Batman's Original Working Grapple Gun Prop!
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
- Adam checks out a few original props and costume pieces from the early Batman films that are part of Prop Store's upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction collection. A standout is the grapple or spear launcher gadget used by Michael Keaton's Batman in Batman Returns--an engineered prop with articulating stock and working retractable grapnel line!
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I think the point of the spring function on the grappling gun, is to film it in reverse to make it seme like its been fired 😉
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@2:44 Do you think it was used in retraction then in post played back in reverse to give the appearance of it being fired out & up?
After seeing Batman as a kid, I spent months drawing, designing and trying to build a functioning grapple gun. Disassembled my CO2 pellet gun, tried to integrate my fishing reel, learned how to pop rivet mending plates and made dozens of trips to the hardware store. In the end, absolutely none of it worked of course. Still had a great time trying!
Edit: I LOVE hearing y'all's version of the 'same' story! Keep 'em coming. Where were all of you when I was a kid?! Wish I'd seen more makers growing up.
You learned a lot so it was useful
Did you catch the Mythbusters episode that basically did all the stunts from the first two movies?
My hero
Awesome story! I had the same experience after the original Star Wars, making a light saber out of bicycle brake parts...
I put a hook at the end of a retractable dog leash and called it a day...haha. It worked great until it didnt.
My only complaint is that these prop store vids need to be an hour long
I dunno... I think it's stressful on poor Brandon to have to chaperone Adam from breaking stuff. If he smacks Adam on the wrist one of these days, I will not be surprised! :)
(just kidding, Adam is a pro, but Brandon always looks like he's holding his breath)
@@GeneCash Hahaha it really does.
There’s a few, but they never show the props it’s always like a ‘pawn stars’ type start that always has a hot chick interested in an expensive item and she ends up getting bhanged for it. They’re like, 45min
And it’s real. Full P in the Va’gee.
i totally agree.
There needs to be a video on EVERY SINGLE THING shown in that room. I could watch Adam tour that place for hours
Adam: picks up gun like it's a premature baby.
Also Adam: geeks out and pulls on the gun's cord like he's starting a lawnmower.
wish he broke it haha
How absolutely refreshing that the prop guy knows his business and was on point with information and trivia.
The grapple gun was always one of my favorite impossible gadgets. It had that tantalizing level of plausibility that made it feel achievable, and could be used by the Bat Family so beautifully on screen. The Zelda hook-shot and Attack on Titan ODM gear both had the same effect and were great in their own environments, but there was something I just loved about Batman casually zipping off across the city with it as if it was nothing using a device I could almost imagine actually making.
Shadowhawk has a similar inner monologue about his grappling hook shooter in the first 4 issue limited series, thought it was a great homage to Batman.
The hacksmith made one, functional. It’s pretty cool.
@@brettbaratheon9776 I should clarify. The device is totally workable, and yes, Hacksmith and others have made them. Using it like Batman does is what's impossible.
3:00 maybe the shot of the tip flying out was in reverse. Safer to have it reel back in with a swing, then it flying out with a small explosive
And a bunch of others in the comment already suggested this :)
John Evans, the prop inventor said it shot. Looking at the movie you can see smoke or gas explode out after Batman fires it with Vicki Vale.
You can also see when it's shot, the wire coils outwards. The simple reason is to keep the rope tight while an actor was hanging from a harness. Raise the Batman and it stays tight looking.
i bet that retractable part of the grapple gun was meant for an action scene. Batman at that time in the comics was always using it kind of like scorpions "get over here!" move. they may have wanted to do that with it. i love Keaton Batman but i'm a HUGE Tim Burton fan. thank you for showing these as well as for the little trip down memory lane for me.
My first guess is that like many action movie shots using projectiles, a really easy way to get an accurate and fast missile is to start at the target and retract to the gun/bow/whatever, then play the footage in reverse
@@rmann1584 my first thought too, a classic trick
That is the batman I grew with and I have special childhood memories with those movies, Keaton is my batman, nothing wrong with other takes btw.
My imagination always flies away with the batman gadgets in every movie, the amount of detail and work on those is amazing, you really can't appreciate them in screen because sometimes is just a blink and they are gone, but look at that detail man, beautiful stuff, thanks for sharing.
Infinitely fascinating!
I saw Batman in the theater with my dad a couple of years before he passed. I was a kid, it’s a grownup movie. My mother was pissed. I’ll always remember all of Batman’s wonderful toys. I must have spent the evening and following days making my own bat gadgets
Blade's blade, Wolverine's claws, and Batman's freaking grapple gun. My face was beaming throughout this video. And is that Wilson in the back??
