Various news reports about the BATMAN movie (1989)
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- Various news reports about the Tim Burton-directed "Batman" movie, from Feb. 1989 (when the trailer was released) to June 1989 (when the actual movie opened). Included is a news report (in progress) from Movietime (the predecessor to "E"), interviewing people who saw the trailer to the film, a few months before the movie came out. There is also a report showing the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, including a brief clip of Batman co-creator Bob Kane. Finally, there is a report on Batman which includes brief comments by former Batman writers Steve Englehart and Mike Friedrich.
Hard to explain to the generation who gets several superhero movies a year what a huge deal this was back in the day.
It sounds like it was a phenomenon
Yes as I remember it this and last crusade were the top summer movies that year.one year later we got the dull dick tracey.
Yeah sure but you have to understand we only get hyped for movies that are good lol. I won’t watch movies that are awful but I’ll go see Avengers or Spider-Man. That rule usually applies to everyone.
1989 was a fantastic year for Summer movies. Batman, Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon 2, The Abyss…
I bet, I’m 21 so it was before my time but I grew up watching Keaton he will always be my favorite
"When you grow up watching the TV show, you expect something else. This was a little cornier than I was expecting"
What Batman show were you watching?
LOL. IKR! Nah, I think I know what he's trying to say though. If I were to throw in what he blanked on: "When you grow up watching the show, you see a trailer like the one for this new Batman and expect something less corny. You don't expect camp watching that trailer."
He's just mad there wasn't any shark repellent bat-spray in this movie.
It wasn't the summer of Batman in '89, it was the Year of Batman in '89!
Damn straight !
Oof...1989 was a good year..
It was also referred to as the movie of the Century.
Hell Yes!!!
It may have been the year of Batman, but I liked Indiana Jones better.
You know it's freaking awesome when Eddie Van Halen, Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Glenn Close, Chevy Chase, Don Johnson and others show up for the film premiere.
rs525 Yep and Prince does the soundtrack.
...yeahhh...almost ...didn''t know that was ...""DON''...Johnson-''...untiL...He OPENED His ...Back-StaBBING-'''...Mouth...
OMG! That was a great evening.......wish i still had the bag of goodies Warner Brothers gave the first hundred us in line.
@@telisanelson9284 indeed
Yes
10:29 - It's crazy to think River Phoenix went to the Batman premier not knowing his brother would play the Joker 30 years later.
Hows that crazy
@@bendover2684 Well why would River be there its not like he's a Batman fan
@@TheMasterQuests Media exposure
@@bendover2684 Ok that makes sense
@@TheMasterQuests he was a Batman fan
I was half expecting the Joker's Smilex commercial to interrupt the broadcast.
I wonder if this scene was based on the 1987 Max Headroom incident...
ZootWorld1 🤣🤣🤣 that’s one of the most iconic scenes in the movie
@@aSome1 *_NEW AND IMPROVED JOKER PRODUCTS!_*
Uh oh looks likes like he’s been using brand xsssssssss
@@mousekevloger7883 *NOT AN ACTOR*
I swear, the 89 Batman has some of the best humor in a superhero film and is still badass at the same time
“This movie was cornier than I expected.”
*wears Halloween 4 t shirt*
Facts 😂😂😂
halloween 4 was actually my favorite one lol
Halloween 4: John and Debra Abandon Ship
He won’t be saying that when he sees Robert Pattinsons Batman
After saying he grew up watching the TV show
This is like going through time. Amazing to see Batman in the 80s: The decade of the Blockbusters
imagine being able to go back and see the reactions of people in cinema it would be priceless at least for me.
@@blond_slut My Mom and Dad went to see it and they said Nicholson was cracking people up and people cheered when the Batmobile and the Batwing appeared
@@daustin8888 thats cool af
Wow. The ladies were really feeling Keaton back then. Way to go Mike.
11:17
Bob Kane having faith in Michael Keaton as Batman is heartwarming
screw em
Bob Kane is a scumbag that stole and took credit for bill fingers work
Remember back when you could go to a Batman movie dressed as the Joker, and no one would freak out?
The 80s looked so cool.
Smokey 420 I was swimming in my dad's nut sack when this came out
It was the best. Someone should make a movie where time travel is invented and everyone just goes back to the 80's...
Ikr?! And I was not even around by that time.
I was six years old in 1989, awesome times. Don't get me wrong I love the 90s as I actually remember and lived through the entire decade, but from what I remember about the 80s..hard to explain, it had its own vibe that was just awesome.
