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My wife watches BATMAN (1989) for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2023
- Today I'm showing my wife the 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton for the FIRST time.
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It's funny that Jen remembers Harley from the animated series, because Harley was created FOR the animated series. She didn't exist before and became a beloved member of the universe.
Fun fact: The line "I'm Batman!" was completely unscripted. No joke! Batman was supposed to say something like, "I'm the night!" or something like that. But Burton and Keaton didn't really think it was good enough. So Burton let Keaton make something up. Thus, history was made.
I graduated from the Joe Kubert School in the spring of '89, and thanks to some connections at DC we had a copy of a draft of that opening scene well before anyone had seen it. While maybe 10% of the dialogue from that script got changed during filming, that "I'm Batman" line was definitely there as the final line of the scene. There may have been some preamble to the line about being the night and all that, but "I'm Batman" was definitely there.
Every Batman actor has said it since in every movie series variation (it's not said in "Batman Returns") until Batman v Superman, when it's officially broken. It's iconic.
Let's get nuts! I heard was a Keaton improv
I doubt there was much that was actually scripted. You can tell this was not thoroughly thought through.
I am the night didn't come out right, because Kevin Conroy wasn't saying it.
Cool little nugget: my uncle worked on the matte paintings used for this movie. He specifically worked on the opening shot of Gotham, Axis Chemicals in daytime, and Gotham cathedral in the 3rd act.
Glad you guys watched this in time for The Flash.
Literally the only reason I like Batman and Robin, a family friend has a small part in the movie so it's something I've watched since I was young and at this point it's kind of grown on me in a rash sort of way.
@@CuidightheachODuinn I've always liked Batman and Robin. At first probably just because I was a kid when it came out but later on it became one of those "so bad it's good" movies for me to watch
This was actually the Batman I grew up with. Its not perfect, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for 1989 and Returns. And the scores by Danny Elfman are some of the best in the entire superhero genre.
Yes, it is perfect… it was the best Batman movie.
This batman and the animated series are my childhood.
@@Twomp209 you’ll probably disagree but I actually liked Batman Forever… better than Returns, actually
@@nsasupporter7557 cool beans,glad ya love batman.
@@Twomp209 I didn’t like Batman and Robin, but who did?
Even without nostalgia goggles, Michael Keaton, just like Christopher Reeves as Superman, was born to play Batman.
He didn´t just deliver a performance;
To many he made a childhood hero come to life on the big screen for the first time in 1989.
Jen is going to love Batman Returns.
It´s even darker and Michelle Pfeiffer just steals the movie.
It’s only because Beetlejuice was successful at the box office that Tim Burton was able to direct Batman in 1988-89. Michael Keaton is my all time favorite Batman ever! 🦇
As iconic as Jack’s performance is it’s really his best, more sinister Caesar Romero impression.
As for Keaton’s Batman/Bruce Wayne, he was the first actor to portray the two as two sides of the same person much like Christopher Reeve did with Clark Kent/Superman.
No
Cesar Romero joker is campy and Jack Nicholson Joker is sinister and evil. Heath Leager joker is .....no comment
Why is seeing Holden’s face over Alfred’s as he asks if the sheets should be changed the funniest thing I’ve seen all day?😂😂😂
This is my mom’s all-time favorite Batman film! She watched it in theaters with her parents when she was eleven.
At about 5:00 - Michael Gough as Alfred and Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon returned for all four of the films ('89, Returns, Forever, & Robin).
Also of note, this film features no less than 3 Star Wars actors, as well. Billy Dee Williams (Lando) is Harvey Dent, Garrick Hagon (Biggs Darklighter) is the tourist dad at the being, and William Hootkins (Jek Porkins/Red 6) is Lt. Eckhardt here.
Christopher Fairbank who plays the thug in the beginning of the movie that asks Batman "Who are you?!?" also played Ulaf, the elderly prisoner that dies in Andor
Only lando matters in that list of characters.
William Hootkins was also one of the agents that meets Indiana Jones at his university at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
That was Biggs?
Also The late great Jack Palance who plays the mobster...
