Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, and directed by Tim Burton. The film features Michael Keaton as Batman, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. The film is primarily known for depicting a darker and more serious version of the character rather than the more acknowledged Batman TV series from the 1960s. It takes inspirations seen by the work of Bill Finger and Bob Kane's stories from 1939.

Development phase for the film initially started as far back as the late 1970s, though due to creative differences on the project, it took roughly ten years to make the film. The film was shot almost entirely at Pinewood Studios and relied upon traditional stunts and miniatures for visual effects. Batman was both critically and commercially successful and garnered the sequel Batman Returns, as well as Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, though the last two were directed by Joel Schumacher rather than Burton. The film series would eventually be rebooted with Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins.


Design

The Batmobile took 14 weeks to construct, though the builders forgot to add a door, thus the reason why the entire cockpit opens in a similar manner to jets. Two browning machine guns were installed, and the costume design team had build a new cowl for Keaton, as it didn't fit in the car. The car stood 20 feet long with a 141-inch wheelbase. Furst quoted, "We didn't want to put it into any particular period of time. We looked at jet aircraft components, we looked at war machines, we looked at all sorts of things. In the end, we went into pure expressionism, taking the Salt Flat Racers of the 30s and the Stingray macho machines of the 50s." The car was built upon the frame of a Chevrolet Impala.


Images

Batman confronting The Joker at Gotham Cathedral:


The Batmobile designed by Keith Short in its early stages:

Yeah , great old batman movie ! This was their first movie and the best one . They didn't have so much moneys for the effects so they made a "low" quality movie but still best !
( my opinion ) and by the way the "source" of batman's car looks great

Vale and Knox attend a benefit at the mansion of millionaire Bruce Wayne, who is taken by Vicki's charms. That same night, Grissom's second in command, Jack Napier, attempts to raid a chemical factory. When the police arrive, Napier realizes he's been set-up by his boss, angered by his affair with Grissom's mistress. In the midst of the shoot-out, Batman arrives and Napier falls into a vat of toxic waste, later emerging with chalk white skin, green hair, and red lips twisted into a permanent grin. Upon discovering his disfigurement, Napier goes insane and renames himself "The Joker".
But i always wanted to know why didnt the joker returned thereafter.

I'm just wondering...is the first picture a photo of the VHS version of the Batman movie? Or is it a poster?

I'm thinking a poster....the VHS tapes were just black with the Batman symbol on it IIRC.

like this

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I think Mr. Land Yacht is correct, even though the top image does have Warner Home Video, which is the name of the distribution group of the VHS (back in the day)

The Batmobile took John Evans & his team 12 weeks to complete. The body was carved out of a foam block by Eddie Butler and they didn't 'forget' the door, they just never thought about one until the shape was finished being carved.
BTW: the sliding cockpit was suggested by Terry Auckland-Smith cause he had recently been in a Harrier Jet.

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Great poster though! If I only had more walls...

You're ALL about batmobiles and battech, aren't you, Mr. A? Is it work-related or hobby?

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Definitely a classic, I always like keaton as batman, wish he would have stayed. One of the best.

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