I love that the cord functionally retracts and it still works. I also enjoy that Adam immediately started to reverse engineer how it was built in his mind.
So much more creativity went into the first two Keaton Batman films compared to the others. Like how great is Catwoman's suit?! Nobody would devise such a beautiful creation today.
Great seeing the Keaton Batman props, especially the fact the grapple gun has a functioning system to it. But I LOVED seeing the pillar of Pinhead from Hellraiser 3: Hell On Earth in the background behind the display shelves!! I want that! Lol
Agreed about the pillar!!!!
Wow, this really sends me back. Super cool that this still exists.
If I had to guess with regards to the grapple gun... the cord of the gun could be attached to an invisible wire/cord and in that respect could then be pulled towards any object safely, with the spring keeping the cord taut. You could also attach just about any accessory to the end of the cord and attach the invisible wire to it for the same effect.
I could legitimately watch a video on every single item in that place, omg! I'm absolutely LOVING this series of videos and hope they continue!!
Adam's enthusiasm and knowledge really makes these a pleasure to watch. I want to go to this place so bad, but I'd definitely settle for watching Adam tour there instead
According to an interview with the fx team, one version had a actual working motor in it!
And gas launcher.
The front section also is supposed to detach
A kid in a toy store :D
The Keaton batmobile is my all-time favorite.
I wish I was skilled enough to make a replica of it, just to send to Adam.
He is such a cool guy.
That specific grapple gun is one of the few props I've always wanted. I think I made one out of cardboard at one point, along with the bat symbol. I also had that poster that was brought up of Keaton holding the grapple gun.
Well if your budget is slightly above the cardboard level, Neca made a plastic version that really launches.
@@danelisslow3269 Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
There is a survival fishing reel called a yo yo that has that spring loaded action.
That is a dreamy little collection. Definitely need a belt to go with that gun
It's grappling 🪝.
They must have shot the grabblegun in reverse, to make it look like it shoouts out, when in reality it only retracts. it does not have a trigger i guess because you just had to pull the string and let it go for the shot of it firering.
This makes my inner child so happy. Batman is still my favorite as an adult and I cannot say how excited I am to watch this.
Did you have all the old Batman toys from the 90s? Hundreds of versions of suits and gadgets…my favourite toys when I was young.
I have a belt buckle cast from the Keaton suit belt. I wore it for years as my regular belt buckle. It's nice bright yellow. Still a cool piece.
They have the Brundlefly Space bug head, that is amazing. It took my attention for most of this video.
Recently got my hands on the NECA Grapnel gun and I'll say this, make sure it's tied up tight or you'll have to take it apart and reattach the string.
Also it uses LR1 batteries, which are surprisingly niche products. Easy to find, hard to justify buying.
That Something About Mary dog though...for Halloween, would be funny AF
You pull the string out then release it. Then you reverse the shot making it look like the cord is coming from the gun.
Dear god you may have cracked the code! That's genius!
I thought the same. Simple solution to a tricky task.
@@intoxicatedredneck simple is always best~
They actually did a close up of the grappling gun retracting while lifting the heavier than 100 and 8, Vicki Vale.
That’s immediately was my thought
If I remember right the grapnel wire was used when Selina was being held hostage. In the beginning and it went into the wall behind the guy, and so he pulled a piece of wall to knock the guy out. I remember in the 89 movie, the gimmick was when the grapnel comes around the belt it was in two pieces that was snapped together. I remember the toys I had it when it came out it was so cool. The grapnel was cool for it's time.
Actually, in the museum escape scene in Batman 89, he didn't used the Grapnel Gun, he used the Line Launcher (also called The Gauntlet). Wow, I'm a dork.
I was thinking the same thing. But also I remembered they did a quick close up, of the grapple gun retracting. It was when Batman lifts Vicki Vale, who weighs a little bit more than 100 and 8.
Yeah, he might actually only mention that scene because of that catchy and classic Joker's phrase, and by the way I love that the develovers of Rocksteady but the grapling hook and the fact that you can grap the enemies with it, as well as that line launcher, which by the way are so great and useful to gather the riddler's trophees, avoiding electrical hazards and pits.
You, Adam< have to have the best Job in the world- as it is evident from your passion that emmanates from you everytime I watch- whether it is making something- a show and tell or going to such cool places and seeing all these amazing things! Mythbusters was a fave programme of mine, but a bit hit and miss at the time in the UK- so glad you are on CZcams now to bring all this content to us mere mortals!