He was the inspiration for the look of Dc's villian Darkseid created by the Late Great Jack Kirby
Love Michael Keatons role as Batman!
When I learned that people at the time were shocked on how much darker and violent Batman Returns was, and how controversial that became, my reaction was "Did... Didn't they watch Batman?"
I like that this movie is more comic book-y than the Nolan films. Batman is a guy who dresses up in a bat costume to fight crime. Trying to make that "realistic" and "grounded" is a fool's errand in my opinion. Burton placed him in this fantastical world where a guy dressing up as a bat to fight a crime boss who looks like a clown makes sense.
The Dark Knight movies took a lot of inspirations from these movies, from the Joker taking over the crime bosses, telling Batman to kill him while walking down the street, and even using a pencil to kill someone
Holden with his one liners got me howling over here 😂 Never change
I was able to watch 1989 Batman at my local movie theater for a "Flashback Cinema"
It made me love the movie even more! I can't wait to see him in the new Flash movie. Love you guys and hope Jen's delivery goes great!
I saw this film as a kid (6 years old) at a drive-thru theater. This is the movie that made me fall in love with movies in general. I was like, "If movies are this good, then I want to watch movies for the rest of my life." Ahhh, great childhood memories. Great reaction! 👍🏿
"Baby number 2" made me cry lmaoo shit was funny asf
Yo if my significant other - on her own - suggested I dress as Batman and she’ll be Harley Q (or preferably, Catwoman) I’d be all-in.
@@DylanMadd but fr 😂 totally agree
For myself, Michael Keaton will always be "my" Batman. I saw it new in 1989 and the movie blew me away. A dark and violent Batman (like in the comic books back then) vs the overly campy 70's TV show I grew up watching. This movie forever changed how Batman was portrayed in movies moving forward.
Keaton appearing as Batman in the Flash movie just confirmed to me that he is the best Batman ever in my opinion.
I loved this movie when it came out. The Danny Elfman dramatic score on top of the Prince tracks backing them added to the movie. Keaton and Nicholson paired together well as Batman and Joker. Side note: Alicia, Joker's girl at the beginning, was Jerry Hall. She was Mick Jagger's longtime girlfriend.
I like it being the Joker who did the deed. Batman and the Joker created each other.
I would love to see a “my wife plays Arkham” series.
Or better yet the DCAU
@@brucechmiel7964 it’d be cool but it’s a bit of a complicated and long viewing order. Maybe just start with mask of the phantasm or smthn.
So glad to see you and Jen watching Tim Burtons Batman '89. This was my introduction to the character, and where my love for him started. I'm from London (UK) and my mum took me to Orlando, Florida in 1989, when I was seven, whilst there we watched many films, in between trips to Disney World and Wet 'n Wild, among them were Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, and Batman. Batman blew me away, even at such a young age, and he's remained my favourite comic book character ever since. This film will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart, along with Michael Keaton and Tim Burton. Also loved Jack Nicholsons' Joker. And the Prince soundtrack too! 🤌
We need a golden reaction to the raimi Spiderman scores lol
@@bransolo11 Agreed! I should have added that Danny Elfman also made this movie so special for me. So hearing his scores across the decades, especially in films like the OG Spider-Man trilogy, has always been a treat.
@@AnthonyScott5425 Let’s not forget his scoring for the first The Flash television series…
What?! You didn’t see Ghostbusters II?!?!
Or The Last Crusade?!?!
Actually, Holden, the Batman we see in Batman TAS is not the same as Burton's Batman. Batman TAS is a completely new interpretation and is set in the DCAU, not Burton's universe.
The best you can say is that this movie inspired quite a bit of the dark, gothic Gotham we see in TAS.
I happen to be one of the few that actually loves Batman Forever. Val Kilmer's Batman is so underrated, he had a great Batman voice.
Michael Keaton will always be my Batman. I love that he emotes mostly through his actions and less through speech. That’s always been more appealing to me.
Think you may enjoy Robert too then if you haven't seen The Batman. Maybe not to the degree as Keaton but Robert does quite a bit of non speech emoting I guess you could call it.
