10 Things You Didn't Know About Batman89

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  • @dodoubleg2356
    @dodoubleg2356 Před rokem +677

    I'm gonna say it again for the cheap seats... MICHAEL KEATON IS THE BEST BATMAN 🦇🦇!!

    • @amberlinmchugh8115
      @amberlinmchugh8115 Před rokem +12

      Imagine how serious people were to write an actual letter griping about batman, now with Twitter etc is easier to complain

    • @dodoubleg2356
      @dodoubleg2356 Před rokem +4

      @@amberlinmchugh8115 I'll bet.

    • @androidangel787
      @androidangel787 Před rokem +9

      I echo your words

    • @dodoubleg2356
      @dodoubleg2356 Před rokem +4

      @@androidangel787 thank ya 😉👍✌️

    • @josephgrace5955
      @josephgrace5955 Před rokem +16

      Live action, sure. But just in general? Mr. Conroy would be that person

  • @blaket81
    @blaket81 Před rokem +49

    Michael Keaton will always be my favorite Batman. I was 8 years old when this movie came out and it's hard to compete with nostalgia.

  • @TheRatsCast
    @TheRatsCast Před rokem +319

    You did miss one very important piece of movie lore; dealing with Kim Basinger, and Vickie Vale. Since Basinger was so last minute; Wardrobe didn't have the time to create all new pieces for the actress; as she was smaller than Sean Young. Young's outfits wouldn't fit Basinger, nor could they be resized to fit her. So; to save time and money, Basinger used her own clothes she from her personal wardrobe. The Ball gown she was was highly criticized by fans and critics alike, calling a Prom Dress.
    The fact that Kim Basinger was not only able to start within a moment's notices, and was able to bring her own wardrobe in to help save time and money, shows her dedication to the role, and her as an actress! I truly think Kim Basinger should be remember and commended for this.

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 Před rokem +19

      Damn, she had and likely still has great taste!

    • @will_it_work
      @will_it_work Před rokem +23

      I know of no one....any fan that watched this movie....that has ever criticized that dress.

    • @Kruppt808
      @Kruppt808 Před rokem +19

      @@will_it_work exactly. I thought her clothes were good enough. Plus she was super hot. Joker didn't seem to mind and her scream is still the best.

    • @galactusholmes
      @galactusholmes Před rokem +4

      I also remember around the same time that she bought a town. Like actually purchased a small town. Can't remember where, but I remember that much.

    • @taufikrahman4691
      @taufikrahman4691 Před rokem +8

      Fun Facts: Batman (1989) was her highest grossing film in her acting career.
      Batman (1989) truly the best. 👍

  • @NickGiusti
    @NickGiusti Před rokem +53

    My Dad took me to see this at the theater when I was nine years old. I don't think he knew how dark, gritty, and violent it was but we both loved every minute of it. Couldn't ask for a better Batman or Joker. It's one of my all time favorite movies and favorite memories as a kid.

    • @michaelrue1400
      @michaelrue1400 Před rokem +3

      I was 16, and my dad said it more closely resembled the comic books than previous adaptations.

    • @Y2Kr4SHM4N
      @Y2Kr4SHM4N Před rokem +1

      I saw it on vacation at exactly the same age. I remember coming out of the upstairs theatre, and suddenly finding the height dizzying. The building also had a skylight, very similar to the Flugelheim museum, where Batman rescues Vicky from the Joker’s clutches.

    • @erfansvideos
      @erfansvideos Před 11 měsíci

      Oh man you’re lucky! I wish I saw it in the theatres. My quebecois friend as a kid RUINED this movie because he kept telling me to watch it with him. It was obviously amazing except it was in French! 🤦‍♂️ Luckily I saw Terminator 2 in theatres 3x times and that made up for it but I REALLY REALLY REALLY wished I saw Batman in theatres because when you’re a kid watching a movie on the big screen at such a young age it’s not just a movie but an experience that alters your mind forever.

    • @BeeKool__113
      @BeeKool__113 Před 11 měsíci +2

      I envy you!! I wish I could have seen it in theaters!! I was too little. I was just under a year old when it came out but man oh man, do I wish I could have see it. 🖤🖤🖤

    • @batlevi2247
      @batlevi2247 Před měsícem +1

      You lucky guy, this was how I was introduced to the Batman character! This is my fav Batman movie and actor along with my fav adaptation of the character! I wish I got to see this when it hit theaters, but I wasn’t alive yet lol.

  • @lethalwolf7455
    @lethalwolf7455 Před rokem +184

    The reason Keaton is superior to everyone else that has portrayed the caped crusader is that he took the job on as two separate roles, Bruce Wayne and Batman are entirely different characters in his films. Everyone else plays a dark Bruce and slightly darker Batman. Michael played Bruce as a friendly, sociable, and even aloof character, and Batman as dark, to the point, and dead serious. Amazing acting!

    • @thedoc5879
      @thedoc5879 Před rokem +6

      Wow, Very great point@wolf! Thank you for pointing that out!! He definitely brings two very separate roles to Bruce and Batman. 🤔👍🏽👍🏽 I never really thot about it til you mentioned it just now, but u nailed it!

    • @thedoc5879
      @thedoc5879 Před rokem +8

      Also, to add to your great observation, Keaton’s Bruce had a sad side. Like someone who felt a lot of pain over the loss of his parents. Kind of a hermit, who only really hangs out with/trusts/ opens himself up to Alfred…. The others always portray Bruce as mr. Socialite of Gotham. I like keaton’s human emotion, he really captures the pain of loss quite perfectly. It makes the audience feel his hurt.

    • @kaneo1
      @kaneo1 Před rokem +8

      Kevin Conroy& the animators did the same with B: The Animated Series. Bruce & Batman were very different voices, and you rarely saw body language for one on the other.

    • @nickh5081
      @nickh5081 Před rokem +2

      Oh common! Clooney played a douchebag Bruce and a super douchey Batman - how are those not different? 🤣

    • @szlash280z
      @szlash280z Před rokem +4

      And he's still the best Batman ever! Though I did like the Pattinson Batman too.