They were.
Bob Kane "Batman Creator"
Yeah can we have a word about that Bob
Whenever I see those words, I always say "Remember Bill Finger".
@@drewlovelyhell4892 Good man.
He is Batman's creator. Bill Finger refined and improved it.
They should always have been credited as co-creators like Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.
“Horribly underwriten”? “Unbalanced”?
This is a criticism i’ve never understood about the movie. This movie is just as much a batman movie as it is a joker movie. Batman’s character arc and story is shadowy and mysterious because that’s the point, it’s subtle. Batman is shadowy and mysterious and The Joker is wild and crazy. The juxtaposition adds to the characterization. One of the biggest reasons i feel this movie holds up
Yeah but the jokes are corny there shouldn’t be jokes in Batman movies
Other then the joker but this Batman had some corny ass jokes
@@michaelmerideth4290 But ass jokes are the best!
@@michaelmerideth4290 have you ever actually read a batman comic? or even just watched any episode of the 90s animated series? he can be a real mean-spirited smart ass to his foes sometimes. its just that unlike other heroes, he knows when to reign in the chit-chat and be serious. but batman does banter with his enemies.
This and TMNT 1990 blew my mind , absolutely amazing !!!!!
Brandon Spain TMNT was good though
and NKOTB?
@@kellenbrennan6992 "blowing your mind" is a good thing
After BvS, Ben Affleck as director seriously needs to think about noir style (if not gothic) when he decides to make his Batman movies. Batman originally was a pulp hero and Burton is a genius.
Couldn't agree more. I thought that was what was missing from the Nolan movies. Gotham City as a sunny Chicago just didn't work.
iHatebologna59
Hmm, exactly! I was watching the 1966 Batman movie. Even that movie had an intro in noir style (and it looks cool) meaning it was the best atmosphere for any Batman movie.
daustin8888
hmm...exactly. What I loved about Arkham Asylum was that it was very realistic (something that fans today want in all comic book superhero movies since Nolan's TDK trilogy), yet faithful to the comics and has the gothic noir style that fits Batman. The early Detective Comics days of Batman had both pulp fiction and gothic literature themes.
daustin8888
yeah, noir and gothic
The Dark Knight and Batman Begins and Frank Miller's Batman Year One did this pulp noir aspect quite well too
How the hell did you find these clips! Amazing job.
Holy shit. River Phoenix was there for the premiere. @10:28
Anyone else noticed that?
Now his brother is playing The Joker.
So awesome
1:08 "Batman alone is not enough draw" What?! With DC Comics pimping the character out for the last 25 years that he became a national treasure. Weird
for them to say that back then.
It was a whole different world back then. The hostile reaction to Keaton being cast was about 10 times that of how people feel about Ben Affleck,like I said a whole different world
Ya, it would be interesting to see what people's reactions to that was.
It's just weird that up until that time Adam West was the latest image people had of Batman in live action. I was really young at the time but I could still tell there was something not right about all that without fully knowing what satire was. All the Keaton stuff was a blur being so young but I distincly remember people not being happy about it. More depressing is rembering how long it took to get a Spider-Man movie made,there was actually a teaser trailer shown around that time before there was even a script. At various times between 1985 and 2000 you would hear rumors that they were about to start production with any number of actors/directors attached. Even when they were actually on set with Raimi and Maguire I thought it was bullshit yet again. It's crazy looking back and now realizing there have been five Spider-Man movies and have caster their third iteration. I'm not sure why I went on that Spider-Man rant out of nowhere. I think I'm just trying to say we're all awfully spoiled these days with comic movies compared to the 1980s when there were basically 2
Well thats executive talk for you they don't understand what the people want to see. There only good at crunching numbers
Wow people seemed to hate this movie. You can hear the clear disdain and ignorant judgements from these news people.
Many seriously underestimated the appeal and uniqueness of Michael Keaton. A stroke of casting genius by Burton that wouldn't be matched until Nolan cast Heath as Joker. Both casting choices were initially met with backlash and skepticism. Now we can't imagine it any other way. Can't wait to see Mike play Bats again in the upcoming Flash movie. But sad that we'll never get to see Heath play Joker again...
It's embarrassing but I was more amped to see Ghostbusters 2 which came out a week earlier but it's hard to remember that summer for anything other than Batman. Summer 1992 was all about the sequel
geekrockrats Ghostbusters 2 was good. Sadly underrated.
don't be embarrassed ghost busters and batman are both essential ingredients for a happy childhood.
