Title

Batman

Year

1989

Rated

PG-13

Released

23 Jun 1989

Runtime

126 min

Genre

Action, Adventure

Director

Tim Burton

Writer

Bob Kane (Batman characters), Sam Hamm (story), Sam Hamm (screenplay), Warren Skaaren (screenplay)

Actors

Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl

Plot

Gotham City. Crime boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) effectively runs the town but there's a new crime fighter in town - Batman (Michael Keaton). Grissom's right-hand man is Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson), a brutal man who is not entirely sane... After falling out between the two Grissom has Napier set up with the Police and Napier falls to his apparent death in a vat of chemicals. However, he soon reappears as The Joker and starts a reign of terror in Gotham City. Meanwhile, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) is in the city to do an article on Batman. She soon starts a relationship with Batman's everyday persona, billionaire Bruce Wayne.

Language

English, French

Country

USA, UK

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 26 nominations.

Metascore

69

imdbRating

7.6

imdbVotes

291,045

imdbID

tt0096895

Type

movie

DVD

25 Mar 1997

BoxOffice

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Website

N/A