  • @pipepicasso8112
    @pipepicasso8112 Před rokem +32

    Joker - "Stop the press, who is that?"
    Bob - "Vicky Vale. She is dating some guy named Wayne."
    Joker - "Well, she's about to trade up."

  • @2BachShakur
    @2BachShakur Před rokem +18

    This movie was my childhood and brings so much nostalgia. The way Burton handles it with such a dark and gothic tone fits so well thematically for the Batman universe. The casting was just the icing on the cake.

  • @chocotastic1
    @chocotastic1 Před rokem +30

    I remember being too poor to see the movie in theaters so my brother and I collected almost ALL of the movie cards and basically pieced the movie together before we even saw it, read the backs of the cards and the quotes and essentially recreated the experience in our minds. In hindsight, we spent WAY more on all the cards than the price of a ticket, but we were kids! One Christmas our mom gifted us the VHS and we lost it! watched the movie over and over for weeks, already knowing most of the lines and what happened, but SEEING it in motion was amazing and special. Recently, I bought a 24x36 poster that mimicked the movie cards, that's how much admiration and love I have for 89 Batman.

    • @ron633
      @ron633 Před rokem +1

      Justice.

    • @jimmymelendez1836
      @jimmymelendez1836 Před rokem +2

      ​@@ron633 Batman fights for justice.

    • @BeeKool__113
      @BeeKool__113 Před 11 měsíci

      I have movie cards from Batman Rerurns!! They were a gift from a friend for my 25th birthday. A buddy of mine found them along with a 89 Bats lunchbox at a thrift shop. They're a very beloved treasure of mine.

    • @tekkenite
      @tekkenite Před 3 měsíci

      I💯 identify with this. Pretty much the same deal. That VHS was such an important moment for a poor kid like me. To this day, I try to collect all the different variances. So far, my favorite is the Japanese copy.

  • @MrWoodMan23
    @MrWoodMan23 Před rokem +23

    Kim Basinger was absolutely stunning and easy on the eyes during this entire movie.

    • @shirw
      @shirw Před rokem +4

      I wanted her hair so bad as a teen!

    • @MrWoodMan23
      @MrWoodMan23 Před rokem +3

      @@shirw to this day for me even LOL

    • @kellyp136
      @kellyp136 Před rokem +5

      She was actually really great in this movie. It's just the screaming got really obnoxious after a while, but that's a director choice not her.

  • @bigkmoviesandgames
    @bigkmoviesandgames Před rokem +28

    my absolute favorite Batman film.

  • @alyndavies
    @alyndavies Před rokem +5

    I was on holiday in the usa in 1989, visiting from the UK, in early july. I remember watching this, Indiana jones and the last crusade and ghost busters 2, at a cinema in st Petersburg, they also had a toys r us next to it. America is / was such a magical place. They were so far I'm front in terms of movies and products, it took months for the uk to catch up in those days.

  • @AdamSchlaff
    @AdamSchlaff Před rokem +6

    Fun fact: Batman 89 was also the first movie released to VHS while still playing in theaters.

  • @SeanChandlerTalksAbout
    @SeanChandlerTalksAbout Před rokem +108

    This is one of the first movies I remember seeing in the theater. I had all the toys and the soundtrack...which my mother wasn't crazy about once she actually listened to the lyrics. haha

    • @johnashton4776
      @johnashton4776 Před rokem +1

      The first movie I watched in Oxford Street building is still there also no one talks about The Punisher 1989, two comic book characters yet both movies had two completely different directions.

    • @DNOstalgia
      @DNOstalgia Před rokem +3

      Yeah I saw this in the theatre too and being only 10 had to rehearse my date of birth that made me out to be 12 heeheehee.

    • @nova2512
      @nova2512 Před rokem +4

      *Same. I saw this at the drive in on top of the car when I was 4*

    • @asifkhan4822
      @asifkhan4822 Před rokem +4

      You know this movie was highly influential in how mordern superhero blockbusters are made. Even some 30 plus years later they are revisiting that period in between the first & second Batman movie with the Batman 89 comic.

    • @ernestinemaloy8680
      @ernestinemaloy8680 Před rokem +1

      @@DNOstalgia auk if this had come out when I was 10 no way would mom have let me go see this she was very strict about the kind of movies I was allowed to see...hell I wasn't even allowed to see the original planet of the apes when it came out and I really wanted to go but she didn't said no way...well she was a religious fanatic AND a Sunday school teacher so there ya go....

  • @bendyparanormal
    @bendyparanormal Před rokem +214

    This movie came out before the whole “see it the night before opening day” thing got popular. The very first showing near me was at noon. I was 20. I took half a vacation day off from work, wore a Batman t-shirt, and drove my motorcycle straight from work to the theater, (a theater that is no longer there). It was the first movie I’d ever seen on opening day, (I saw Star Wars opening weekend in 1977, but not opening day); and the first movie I ever went to alone. I didn’t want to wait until that evening. And I didn’t want a crowded theater or anyone with me, distracting me. I was so excited for that movie. And I came out of the theater loving it.
    When I first heard Michael Keaton was playing Batman, I thought it was an odd choice, but because I was excited about a Batman movie, I didn’t give it a whole lot of thought. Any concerns I had going in were put to rest by the time I walked out of that theater and climbed onto my motorcycle. I remember smiling ear to ear, and the Danny Elfman title score was playing through my head, as I pulled out of the movie theater parking lot. I don’t recall what work was like that morning. I don’t recall where I went after I left the theater, or anything else about that day…but I remember every moment and every feeling from the time I pulled into the theater parking lot to when I pulled out of it after having seen the movie. While I’ve enjoyed other Batman films since, none have been quite as ‘fun’ as that one was in 1989.