The blade sword at the beginning. Thats a dream prop for me
This video smells like History. Uff what a classics.
So much bass in Brandens voice it really overpowers the mic in the deep lows
The cord was used in the "You missed" scene in Batman Returns. Batman tugs on it to break off a chunk of wall that smacks into the back of a goon.
Would LOVE to see Adam make some Batman props, especially from Keatons Batman films!
Adam + Batman = immediate watch.
The reel looks lik an automatic fishing real. Trips when a fish is hooked, and as the reel is attached to a tree limb or something it hooks the fish. I have a box of them.
Batman Returns is my favorite movie thanks for sharing Mr. Adam. 😎
I have a Penguin that is supposedly from returns, 40" tall with cable controlled wings head and beak. Unfortunately the years have no been kind to it, and it is in need of a deep restoration, but its a very cool piece and I always love seeing more Keaton batman stuff out there!
Love the prop store segments!!
That 'wonderful toys' quote is great, but they cut out the best part.. when he turns to his henchmen and says 'Well don't just stand there.. Go ask 'im!"
Reuben Kittlemeier, IIRC...
When all you can afford is a replica 😪😪. I would love to have this piece in my collection
I love how polite adam is. take notes kids!
"I don't wanna bend it"
YES you do wanna bend it, Adam
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
oh man I can't believe I am seeing the grappler up close after so many yearssssssss!
It was probably used for a shot where the grapple is folded and attached to his belt but you can see the wire coming out of it to show that he's hooked onto something up above maybe.
At the 6:02 mark in this clip, Adam is wearing the Batgirl belt.
Great stuff.
“I don’t what to try to bend it”…. Yeah, good plan as the other guy quietly has kittens.
Ok museum technician here - props are awesome but someone did some excellent work on the custom plexi mounts. They must have a good mount-maker for these objects!
Truly fascinating to watch!
I have the original mould for the prototype '89 chest bat symbol and it is considerably smaller than the one that they finally used in the movie. Maybe why I'm always struck at how large the chest bat symbol actually is?
"Grapnel, it's called a grapnel." - Batman
I'm getting a replica of this one day!
I just recently got back into the comics because of the new movie (was away for about 11 years), and when I stopped into one of the local comic book shops, I saw they had a replica of this for $44. I hope it's there the next time I go back, because I want to buy it. Batman's grapnel gun is by far my favorite bat-gadget of all time. I love every single iteration of it.
Thanks Adam
You are in fact right with your first guess that it is indeed one of the belts for Alisha Silverstone's costume when they are basically wearing the anti-freeze ones. The ones for Clooney and O'Donnell are shaped a bit different and lack the logo as well as having shall we say 'additional protection on the front'.
Also I'd wager that given it looks like part of a revolver in terms of 'in universe' or something that could be used more than once on set easier - that piece he says about being part of a firing mechanism more likely I think would hold cartridges of compressed air/CO2/whatever propellant the bat uses to launch the hook and rotate to the next barrel and charge for the next shot instead of waiting on a recharge of the first one. Like if the grapple when swinging doesn't secure properly you want to immediately fire it again not wait for a charge. Also love the little detail that it does actually have a sight on it for aiming.
And where's Batman? He's at home! Washing his tights! 🤣🤣🤣
maybe the retractable mechanism is used to record a grappling shot. If someone extends the cable from the gun while someone else holds it and walks away, then releasing the cable and recording the retraction, if you played it backwards it will look like it has been shoot ... maybe
It's one part tape dispenser, one part power tool...
I see the ghost trap, amazing fantasy 15, Sam rami Spiderman pumpkin bomb, and I want them all…
That is wild to see these. Really cool
I think when Adam visits a place like this, the sales on this place skyrocket.
Props to the camera person, I see what you did with that belt. ;)
That was Josh Self, our newest team member!
Nothing warms my old Gen-X heart more than all the silent shade they're throwing on the Shumacher films while praising the Burton ones. "Just right here is an amazing trio of artifacts from the Batman universe," he says about the 4 props.
I might be going out on a limb here. but that shot might have been intended to be filmed in reverse in order to get the appearance of the gun firing. Film the cord retracting with some thing along the desired path that would be invisible to the cameras (like monofilament or a wire) so the grappling hook line stays taught, then play the footage in reverse so the line is speeding out of the gun.