I love both.
I wonder why people tend to forget Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when they talk about Summer '89.
@@PJVids83 not enough merchandising, and still suffering from the backlash of Temple of Doom 5 years earlier.
I was born the following year, it is so cool to be able to see all this footage after years of only hearing about that summer from my older cousins and people on forums back in the day. 👍🏼 1989 was a different world compared to now, crazy.
Just a slightly better time than this shit show now
When you think about it, Tim Burton's 1989 Batman really set the new standard for how the modern Batman would/should/is going to be. This really opened the door for the DARK knight in film media. Every Batman-related film and television show has been based on how high Burton set the bar. My opinion, of course.
Wrong
Dark knight films are inferior in ever way
you’re absolutely correct. I also think Burton did the best at creating Gotham and it’s overall appearance
Batman animated series took many inspiration from Batman 89 and it was refined and passed on to further Batman projects whether it is animation, movies or games. They refined and evolved the concept and ideas of Tim Burton along with adding new ideas.
These new batman modern movies was a total flop! They can't top the real hype of 1989 film this was batmania 89 bro!
I love these old news clips, such a strange flashback to my childhood
BEST MOVIE EVER ..... BEST COMIC BOOK HERO EVER
Axel NA you got that one right
No arguments their i will always love this movie.
Till the Dark Knight trilogy was made....
@@hnduil no, the dark knight trilogy is overrated
@@raymondsolisjr.1262 tell me you live in nostalgia without telling me you live in nostalgia
5:00 - That is one of the most 80s looking guys I've ever seen lol
Chloe Moretz anyone ? lol
that's one radical dude
Not to mention 5:03. Nothing says "late '80s" quite like a girl in a hipster hat.
Not more than that smoker 6:13
He almost look like Hayden Christensen.
ohh if only I could rewind time smh.
Batman really was the hype of that year. I haven't seen anything like it since.
Really wish I could’ve been around to see it.
Summer of 1989 was Magic. Remember it if it was yesterday.
Also was my final year in JHS going to HS in Fall of 89.
Terminator part 2, Phantom menace, was close.
Terminator 2 blew it into dust.
@@peterlenham3180 Nah the Batman Hype in 89' was unreal.
4:54
Early footage of Val Kilmer wanting to be Batman.
Underrated batman.
Lol
Was that really him lol
Mr. Plascencia looks like Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards hybrid. I’m so confused right now lol
"Its the car. Chicks dig the car" He even brought up the car in the interview XD
1989 was a great time to be alive! Only wish I had experienced it as an adult, instead of a 11yr old.
Dole Nethie I was only 6 in 1989
same here, I was 6
I was 10...
I was only 2. I’d say 11 was probably a great age to be in 1989. You likely still had your sense of wonder and likely little jadedness at things when the most product-heavy movie of all time came out. I only remember flashes at ages 2 & 3.
I was born 😒
back when could be fan of something not be dissed, and called a troll, a sexist or racist, god those were the days!
people looked better and healthier back then
happier too, and more social
3/4 americans weren't overweight back then
...;;;that's what my GRANDMOTHER'''...said....son...don't you EAT''...none of this ...Foods they'''re....serving T/Public...nowAdays ...FDA...don't care NOTHING about you ...''ORGANIC''...or what ever LABEL''...they wanna put on it ...its all ..''B-a-d-''...that includes McDonald's-i,.e,.''Burger-King-...CHECKERS''...Big-Boys-''...Jack-in-T/Box,..its what they FEED the CattLe''...they Fatten''-..'''em...up ...pass it on to you ...GRANDMA-...stayed down on the farm grew her own fruits & vegetables ...was ...103...when she passed ...
@@PedalToTheMetal61888 what's with all the periods?
@@bottegabo2898 ...TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ME ...my ...Dear...Man...MADAM...no...it started way Back in ...'''GRAMMER'''...schooL...Mrs. Orinski...would pull out that ...RULER ...and smacK...your HAND ...if you didn't ...DOT...your...i.''s...cross...your...'''T''-s...''OUCH'''...woman...''LOL-'''...see...ya...!?...
Just look at Batman's image behind the woman! How iconic can it get?