    • @RDSports5
      @RDSports5 Před rokem +5

      Really awesome story man. As a 90's kid I was still really little when it came out, but even in the early to mid 90's Batman was HUGE. It eventually became more about the late 90's versions during my childhood, but I was definitely a fan of Batman 89 when I first saw it on video. Great movie, with incredible performances by the legendary Jack Nicholson, and still one of my favorite actors in Michael Keaton. A lot of Batman movies before and since seem to either go too far on the theatrics (90's Batman films) or really dark (Christopher Nolan versions), which were cool by the way, but Batman 89 is still to me the one that had the perfect balance between the two extremes, and thats what makes it my favorite of all time. It hit all the right notes, the look, the script, the action, the score, the acting, and Im not sure if any of the others have ever been able to match that level of perfection for me

    • @marvinleach3059
      @marvinleach3059 Před rokem +6

      That was an awesome Batman story. I still remember my first viewing of Batman as well. My father carried the family to the drive-thru. I remember hustling everyone to get ready or we would be late... sure enough when we got there it was playing - scene being on the church at the end. I remember bawling my eyes out blaming everyone for making me late to see Batman. Only then a movie attendant told my father that this was just the ending of the last show... the next showing would start off with Police Academy 3 (which I already saw), then Batman would play.
      Maaaaaannnn. I jumped out of my father's car and ran to the playground to the back of the drive-thru with my sister. There we played all during Police Academy 3. From the time it ended, we ran back to the car for the movie previews, our cinema snacks, then to enjoy BATMAN!!!
      To this day I would sneak up behind my kids and whisper in their ear using Keaton's voice... I'M BATMAN

    • @nerdytalk1755
      @nerdytalk1755 Před rokem +6

      I was 19. I had the dolls, the t-shirts, the cereal, I was so excited. I took the day of work, borrowed a friend's car and took my partner at the time. They wanted to grab a quick bite before hand. They wanted a BLT sandwich. It's 30 minutes until the greatest moment of my life and I have to find a BLT sandwich somewhere?! They grabbed a burger instead and I made it to my movie. I must have seen that movie 30 times that summer. Best summer ever! I still take the day off every time a new Batman movie comes out.

    • @varanid9
      @varanid9 Před rokem +2

      My buddy and I went to see it at the theater 5 times, once with me bringing 2 of my nieces along. It stayed at some theater or another for almost 6 months. Once the videotape was released, we watched it a couple of more times at his girlfriend's place and we repeat lines from the movie to this day, LOL!

    • @bendyparanormal
      @bendyparanormal Před rokem +3

      @@nerdytalk1755
      Yeah, I’d have freaked out if someone was wanting to stop and eat or do anything before the movie for fear of missing it! …But to try to find a BLT?! Oh man, I may have been tempted to drop them in the side of the road somewhere just for suggesting such a thing! LOL
      The showing I saw was at noon and I didn’t get any lunch. I went straight from work to the theater. No time to eat. Popcorn and a Coke was my lunch that day! No way was I going to risk missing one second of that movie for something as silly as a meal! 😉

  • @vladyvhv9579
    @vladyvhv9579 Před rokem +6

    I remember Batman the Cereal, which was basically just Captain Crunch shaped like bats. But, each box also had a toy Batmobil, which was actually fairly close to Hotwheels qualty. Also, I recall learning that you could microwave the cereal for a like 10 seconds or so and it would taste better. But, too long, it would burn.

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan9286 Před rokem +7

    The deleted scene where people see it's Joker's face on the money he's throwing out is a callback to earlier when he said what he wanted was to see his face on the dollar bill.
    And, as an interesting note, the Bob the Goon action figure was and still is highly collectable because less of them were made and sold and sells today for about $60.00 if it's still in the package.

    • @brademerick9181
      @brademerick9181 Před rokem +3

      The Joker's face on the money scene was in the movie as it first aired on T.V. . they added scenes to Superman when it first aired on network T.V. as well .

  • @maccurtis730
    @maccurtis730 Před rokem +7

    Thank Beetlejuice we got Batman 89. 🦇

  • @MasseurDavis
    @MasseurDavis Před rokem +79

    Michael Keaton will always be the Best, My favorite Batman. Batman Returns is a classic, and fan favorite.

    • @Xmksdspt
      @Xmksdspt Před rokem +2

      Batman Returns is my personal favorite.

    • @MasseurDavis
      @MasseurDavis Před rokem +1

      @@Xmksdspt So many unforgettable performances.

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 Před rokem +1

      A close second from Christian Bale.
      Ben Affleck was terrible. Also not particularly keen on Paterson's take either.

    • @luckyleo24
      @luckyleo24 Před rokem

      Nostalgic take.. C. Bale was best Bruce Wayne and Affleck was best Batman

    • @taufikrahman4691
      @taufikrahman4691 Před rokem +1

      Facts! 👍 Best Batman and Best Batman Movie ever made. Period! 😌

  • @insearthanamesaheera5712
    @insearthanamesaheera5712 Před rokem +14

    As a kid, i remember Batman (and Batman Returns) - The two first Turtles movies, and lastly Jurassic Park feeling like big "next level stuff" that everyone talked about. I think Batman impressed us because it was such a leap from the old tv show, Turtles impressed us because it was a leap from the childrens comic book, and Jurassic Park impressed us because we had never seen dinosaur effects like that before. EDIT: They all seemed to raise the bar in the sense that there was nothing quite like them prior to them coming out.

    • @xxhelmsx
      @xxhelmsx Před 10 měsíci +1

      I agree but I would add Twister to that list

  • @DangerousDevilOfficial
    @DangerousDevilOfficial Před rokem +12

    Batman ‘89 is my number one movie of all time. I watch it on average at least once a month. I basically have the entire audio and script memorized. So it is a real joy when my kids would watch with me. 😂😂😂 🦇

  • @TeamWickedOpinion
    @TeamWickedOpinion Před rokem +44

    All due respect to Danny Elfman, he must be a perfectionist, because I still listen to Batman OST till this day.

    • @taufikrahman4691
      @taufikrahman4691 Před rokem +5

      Yeah. And don't forget the design of Gotham City by the great Anton Furst and the vision of Tim Burton, also the talented actors like Keaton and Nicholson as well. All of these combine and it was a pure masterpiece movie ever made in Summer 1989.

