter
Bob the Goon
 
Lee Wallace
Mayor
William Hootkins
Eckhardt
Richard Strange
Goon
Carl Chase
Goon
Mac McDonald
Goon
George Lane Cooper
Goon
Terence Plummer
Goon
Philip Tan
Goon
John Sterland
Accountant
Edwin Craig
Rotelli
 
 
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Miscellaneous Companies:
CTS Studios
music recorded at
Goldcrest Post Production Facilities
re-recording studio
Grip House Ltd.
cranes
  
Lee Lighting Ltd.
grip and lighting equipment
Mayflower Recording Ltd.
adr recording
Plume Partners
title sequence
  
 
Special Effects Department:
The Magic Camera Company
visual effects
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$411,348,924
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)

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