I was 9 when this happened and it was an amazing era. I loved all the merchandize and fanfare that took place. The Batman TV series was put back on tv and I loved it (despite what the boys at 6:00 says I loved both.) At my school we collected the TOPPS brand trading cards. As an adult I got the whole set off of Ebay for $30, fulfilling my desire as a boy to have the set. I had the t-shirt the boy at 6:00 has as well. As for the movie? Well I had really gotten into the TV series by then (light hearted) and therefore it seemed very dark for me. I wasn't used to see such grown-up movies probably. But I still loved it. I much preferred the Batman in the movie than the TV series when it came time for role playing.
6:25 this dude really said "it was a little corny. I thought this would be less corny" yet he was a fan of the tv show lol. How do people like this actually exist?
Best Batman. Best Joker. Best director. Best movie. Best year.
Aye the best joker imo.
I disagree Gary
Jack Nicholson's Joker is a legend
I guess if there was one movie premier where it was acceptable to interview a coked-up clown, it's the 80's Batman.
It was a common sight for people to cut the Bat logo into their hair. It was a great time to be a "Batman" fan. I miss '89 a lot.
This is 'hating on a superhero movie' BEFORE the internet. Again, DC blazes the trail.
And seeing people cosplaying as Joker?
What an innocent time it was for the fandom.
Back when times were simple :(
Why do many people keeping saying that? Sure, the 80s were a nice time, but don't forget the amount of serial killers, homophobia, racism (obviously), etc.
There was never a "times were simpler". Each generation is different and some of those people can't seem to understand that. Because they only reflect on the good things from each past generation, and then saying all the negative things about this generation.
Some of those people are ungrateful. (In my opinion) At least things are more better now.
@@thatoddone321 Homophobia is one of the best aspects about the 80s.
@ThatOddOne321 MUHHH RACISM AND HECKIN HOMOPHOOOBIAAAAAA!!!!!
no seriously that made the 80s better
It was like everything stopped when this movie came out. It was on everyone's mind. The anticipation for this movie was tangible, had a life of it's own. It was uncanny and I'm glad I was there.
how incredible the story is, in 89 people did not believe that Keaton could be Batman, because of his participation in comic movies, 2022 and people do not believe that Robert Pattison can be a good Batman, because of his participation in the twilight movies and look, the two kept their mouths shut in bulk
I can see the early '90s fashion actually started in the late '80s
"Who do you think did it, some joker?"
That guy looked so proud of himself after coming up with that line.
I love that the movie theatre marquee behind the reporter says "Finally".
I was born in 93. Boy would I have loved to have seen all this. I miss the 90s. The sign of her Batman films in the 90s was just magical
Born in 93 too. I saw Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, along with Dark Knight / Rises / Batman V Superman / Josstice League and soon The Batman theatrically, but I wish I got to see Batman and Batman Returns when it came out.
I will never forget this event awesome movie to this day in my opinion...i especially remember having my dad drive all over town trying to track down a joker action figure (batman was actually a common figure to get ahold of)...thanks for this upload good job
Swear to me 80's SWEAR TO ME!!!!
Mario U
80's: Fuck. What? You told me to do it.
I still remember Batman merchandise was everywhere in 89 going into the 90s. These new generation kids don't understand this is one of the first superhero movies that started everything you see today with the hero movies.
16:53 love those 80s-90s graphics
4:17 Professional bias...
"It wasn't what I expected it to be. I guess that's what happens when you grow up watching the TV show"
*2 seconds later*
"It was corny, I expected it to be less corny"
I wish it was 1989 all over again
The good ol days...back before you had to worry about psychopaths going into a movie theater and shooting up the place.
It wasn't just one event. It's happened a few times. But I understand what you're saying. You can't live you're life in fear. But I'll be honest with you,I am kinda cautious about seeing "Batman v Superman" on opening night,because of what happened with "The Dark Knight Rises".
True. You always take a chance no matter what you do in life. There's always a risk,but you can't let it control your life. I totally understand. I guess it's just my anxiety/panic attack problem making me think that way.
Lol I know what you're saying :) I've just gotta learn to deal with my negative thoughts better,I guess.
Don Ray you can't think like that all the time. Besides it's still rare those things happen especially in a movie theater. If you get consumed by that all the time you will never want to go out.
Don Scott just cuz it happened once in Colorado doesn't mean it's gonna happen in movie theaters all across the country
Danny Elfman score was absolutely fantastic
Bit more than that. Top tier music
@Guardian Studios When I went to see BATMAN and the music creeping in. I'll never forget it.
@Mosquito in your ears Best music ever
There was a certain innocence back then.
I saw this movie in theaters and when my family got there the line was wrapped around the theater.