  • @BatmanBoss
    @BatmanBoss Před rokem +40

    Ever dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight? Love the Gotham city in this film and the soundtrack is excellent too

    • @Humongous420
      @Humongous420 Před rokem +4

      ...Being forced to dance to the soundtrack in high school seriously fahked me up 🤣🤣 Cause I CAN'T DANCE especially when i am laughing my ass off 🤣🤣

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel Před rokem +1

      This is the BEST version of Gotham, outside the Arkham games!

    • @bonechawneomusic
      @bonechawneomusic Před rokem +2

      Danny Elfman isn't mortal

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel Před rokem +2

      @@Humongous420 I was in 5th grade when it came out. It played at our dances, too. Every damned kid in that place was messing the lyrics up on purpose, screaming "GET THE FUCK UP" instead of the actual lyrics... great times.

    • @taufikrahman4691
      @taufikrahman4691 Před rokem

      Yeah. The Gotham City was designed by Anton Furst and the soundtrack created by Danny Elfman. Absolutely Masterpiece!!!

  • @johnfeeley7094
    @johnfeeley7094 Před rokem +4

    Still one of the greatest opening credits scenes. Love Elfman!!🖤

  • @SkaterStimm
    @SkaterStimm Před rokem +7

    I saw this movie in 89 with my sister. I was 8 years old, she warned me "This movie is very dark, are you sure you want to see it?" Of course I said "yes!" and I was hooked. It was a huge moment in my life and I still remember the feeling of seeing it for the first time.

  • @DjJokerr
    @DjJokerr Před rokem +153

    Still the BEST Batman movie!
    Michael Keaton the best Batman!
    Jack Nicholson the best Joker!
    The best Batmobile!
    The best score music!
    The best looking Gotham City!

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 Před rokem +13

      Exactly, everything in this comment is correct.

    • @hectorlopez1069
      @hectorlopez1069 Před rokem +8

      The greatest batman movie

    • @MrWiggsy4
      @MrWiggsy4 Před rokem +7

      100% agree

    • @The_Bad_Guy.
      @The_Bad_Guy. Před rokem +6

      Yeah I can't argue with any of that. Heath ledger's joker was pretty damn good though. That's probably the only thing that's even close on that list .

    • @MrLaddy58
      @MrLaddy58 Před rokem +5

      This comment couldn’t be any more truer

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Před rokem +41

    I remember Batman being on everything in the stores, even Batman Hi-Tops. I love the look of Gotham City and his costume.

    • @OveropinionatedAzhat
      @OveropinionatedAzhat Před rokem +2

      i loved the Macdonalds tie in, all the french fry containers were black with the bat symbol on it. i got dozens of them just to cut out the logo. still have some in a drawer some where. (they still smell like fresh fries, and not in a bad way!)

    • @adamberndt4190
      @adamberndt4190 Před rokem +2

      In 89' I had Batman cereal that came with a bust of batman which was a piggy bank!

    • @solearesoul
      @solearesoul Před rokem +2

      I had the Batman hi tops!

  • @Egoblivion
    @Egoblivion Před rokem +3

    Holy crap! This movie was literally a miracle. Like Burton said, a nightmare, but the fact that something so great came out against all odds…just astonishing!

  • @ThePoorBoy
    @ThePoorBoy Před rokem +20

    I was 8 years old going on 9 the summer this came out. There was a string of three movies that came out from 1989-1991 that inspired my desire to become a filmmaker: Batman (1989), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), and Terminator 2 (1991). How lucky was I to be a kid going to the movies during those years? But the interest in filmmaking all started with Batman '89, and it was the one that I watched the most. I was actually quite obsessed with it; I think I watched it nearly every weekend for at least a year after it was released on VHS! My first realization of how irony works came from watching it -- during one viewing, I recall thinking that you'd never expect a guy like Michael Keaton to be Batman. But his ironic casting is the key to his greatness as Batman. And he's still the best Batman 33 years later!

    • @vwbora26
      @vwbora26 Před rokem +2

      I can relate being born in 1981

    • @russellmanweller6694
      @russellmanweller6694 Před rokem +1

      You really can't beat growing up with the movies at that time. All three must have been a huge influence on my identity. I remember thinking John Conor must be the coolest kid alive. I completely agree with you.

    • @jayt9608
      @jayt9608 Před rokem +1

      I was six when this movie released, so I do not remember much about it, especially as my family did not watch television, nor did we miss it. However, I remember that for several years after the movie released there was parafanalia everywhere. I later saw it at a friend's house and at a children's hospital.
      I have never been particularly fond of Michael Keaton as Batman even from the earliest days. Mostly it was in the curly nature of his hair, even though I had never seen a comic book I knew his hair should not be so curled. To me he was a decent Batman, but not a good Bruce. My favorite version of Bruce was Val Kilmer, whose version of Batman I have found to be good if not perfect.

    • @or2ak
      @or2ak Před 11 měsíci

      You were 8 going on 9?
      Yes, that's how numbers work.
      LOL

    • @ThePoorBoy
      @ThePoorBoy Před 11 měsíci

      @@or2ak Batman '89 was released on June 23 in the US. My 9th birthday was July 8. So yes, I was 8 going on 9 the summer that it came out.

  • @georgemario6115
    @georgemario6115 Před rokem +37

    My absolutely favourite Batman movie and one of the greatest movies the 80s offered us! Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson are amazing and epic, Tim Burton's direction was flawless and Danny Elfman's score was unforgetable! A true gothic gem, a comic movie legend!

  • @brandonspain12345
    @brandonspain12345 Před rokem +26

    Hurray! You finally completed the 4 Batman movies from the 80s and 90s.

  • @jamesstewart7736
    @jamesstewart7736 Před rokem +5

    I was 15 in 1989 and after seeing this movie I was obsessed with Batman for years. He is still one of my favourite superheroes to this day.

    • @jahrules8674
      @jahrules8674 Před 7 měsíci

      You're 49 now....meet too 💪🏾😎

  • @gamersilviogg9664
    @gamersilviogg9664 Před rokem +5

    I have seen this movie soooo many times growing up , its insane the amount of rewatches. I just love the overall feel and Nicholson kills it as The Joker

  • @Polycomical
    @Polycomical Před rokem +54

    One thing I like about Keaton's Batman- it makes sense that he would be a bit of an oddball, and I totally buy that someone leading a double life would act like that.

