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)
Batman vuelve (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Batmans Rückkehr (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Batman återkomsten (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Batman - O Retorno (Brazil) [pt]
Batman - il ritorno (Italy) [it]
Batman - paluu (Finland) [fi]
Batman 2 - återkomsten (Sweden) [sv]
Batman 2 - Le défi (Belgium: French title) [fr]
Batman Regressa (Portugal) [pt]
Batman regresa (Venezuela) [es]
Batman se vraca (Slovenia) [sl]
Batman se vraca (Croatia) [hr]
Batman vender tilbage (Denmark) [da]
Batman visszatér (Hungary) [hu]
Batman, le défi (France) [fr]
Batman: le défi (France) [fr]
Le retour de Batman (Canada: French title) [fr]
O 'batman' epistrefei (Greece) [el]
Povratak Betmena (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Serbian title) [sr]
Powrót Batmana (Poland) [pl]

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:

When The Penguin first decides to run for mayor, someone puts a cigarette in his mouth, with a cigarette holder. A reference The Penguin from the batman TV show.

Goofs:

Continuity: The fans on Penguin's air-conditioner keeps changing speed during lair scenes while nobody is at the controls.

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

A sequel worthy of an excellent movie!

Ah, Batman Returns, is it possible to have a sequel to be almost as good as the original? With Batman Returns, it came pretty close! We have terrific actors and a great plot with the dark knight and two new villains, Catwoman and The Penguin. We have Michael Keaton back as Batman and he's still awesome than ever. Michelle Pfieffer, the perfect choice for Catwoman and was perfectly cast into place. As much as I love and is such an incredible actress Annette Benning, she couldn't have been Catwoman, she doesn't really have the look. Danny DeVito, who could have imagined him as The Penguin? He was just great and terrifying!

Batman returns with a more loving community of Gotham City, they are celebrating Christmas time with, Max Shrek played by a creepy Christopher Walken. The perfect villain who mistreats his lovely secretary, Selina who happens to hear too much at his office causing him to push her out the window in hopes that she dies and will never reveal the information of knowing the Penguin and the attempt to make him loved in Gotham. When she survives and is awakened by cats, she wants revenge and is ready to go at it with her cats! But there is also another active villain, The Penguin who is in search of his parents that abandoned him and now he is looking to be the new mayor of Gotham City! Can Batman be able to stop both super villains from creating their hanous acts and stop the mayor from destroying the city as well?

You'll have to see! Batman Returns is just as good as the original Batman, despite the first one remaining the true classic, this one still takes you for a ride. And come on, I mean we've got Michelle in leather! Her classic moment of just meeting Batman and The Penguin "Meow" is classic! There are memorable characters, lines, and sets! You'll have a blast! Trust me!

9/10