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Batman
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Directed by Tim Burton, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film was produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime and depicts his conflict with his archenemy The Joker.
Plot
Reporter Alexander Knox and photojournalist Vicki Vale investigate sightings of the "Batman", a masked vigilante targeting Gotham City's criminals. Both attend a fundraiser hosted by billionaire Bruce Wayne, who is secretly Batman, having chosen this path after witnessing a mugger murder his parents when he was a child. During the event, Wayne becomes infatuated with Vale.
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| author | Bill Finger Sam Hamm Warren Skaaren |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| contentLocation | Gotham City Wayne Manor |
| director | Tim Burton |
| editor | Ray Lovejoy |
| events | revenge |
| genre | action crime |
| keywords | alfred pennyworth arrest bat-signal batcave batman batplane batwing bruce wayne commissioner james gordon death from laughter devil die laughing driven insane gargoyle grapple hang jack napier jim gordon joker kill laugh masked vigilante meet mob boss murder obsess police operation presumed dead rictus grin risus sardonicus secret identity sleep start vandalizing terrorize vandalism vicki vale |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| producer | Jon Peters Peter Guber |
| productionCompany | Guber-Peters Company Warner Bros. |
| publisher | American Film Institute |
| recordedAt | Acton Lane Power Station England Hatfield House Knebworth House Little Barford Power Station Pinewood Studios |
| theme | superhero |