    • @littlesongbird1
      @littlesongbird1 Před rokem +3

      I liked his portrayal of it. I remember my mom, who had seen the campy movie based on the tv series in theaters, told me she found this version (89) goofy. I looked at her and said, "As oppoosed to one you paid money to see in the theaters that was full fo camp?"

    • @RemyJackson
      @RemyJackson Před rokem +2

      @@littlesongbird1 I would asked her "So "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb" was pure Shakespeare?"

    • @MSmith-Photography
      @MSmith-Photography Před rokem +2

      When I first heard about the casting of Michael Keaton, I was shaking my head because it seemed such an odd choice at the time because of his comedic roles.
      After seeing the movie, I changed my opinion. He was a good choice.

    • @maestroclassico5801
      @maestroclassico5801 Před rokem +3

      Tim Burton always said Batman is the one superhero not playing with a full deck.
      He saw Bruce and Selena both as having multiple personalities.

    • @Polycomical
      @Polycomical Před rokem +1

      @@maestroclassico5801 Yeah definitely agree

  • @Chrishm0
    @Chrishm0 Před rokem +3

    The Bat Dance video, is exactly what you would imagine as Prince making a Music video for Batman.

  • @Harmthuria
    @Harmthuria Před rokem +4

    I was born in 1985. When Batman was released on VHS, my father rented it, and I was confused as to why it wasn’t like the T.V. show I used to watch, and love. He told me that that’s because this is a movie version. And I sat through it all with my dad, without falling asleep.
    This is easily among the top five movies of my childhood.

    • @Facade953
      @Facade953 Před rokem +2

      I watched it for the first time in 1995 when i was in the kindergarten. I hadn't watched Batman Forever yet but i did own the official sticker album.😄

    • @Harmthuria
      @Harmthuria Před rokem +2

      @@Facade953 Awesome.

  • @xerothedarkstar
    @xerothedarkstar Před 5 měsíci +1

    Batman '89 was one of those movies that was magic as a kid, but when you watch it as it and us get older, you can't help but appreciate it more. They got so many little things right.

  • @asifkhan4822
    @asifkhan4822 Před rokem +18

    Bruce Wayne: "Minty you wanna get nuts, let's get nuts." Michael Keaton is still my favourite Bruce Wayne/Batman.

  • @Humongous420
    @Humongous420 Před rokem +43

    Such a great movie! I will never forget the first time I saw Jack Nicholson as the Joker! Such a powerful performance

    • @jlionmenelik77
      @jlionmenelik77 Před rokem +6

      The orginal batman movie is still the best.

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel Před rokem +4

      Based on performance alone, he is my favorite iteration.
      Some of the liberties taken with his character, like him being the Wayne's murderer? That took some getting used to... but if Joker was gonna have a backstory at all, Burton could've done MUCH worse than he did.

    • @thisisnotachannel
      @thisisnotachannel Před rokem

      @@jlionmenelik77 You mean 66'? That's the original...
      Or do you mean 89'? That's definitely still the best one, but not the original.

    • @bonechawneomusic
      @bonechawneomusic Před rokem +2

      This and Batman begins are the best modern Batmans

    • @jlionmenelik77
      @jlionmenelik77 Před rokem +1

      @@thisisnotachannel I mean when it comes to films. I did not like Chirsistian bales as batman. But I like the movie. Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck are favorite batman actors.

  • @JoeyLevenson
    @JoeyLevenson Před rokem +8

    BatDance is a musical masterpiece. It has so many layers and sounds. How could you not recognize he says “get the funk up?!?” Partyman is fun, too.

    • @tortortortor427
      @tortortortor427 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Prince DID THAT on that whole soundtrack. 🔥

    • @dragonchaserkev
      @dragonchaserkev Před 5 měsíci +1

      Seriously, must need his hearing checked. Clear as a cloudless sky. Get the FUNK up!

  • @BrentDelong1253
    @BrentDelong1253 Před rokem +2

    To this day, the only two Batman movies worth watching over and over.

  • @orlandoruizjr3834
    @orlandoruizjr3834 Před rokem +107

    I remember being 6 years old and sitting in the theater feeling like I was watching the coolest movie I've ever seen. Nicholson was creepy and fun at the same time. Keaton was a total badass but still relatable for someone who came money. The batmobile, the Danny Elfman score, and look of Gotham are still my favorite of any movie version.
    In the scene where the bat-wing flies upwards and stops right in front of the moon, I remember the entire theater erupted with applause and cheers. I'll never forget it. One of the best times I've ever had at the movies, to this day.

    • @dallasbagley
      @dallasbagley Před rokem +3

      Same man, same. I was 8 years old then. Very similar experience.

    • @androidangel787
      @androidangel787 Před rokem +1

      I was 5 and remember feeling mesmerized by it.

    • @DLCOrganization
      @DLCOrganization Před rokem +1

      Did you mean to say that Michael Keaton was "...relatable for someone who came _INTO_ money"?

    • @orlandoruizjr3834
      @orlandoruizjr3834 Před rokem +5

      @@DLCOrganization Relatable because acted and felt like normal guy. The fact that he had money didn't define his Bruce Wayne. He was quirky and just a little eccentric, without overdoing it.

    • @DLCOrganization
      @DLCOrganization Před rokem

      @@orlandoruizjr3834 -- In other words, that was a yes. Thanks.

  • @ericharper7652
    @ericharper7652 Před rokem +6

    One of my favorite Batman films of all time

  • @maxordman4100
    @maxordman4100 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I have always loved this movie. It has plenty of fun dramatic moments and action scenes. I love Michael Keaton as Batman. I love the Prince music too and it was very cool to learn about the strange music video. Jack Nicholsan is definitely my favorite Joker. This movie will always hold a special place in my heart!

  • @SoupedUpCustoms
    @SoupedUpCustoms Před rokem +6

    I love the fact that you mentioned Bob Kane as "co-creator" rather than sole creator. Just for the uninitiated, Batman was co-created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Also Production designer Anton Furst has to be mentioned he designed Gotham in such a way that it evokes 30's-40's era grim and gritty and made it a unique character on its own. Sadly he tragically committed suicide in '91.