I remember some reels for fishing that you baited & hung off a tree limb. When the fish jerked the bait the reel would pull the fish in. The reel looks like it was from one of them.
My guess is that the cord was pulled out with a hook on the end and filmed retracting. Then they simply reversed the film to make it look like it was firing.
*I've been recently trying to replicate how Batman's grapple gun works, thanks for uploading this video right now!!!!!!!! :D*
Please let us know how your progress is going
Thank you for sharing !
Please Mr. Savage do a one day build of a replica of this ‘89’ Bat grapple gun.
I like how he uses Jamie Hyneman’s full name when referring to him
The 89 batman is my favourite of all time, those things are cool as.
The first Batman movie with Michael Keaton was the best.
I LOVE Adam geeking out over this stuff. Heh!
ADAM.. get them to let you scan the grappling gun so we can see all those little pieces, we wanna see the insides so we can get a working 3D printable canon version for the masses
Idk if this was already posted but the revolver cylinder on the grapple gun looks to be the magazine for a Millipore NovaSeptum sample device typically used to take sterile samples from manufacturing equipment in biotech/pharma.
I want one. I am bored of using stairs.
You have to buy the belt as well though
My childhood Batarang was a clothes hanger that I tied an elastic rope from a toy wrestling ring to. I practiced zinging it out on a whim and catching the retraction. Got pretty good with it until the rope snapped.
Very cool seeing this.
I'd bet that the spring is there to keep the line taut. They can fake shooting the line out, get a shot of it catching on a wall, etc. without the spring, but if they can let the actors and director move around without having to adjust the prop it's probably makes their jobs a lot easier.
And it would probably look pretty stupid if batman was standing there about to grapple and the line was just swaying loosely.
This is probably the most likely scenario. Good call on that!
that Blade sword is beautiful
Nice video. I have a resin replica of that bat symbol. I must get it painted up some time.
Blade sword looks BADASS
Next one day build, Batman’s fishing reel gun.
That grapple gun looks like its made with my high school janitor’s retractable key ring thing.
So this is were he gets those wonderful toys.
Pretty nifty to get to actually see it.
Great to see these props. I do question that resin chest logo. That might just be a resin recast. I say this because the originals were painted latex. The color yellow was a bottle of testors hobby yellow paint.
Never knew the grapnel gun was only used once in Returns for how famous it was. There's a pretty famous shot of Keaton holding the gun towards the camera before shooting it at the wall, I think it was used on the back of the VHS
We all wanted a Batman grapple gun from the burton movie to the Batman animated series growing up, but then realize there’s no tiny gun that can hold a human man let alone 2 humans I.e. the first film, at least batman asks for vale’s weight which was a nice touch
If you film the grapple gun retracting and the reverse the footage, it will look like it's firing. I wonder if that was its purpose.
Good idea - you could also tie the end to a beam and stick Batman on a green scissorlift so it looks like the gun is doing the work...
Maybe they filmed grapple gun firing in reverse so that’s why you would need the chord to wind back the chord into the gun?
I'm late to the party so I apologise if this has already been mentioned but it's my understanding that the change in chest emblems between Batman (1989) and Batman Returns was because they didn't initially think to licence the logo so the costume has a "legally distinct" bat logo. I'm not sure that that would have been strictly necessary given that it was a Warner Bros production and they own DC comics.
I'd wager the function of the line was to ensure that the grapple line was always taught, and they'd never have to adjust it for slack in the middle of filming.
I wonder if the retracting part of the grapple gun was built around an old automatic fly fishing reel? When you pull the line out it winds a spring like a watch and pressing a lever winds the line back in. The width is about right for a reel like and old Shakespeare Tru-art Automatic. They are really neat and simple reels.
Yep I’m going to watch both later to see if there’s a shot to show that function.
When she says she weighs "100 and 8 I think", they do a brief close up of it retracting.
@@northernsnow6982 nice it’s been a few years since I’ve watched it but I can picture it and I’m sure you’re correct
But I’m still going to watch them haha
I wonder if they filmed the shot in reverse 🤔
The thing that always bugged me is that in some cuts of the movie, they cut it so the Joker no longer says "Where does he get those wonderful toys" to just "Get those wonderful toys."
That’s what I thought the line was originally, since most of my exposure to the movie was on VHS, although I did see it in theaters when I was little. I believe it’s just that the first part(“where does he..”) is spoken in a lower tone and not as audible in mono(which is the way many of us would’ve heard the movie on VHS in the 90s).