Batman Returns

film by Burton [1992]

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Batman

  • The Dark Knight
    In Batman: The modern era

    …were back in theatres with Batman Returns, and the noirish Batman: The Animated Series (1992–95) debuted on television that fall. While subsequent films in the Batman franchise suffered declining quality and a rotating cast of lead actors, Batman: The Animated Series set a new standard for storytelling in the Batman…

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Catwoman

  • Julie Newmar as Catwoman
    In Catwoman

    …the catsuit in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992), while Halle Berry played the title character in the box office bomb Catwoman (2004). Anne Hathaway portrayed Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises (2012), while Zoë Kravitz took

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DeVito

  • Danny DeVito
    In Danny DeVito: Career

    …Penguin, in the action film Batman Returns. He also branched out to directing films such as the satirical comedy The War of the Roses (1989), the crime biopic Hoffa (1992), and the dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987). In 1992 DeVito, along with Perlman and American producer Michael…

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discussed in biography

  • Tim Burton
    In Tim Burton

    Batman (1989) and its sequel Batman Returns (1992). Both films were major hits. Burton was also responsible for the concept and general design of the stop-motion animation film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was directed by Henry Selick.

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Keaton

  • Michael Keaton
    In Michael Keaton

    …his black cape again in Batman Returns (1992). A host of other films followed, including the Shakespearean Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), and Desperate Measures (1998). In the early 2000s his films, such as Live from Baghdad (2002), First Daughter

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Pfeiffer

  • Michelle Pfeiffer
    In Michelle Pfeiffer

    …was cast as Catwoman in Batman Returns. She subsequently appeared in such notable films as The Age of Innocence (1993), Dangerous Minds (1995), What Lies Beneath (2000), Hairspray (2007), and Dark Shadows (2012). After starring in the crime drama The Family

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Walken

  • Christopher Walken
    In Christopher Walken

    …Max Shreck in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992), a gangster in Tony Scott’s True Romance (1993), Captain Koons in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994), and Mr. Smith in the thriller Nick of Time (1995). He also appeared in the crime adventure The Funeral (1996) and played a

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