  • @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat

    The score by Danny Elfman is absolutely spectacular! A few months ago I was listening to the opening theme whilst walking under a full moon at night and there was a pack of howling coyotes running by us through the trees and it was an awesome experience! I loved this movie as a kid!

    • @marshallvanlear7041
      @marshallvanlear7041 Před rokem +3

      I had a friend who blasted Elfman's main Batman theme over and over in his black sporty car.

    • @JamesCraigWhoop
      @JamesCraigWhoop Před rokem +5

      If a theme makes you want to put on a cape and climb trees ... it did the job

    • @jmmartin7766
      @jmmartin7766 Před rokem +2

      Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure Burt Ward (1960's Robin) was the manager of Oingo Boingo... So, as much as the movie was trying to stay away from the 60s show, I'm sure some kind of "Burt Ward butterfly effect" was happening with Elfman's score-- Leastways, I'd like to think so... Lol!

    • @M2Mil7er
      @M2Mil7er Před rokem +2

      Then the coyotes clapped.

    • @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat
      @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat Před rokem +2

      @@M2Mil7er Hahaha!!!

  • @7t2z28
    @7t2z28 Před rokem +43

    I loved this movie as a kid. Couldn't wait for it to come out, and was definitely exhilarated to see it. I always liked the TV series from the 60's, but I was really glad that they took the same direction the comics went.

  • @sethpause
    @sethpause Před 11 měsíci +3

    There were FIVE Prince songs featured in the movie. The future, electric chair, trust, partyman, and scandalous, which both serves as Vicki Vale’s love theme and also runs in the credits. Basically, more than half of the album is used in the film.

  • @jefdharma1655
    @jefdharma1655 Před rokem +1

    I was one of those who bought tickets to the "the night before opening day” showing and I saw it again on opening day at another theater. It was a blast. Everything about the movie was great. One troubling thing was on premier night when the Prince credit appeared the audience booed. Loudly. Think "John Hughes" type of kids. The next day at a different theatre there was a loud cheering when Prince's credit appeared. Later that summer I ended up working at the drive-in where I saw it multiple times.1989.

  • @edwinstovall3334
    @edwinstovall3334 Před rokem +45

    The thing I remember best about Batman 89 is that, for the first time ever, the Batman was shot (especially in the cave) the way he should have been shot ... mostly dark, shadowed, only eyes visible. The shots shared with Vicky Vale are what I'm talking about. Vicky can be seen clearly, almost normally, but the Bat is taking shelter in the darkness of the cave. Just as it should have been!

  • @joshblevins7609
    @joshblevins7609 Před rokem +9

    YOU DA MAN MINTY!!!

  • @SupersonicFX
    @SupersonicFX Před rokem +4

    Known fact: Although Michael Keaton was originally thrown under the bus for not being the « typical » Batman, maybe surveys confirmed that Keaton was/is even to this day, the best of all Batmans

  • @meerkat9113
    @meerkat9113 Před rokem +1

    When this movie came out I was the projectionist at our local mall theater. The movie came in on a Thursday. I spliced it all together as soon as I got to work and that night, after everyone had left, I stayed and watched it all alone in our biggest show room. It was amazing and I'll never forget that experience.

  • @wesleyehowell
    @wesleyehowell Před rokem +34

    I was 20 years old when this movie came out, and some friends and I made a special trip to the theater to watch it. We all loved the dark, gothic feel. Nicholson was incredible, and I was very impressed with how Keaton portrayed Batman. So different from Beetlejuice!

    • @makeup9972
      @makeup9972 Před rokem +1

      Boy I feel young thanks much sure and thank you for what you contributed to society

  • @mattblom3990
    @mattblom3990 Před rokem +11

    Good timing seeing as this Batman, Keaton's Batman, is returning to the DCEU.

  • @steverogers2603
    @steverogers2603 Před rokem +4

    I remember being concerned about Michael Keaton being cast as Batman. I also recall Adam West expressing that he was disappointed he wasn’t chosen. Seriously.

    • @alyndavies
      @alyndavies Před rokem

      I remember this as well, Adam West had an argument on a radio show, complaining he wasn't too old to play the part in 1989 lol.

    • @xxhelmsx
      @xxhelmsx Před 10 měsíci

      Dude that would have been epic!

    • @MarkPollard-yx8qg
      @MarkPollard-yx8qg Před 8 měsíci

      That would be awful if you want to know what it would be like to watch then see the 1997 batman and robin film George Clooney is worse than Adam west and the co-stars are just as bad Mr freeze was the worse with his no stop ice puns and he got 25 million dollars for that filn

  • @vo1non
    @vo1non Před rokem +3

    My brother and nephew (both now passed on) and I went to go see this movie when it first hit the theaters. Wow, did we love it!
    I still play the DVD of it upon occasion and relive that summer day, recalling not only my lost loved ones, but just much fun we had watching it.

  • @jlionmenelik77
    @jlionmenelik77 Před rokem +7

    The Michael Keaton batman and Jack Nicholson had amazing performance.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Před rokem +21

    Joker: "Minty!? Can somebody tell me what kind of a world that we live in where a man who uploads '10 Things About' list..... gets all of my press?"

  • @abeersnightmare5045
    @abeersnightmare5045 Před rokem +1

    I'm 45 and seen it when it first came out.I still watch it when ever its on.It's a total classic.Still my favorite Batman.Even after the Batman which was also real good.

  • @cobrian45
    @cobrian45 Před rokem +2

    I was on flight from Toronto to LA and had way too much time to kill, so I just watched this again. I was also one of the kids that couldn't get enough of this when it came out.

  • @benpogi4ever
    @benpogi4ever Před rokem +6

    "Batman" ('89) was a huge hit hre in the Philippines in November 1989! Totally ground-breaking !!

  • @chrisstick5403
    @chrisstick5403 Před rokem +8

    Low key, I think Brad Douriff would be an awesome Joker.