6:33 he went in with Adam West Batman as his reference and he thought the movie was corny?
Rip bob Kane.
THE BANDIT THE BANDIT Bill Finger . Bob Kane is a Thief
@@juangarza5069 how
we should bring back those batman logo haircuts for the new movie
At about 5:27 there is a different take on the line “I’m Batman”..Sounds like he say “I’m the Batman” here
Did that first story really make a comparison for Batman to friggin' Ishtar of all things?
Just to point out that Jack Nicholson's star power wouldn't be enough to save the film. The movie would have to be really good.
Luckily it was.
You just put the image of Warren Beatty in a batsuit and Dustin Hoffman dressed up as Robin into my head.
So awesome!!!!! I remember seeing this with my dad in july of 89 for my birthday!
4:58: “I like the Batmobile!”
“Why?”
“…………….I don’t know.”
Lol
These were real 1989 real batman Fans but where are they now they don't even try talking about this great movie anymore
This movie was so awesome! I went to see it a few times! The lines where as long as going around the blocks! I remember trying to collect and get my hands on every memorabilia and collectible’s from the movie! And I still have many collections from the movie today! Priceless to me! By the way! “Boy was Mr. Bob Kane got it right about Michael Keaton!”👍
God, I wish I could've been there for this
Crazy how Keaton is back all over again . I’m super excited
I was in Ecuador in 1989 where not every movie made gets seen overseas that the controversy casting of Michael Keaton hardly made a blip as he wasn't as known at the time like a Tom Cruise or Sly Stallone.
This is great! Thanks for uploading!
Even to this very day, Tim Burton's Batman still holds up. To me, it's still blows Nolan's Dark Knight out of the water by a milestone. Michael Keaton was and always will be Batman, and Jack Nicholson is The Joker, the only true live action Joker.
Preech!
Facts
I think of the writing for Batman 89 was a little bit more 'tighter' in the 2nd half, it would have really blown the Nolan Batman out of the water. 89 Batman had a real charm and mystery that's lacking in Nolan's. And Pfeiffer's Catwoman was just perfection.
at1212 b puuurfection.
You have bad taste in movies. This movie did not age well.
I remember this movie was the one of the biggest movies of the 80s. I remember this movie was huge in the summer of 1989.
I think WB’s investment paid off.
Ah the 80s... what a time to be alive I’d imagine
I was born in 84, and since then I've never seen a marketing blitz (not hype, just the ubiquity of advertising) as gigantic as Batman 89. Not T2, not Jurassic Park, not the prequels, not Avatar, not Endgame. 1989 was the year of Batman, period
6:14 This guy was hoping to see The Dark Knight. 2008 was his year.
i dont think they knew how big the joker character was gonna be influential in today's time
I was born in ‘03 but I wish to go back in time to the week Batman released and just soak in all of the hype and see the movie opening night.
This movie turned 30 years old this year (1989-2019) I remember hearing people talking about it that year.
To me the Batmobile in the Michael Keaton movies is the best Batmobile
I 'bat-enjoyed' that
The only other movie that matched this type of hype was Star Wars The Phantom Menace, I wish there were more "event" movies like these.
Back before Batman changed the world
I remember my pops taking me to the movies to go see this when it came out i was 5
And back then, Batman fans hated Keaton and they hated Ledger and so on...
But compared to Star wars fans, they were kind.
Carol Buckland, ate her words hahahaha
It's hard for me to believe how big batmania was in 1989
3:26 That dude honestly couldn't care less. LMAO
1:52 mighty strange of you to specify the decade
I didn’t realize AMCs logo hadn’t changed in over 30 years.
Same
“Batman isn’t enough to sell”
Imagine thinking that these days.
Great compilation! Thank for sharing this!
Omg...I was 5 and still remember how big this shit was. MTV and prince..hbo warner bros made sure to hype this up back in the day
I was 10 and I remember this being the biggest movie of that year. I had all the toys (except the bat mobile and the batwing).
They really showed a lot of the movie in the tv spots back then
I still have my original BATMAN (1989) on VHS. GoodWill threw a Widescreen version (1989) and the (1966) movie away on VHS. I couldn't stop them. :(
30-50 million. That's not a blockbusters today. 300-500 million now thats a price tag
It’s now 2020 and this is still the best Batman movie ever made.
"I thought it was corny " says the guy in a halloween 4 shirt....🙄
that era seems so cool , i wish i was born in that era