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Batman Returns (1992)
Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito Director: Tim Burton Rating: PG-13
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Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman. Can Batman battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants to be mayor and the other is romantically attracted to Gotham's hero?
In director Tim Burton's sequel to his successful BATMAN (1989), the Caped Crusador (Michael Keaton) is pitted against the demented, ravenous Penguin (Danny DeVito), a pitiful, orphaned psychopathic freak who once went on a baby-killing spree, and a "power" hungry capitalist villain Max Shreck (Christopher Walken). As the two criminals plot to gain domination over Gotham City, BATMAN must plot to stop them.
In the highly stylized BATMAN RETURNS--complete with dark, Gothic architecture and moody lighting--Batman (and his alter-ego Bruce Wayne) is thrown a third enemy, a terrible distraction: Cat Woman (fearlessly and fabulously played by Michelle Pfeiffer). She is the slinky, sharp-clawed alter-ego of Shreck's secretary Selina. Batman must overcome his own dark past, and his present love entanglements, to rid Gotham of it's evil enemies, this time with even more intricately designed sets and tongue-in-cheek humor, making BATMAN RETURNS an action-packed, but darkly fun adventure.
Both BATMAN films were based on the popular comic book characters created by Bob Kane for DC Comics, but also on the Batman Dark Knight graphic comic books created by Frank Miller.
Estimated budget: $70 million.
BATMAN RETURNS grossed more than $265 million worldwide.
Christopher Walken's character Max Shreck was named after the actor (Max Schreck, with an "sch") who played the vampire in NOSFERATU (1922).
Annette Bening was originally slated for the role of Catwoman. But, due to her pregnancy, she was replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer.
BATMAN'S Academy Award-winning production designer Anton Furst committed suicide before work began on the sequel. Bo Welch replaced him and based his designs on Furst's. |
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Starring:
Michael Keaton | Danny DeVito | Michelle Pfeiffer | Christopher Walken | Michael Gough | Cristi Conaway | Andrew Bryniarski | Pat Hingle | ...more
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Directed By:
Tim Burton
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Superheroes, Teens
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG-13
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Year:
1992
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
1
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Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1, Widescreen Edition - 1.85:1
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English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
126 minutes
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Studio:
Warner Brothers
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Catalogue Number:
DVE015000
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UPC/Barcode Number:
085391500025
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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