  • @bjgalindo3275
    @bjgalindo3275 Před rokem +2

    The world will never get a Batman like Keaton, the Goat

  • @46angelgonzalez
    @46angelgonzalez Před rokem +2

    Just finished watching the Flash, 30 years later, Kenton’s still got it!!! 🦇

  • @1977TA
    @1977TA Před rokem +95

    As much as I love Jack Nicholson, I wish we got to see Tim Curry as the Joker. I think he would have been amazing. He had the perfect face for the part and would have made the character both zany and frightening.
    Another reason the bat symbol was changed on the suit is the original looked too much like the open mouth of a Jack-O-lantern. They changed the wings and added extra points and a tail to make it look more like a bat.

    • @johnashton4776
      @johnashton4776 Před rokem +1

      Good points the bat should have been broader also Gotham city should have been both set a NYC as for the Joker Nicholson was too short yet perfect attitude.

    • @MRGRIMZ89
      @MRGRIMZ89 Před rokem +7

      WE GOT HIM AS PENNYWISE....

    • @writerpatrick
      @writerpatrick Před rokem +2

      The Joker was an easy role the actors could ham up with a death scene so many actors would want to play the part.

    • @omegarugal9283
      @omegarugal9283 Před rokem +2

      how about robin williams?

    • @oneproudbrowncoat
      @oneproudbrowncoat Před rokem +2

      John Glover would have also been a fine choice.

  • @EchoPapa
    @EchoPapa Před rokem +35

    Here in the US, there was another big first for this movie. It was the first blockbuster movie released on VHS that was 'cost effective'. Back then, VHS tapes, even for older films, usually started at $60 and easily went up to $120 for big titles. Those huge movie prices is what drove the popularity of the 80's video rental store. But they sold Batman for $20 and changed the pricing structure for every retail VHS film release that followed it.

    • @thedys70
      @thedys70 Před rokem +7

      and the release was immediate after the cinema run had concluded; thus eliminating the dreaded VHS bootleg market, which often made its profit in those void months between box office and the official VHS release

    • @AfterNothingsEnd
      @AfterNothingsEnd Před rokem +4

      I remember buying it at K-mart for $20. That was a lot of money back then. It was hard to convince my grandma to spend that much on a movie.

    • @mikeadams7904
      @mikeadams7904 Před rokem +1

      Never heard that before

    • @12inchlando83
      @12inchlando83 Před rokem +1

      Incorrect. E.T. came out on VHS in 1988 for $24.95 which was considered cheap at the time. I remember seeing it for $19.99 not long after. Possibly post Christmas.

    • @EchoPapa
      @EchoPapa Před rokem +2

      @@12inchlando83 True, BUT that 'cheap' ET VHS release came out 6 YEARS after the movie did. It's hard to consider that a new release. Batman came out in theaters June of 89, and was out on VHS in November of 89; a release schedule and pricing model that is still fairly consistent today. You can't say that about the ET release.

  • @audiosoil1
    @audiosoil1 Před rokem +1

    I was 9 and saw this epic in the theater! Tim and Mike NAILED IT! Its still my favorite VHS. Closely followed by the 3 amigos and spaceballs!

  • @them2002
    @them2002 Před rokem +1

    I remember waiting in that line that was wrapped around the theater... later I remember how stoked I was when my dad bought it for me on VHS.

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 Před rokem +5

    Watching Batman '89 on VHS with my son is one of my fondest memories.

  • @ciscodeer9094
    @ciscodeer9094 Před rokem +6

    Vicki: What do you want ?
    Joker: My face on a $1 dollar bill
    Vicki: You must be joking
    Joker: Do I look like i'm joking ?

  • @jasonbodine6033
    @jasonbodine6033 Před 3 měsíci +1

    14:24 “She is also absolutely beautiful, too.” You ain’t never lied! LAWD!!!

  • @fakereality96
    @fakereality96 Před rokem +1

    I had a Toy Biz Batman. It was fun to pull the belt buckle/grappling hook all the way out and swing the action figure around like a weapon. Good times!!! 😁

  • @joshleyva2249
    @joshleyva2249 Před rokem +7

    I remember when this came out, I had Batman everything! I went to see it in the theater for my birthday that year. It still has the best Batmobile out of any of the movies.

  • @lordsidious83
    @lordsidious83 Před rokem +43

    Would really have loved to see more batman movies from the Tim burton universe with Michael Keaton. As good as the Nolan universe was, this will always be batman to me. Had the right balance of everything really!

    • @thejamesbondshow9754
      @thejamesbondshow9754 Před rokem +4

      Hopefully Burton & Keats will rejoin for a third Batman film after Keaton returns as Batman in The Flash.

    • @lordsidious83
      @lordsidious83 Před rokem +3

      @@thejamesbondshow9754 That would be cool. It would be like an ending to a trilogy of tim's movies

    • @josephmarino310
      @josephmarino310 Před rokem +3

      Check out what Burton had in mind for Batman forever, definitely a better cast.
      Keaton as Batman
      Marlon wayans as robin
      Billy dee Williams as two face
      Robin Williams as riddler.

    • @whiteknight7429
      @whiteknight7429 Před rokem +2

      @@josephmarino310 he also believe it or not had an idea for a 4th batman movie too

    • @AbstractM0use
      @AbstractM0use Před rokem +7

      Not only was Keaton a good Batman, but a good Bruce Wayne, too. None of the others so far have done that imo.

  • @stefanfeist9893
    @stefanfeist9893 Před rokem +2

    The Batman album by Prince is awesome and very underrated. Listen to Lemon Crush... Scandalous... Electric Chair... Ah well, listen to all songs. Great songs.

  • @NOWtheband
    @NOWtheband Před rokem +1

    Another piece of Batman+Prince-related trivia is that the first music Prince ever learned to play on piano was the 1960's Neal Hefti Batman theme.
    🙂

  • @jeffreyrigged
    @jeffreyrigged Před rokem +8

    michael keaton really is a amazing actor

  • @reckless1ify
    @reckless1ify Před rokem +4

    Pierce Brosnan as Batman under Wes Craven's direction would have been very interesting.

