Young Bruce Wayne witnesses the murder of his parents after attending the theater in Gotham City. Master Bruce inherits the Wayne fortune and Alfred the butler.

Bruce is very traumatized by this, but instead of seeking professional help, he takes on the persona of Batman, the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader.

Well, that's all nice and good on Halloween, but Brucy still has a problem. He's anti-social, can't keep a girlfriend, and has really shitty taste in furniture.

Enter Jack, a major hood in Gotham who gets dropped into a bunch of chemicals and becomes the Joker. The Joker completely steals this movie. But then, did Jack ever play second fiddle to anyone?

Cool photography. Very rarely does an American film work in such dark light. The editing has the standard 20 minutes that need to be ripped out.

If you need a party movie, or you just want to put your brain on hold, this might work. But to be honest, not only does this movie completely suck, it's very close to blowing!

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Film Facts

Cast
• Michael Keaton
• Jack Nicholson
• Kim Basinger
• Robert Wuhl
• Pat Hingle
• Billy Dee Williams
• Michael Gough
• Jack Palance
• Jerry Hall
• Tracey Walter
• Lee Wallace
• William Hootkins
• Richard Strange
• Carl Chase
• Mac McDonald
• George Lane Cooper
• Terence Plummer
• Philip Tan
• John Sterland
• Edwin Craig
• Vincent Wong
• Joel Cutrara
• John Dair
• Christopher Fairbank
• George Roth
• Kate Harper
• Bruce McGuire
• Richard Durden
• Kit Hollerbach
• Lachelle Carl
• Del Baker
• Jazzer Jeyes
• Wayne Michaels
• Valentino Musetti
• Rocky Taylor
• Keith Edwards
• Leon Herbert
• Steve Plytas
• Anthony Wellington
• Amir M. Korangy
• Hugo Blick
• Charles Roskilly
• Philip O'Brien
• Michael Balfour
• Liza Ross
• Garrick Hagon
• Adrian Meyers
• David Baxt
• Sharon Holm
• Clyde Gatell
• Jon Soresi
• Sam Douglas
• Elliott Stein
• Denis Lill
• Paul Birchard
• Paul Michael
• Carl Newman

Directed by Tim Burton

Released in 1989

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Reviewed by Mongo