    • @docwho2828
      @docwho2828 Před rokem +1

      Definitely!But Brad Dourif would have been an interesting choice too.

  • @Metalmessiah007
    @Metalmessiah007 Před rokem +1

    Something about Tim Burton's Universe that is completely unique and exciting.
    Dark, gothic... Danny elfman's score just amazing.
    Michael Keaton's performance is something legendary

  • @BATMAN-gh1nf
    @BATMAN-gh1nf Před rokem +2

    Like so many others, I went into this, questioning how the performances of Keaton and Nicholson would be, but I absolutely loved it - and still do.

  • @TheStrykerProject
    @TheStrykerProject Před rokem +11

    With all due respect to the Superman movie, Batman was THE movie for me that really brought the superhero genre to the big screen.

  • @shirw
    @shirw Před rokem +4

    Your "nuts" caught me off guard and I had a good laugh!! Lol!

  • @timcotrell9753
    @timcotrell9753 Před rokem +1

    I loved it. I was on a Greyhound bus on the way to Arizona to visit a friend. On the 3 day trip I read the based on the movie book. I was 16. Then on opening day, my friend and I drove to the drive in in Tucson and watched Beetlejuice then Batman. I will never forget this day. I loved the movie and still do. I knew most of these things but still enjoyed the video.

  • @joevaughn9241
    @joevaughn9241 Před rokem

    Awesome video Minty. Lots of Batman history that I didn't know. Thanks.

  • @daltonheard2963
    @daltonheard2963 Před rokem +9

    I love batman 1989

  • @georgeharris9873
    @georgeharris9873 Před rokem +12

    Yeah, this Batman will always beat out the rest of the films. A true gem.

  • @DrDiff952
    @DrDiff952 Před rokem +2

    The darkness and absence of camp and farce is why I loved this movie

  • @whiteChocolate808081
    @whiteChocolate808081 Před rokem +1

    Minty! You are great. I love these videos! Thanks dude 🙏

  • @Nsiniff
    @Nsiniff Před rokem +13

    I don’t often comment on videos but I too remember my first time seeing this movie. My grandma took me to the theater when I was either 6 or 7 to watch it. I remember her falling asleep and I was just in awe that she could fall asleep during a movie like this. I loved every minute of it and she took me to see it a few more times. She passed away 3 years ago but I can’t think of this movie without thinking about her and chuckling that she fell asleep. She had no interest in Batman. Haha.

  • @whunt5533
    @whunt5533 Před rokem +5

    Without Michael Keaton we wouldn't have Kevin Conroys performance it was the voice change he adapted that got execs behind him and Michael Keaton gave us that sounded more like he's saying shut the f up lol

  • @briandemodulated
    @briandemodulated Před rokem +1

    Your "let's get nuts" joke had me laughing out loud!

  • @PatrickRob82
    @PatrickRob82 Před rokem +1

    This was the first movie I ever saw in the theaters. It was a double feature with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Hell of a good time.

  • @Humongous420
    @Humongous420 Před rokem +3

    "GET THE FUNK UP" lmfao 🤣

  • @thenerveensemble7810
    @thenerveensemble7810 Před rokem +10

    This movie holds a special place for me. It was the first movie I got to see in a movie theatre back in 1989. Was a fan of the 60’s version but when I saw this darker version of Batman it blew my mind. Great memories.

  • @buddyvincent9205
    @buddyvincent9205 Před rokem +2

    Michael Keaton pulled it off fantastically.

  • @jimmymelendez1836
    @jimmymelendez1836 Před rokem +1

    I was 12 when I saw Batman. It was at the General Cinema in Griffith on opening day. Just a week after Ghostbusters 2. 1989 was a big year for movies.

  • @otavioraupp
    @otavioraupp Před rokem +31

    There are many things to talk about this movie (for me, that is): 1) I loved the new bat-symbol, it really looks more like a bat, I wish they'd start using it everywhere from then on, including the comics; 2) The Danny Elfman batman theme is THE batman song, period! The best ever! There are very few super-hero themes that are eternal, and this is one of them, along with John Williams' Superman, Alan Silvestri's Avengers, and another Elfman classic, 2002 Spider-man!; 3) I too, complained about casting 'short and weak' Michael Keaton. I was happy he shut me up by delivering an awesome batman! By the way, ever since he coined the phrase 'I'm batman!', it has been used in many other batman movies and cartoons! Even the toy Shazam throws at Sivana in the Shazam movie says "I'm Batman"! 4) Immediately after watching the movie (@ the theater!!), I got back home and painted my blue/gray Kenner batman toy black, just like the movie! It made so much sense! A hero themed after bats should be all black!! 5) I was sooo relieved robin was nowhere to be seen! Robin is so gay! 🤣🤣🤣 6) I was happy to see how Michael Keaton finally put an end to 'the superman curse', and play other parts in other movies without people looking at him and going 'oh, that's batman'; 7) I really liked that the joker was the one responsible for killing Bruce Wayne's parents. It created a strong connection between them. Now they're not only two random guys who just hate each other, you know?

    • @CallOfEuropeanSpirit
      @CallOfEuropeanSpirit Před rokem

      Making the Joker the killer of Bruce's parents reduces their complex relationship to a basic revenge story ("You killed them, I will kill you"). Dumbest idea ever.

    • @otavioraupp
      @otavioraupp Před rokem

      @@gabemorales7814 Awful, it sounds like it belongs to an opera, or could be part of the Kingdom of Heaven soundtrack... Elfman's theme is 100% batman, and batman only. Puls, it's so iconic, everybody from 1 to 100 recognizes it.

  • @cadeevans4623
    @cadeevans4623 Před rokem +13

    Love this Batman movie such a great movie great cast love it

  • @jbone4119
    @jbone4119 Před rokem +2

    I clearly remember my mother and her friends trashing Michael Keaton before the movie came out and he nailed it. Now, not every Batman or comic book actor since has nailed it but it definitely gave me a wait and see attitude with subsequent casting choices. See also; Heath Ledger

  • @vxrdrummer
    @vxrdrummer Před rokem

    The Batwing with the handle and trigger to operate the pincers was one of my favourite toys.