@@CrazeeAdam I have seen The Batman and I do love that interpretation of Batman as well. It very much reminded me of Keaton. Great movie! 👍
Hey Holden and Jen. I am glad we are getting the old batman films. I just got done watching them myself. I can't wait to see the video reaction.
Watched this movie in the cinema when it was first released and it was an amazing experience....the scene of Batman driving through the woods to the bat cave with the musical score was just the best ever.
This movie MADE me lol. My first superhero movie, probably my first movie ever. I was born in 88, can’t remember the first time I watched, but I had seen it enough times by my 6th birthday that I frequently performed the fight choreography in my front yard, with full mask, Cape and chest plate.
(BTW, Batman Returns is, like Die Hard, an unexpectedly great Christmas movie, I watch it every year)
This and the sequel defined both Batman and comic book movies for me, love Burtons dark yet campy style. And the Prince soundtrack is *chefs kiss*
Batman (1989) is my favorite movie of all time and I'm glad you guys are watching it. I'm looking forward to your reaction to Batman Returns, I know Jen might love it.
This came out when I was about 10. And it got me into all the comics and movies. Hard to be even handed about 89Batman b/c of how many times I’ve seen it. Glad others think of it as their favorite film too!!
Batman Returns I didn’t care for… it was “too much Tim Burton.” It was a Tim Burton movie, it was literally a repeat of Edward Scissorhands with the Penguin. It wasn’t about Batman
@@nsasupporter7557 Totally agree; Returns was like a visual resume for Burton. It had a superfluous villain and got the tone wrong too; it was too dark for kids and too silly for adults.
@@TerribleEnglish the reason why it was the way it was was because the first movie was such a huge hit, so Warner bros gave Burton full control over the next movie so he made it his own world and not “the world of Batman.” But because people were so outraged by it, they told Burton to step down as director… well what do you expect? You gave him full control
@@nsasupporter7557 Then I suppose they thought the problem with Returns was the dark aspect (when it was actually the silly aspect) and made the next 2 movies overly silly and campy..
It's also been said that Metropolis is New York during daylight, Gotham is New York at night. It's why the statue of liberty has appeared in movies in both Metropolis in the Reeve movies, and Gotham in Batman Forever. Metropolis is usually New York though. And Gotham is Chicago, rather than the other way around. Mostly because the Dark Knight movies used Chicago for filming.
But to be honest, there's really no correct answer. The basis for those cities changes depending on who is writing or drawing anyway, so what's right today may be wrong tomorrow.
Came to the comments to find this 👍
If I remember, Batman Returns was a little too dark for the merchandise people, and the studio wanted a lot more "LIGHTER Batman, which Tim Burton didn't want to be a part of. Michael Keaton was out when Burton didn't want to go with the new direction. It's all about those lunch boxes..
"Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?" is one of those movie lines that always sticks in your head. And it really feeds into the amount of insanity Jack Nicholson put into playing The Joker.
On another note, I would really love to have a Lego set based on the 1989 Batmobile. I got the 1960s TV show Batmobile this past Christmas as a gift. I love it, but a movie Batmobile would look amazing in my collection too.
The robber quoting the American Express credit card advert at the start of the movie is Christopher Fairbank. You guys recently watched him as the elder prisoner Ulaf in the awesome Andor series.
Eckhardt was played by William Hootkins, who played the Rebel pilot Porkins in Star Wars, and the “Top Men” guy in Raiders of the Lost Ark
This film when released in the summer of 1988 was absolutely groundbreaking. Something folks don’t remember. The hype the merchandise was massive. And I just watched it again at a theatre in Chelmsford, Essex UK today.
I was around nineteen when this released back in '89, and yes, it was huge, it was a stark contrast to what we were used to with the Adam West Batman. One of the biggest things that will always stand out was the casting of Keaton as Batman. Keaton was primarily only known as a comedic actor and casting him drew the ire of a lot of people, the media, you name it, obviously Tim Burton knew what he was doing. lol
For me the biggest shock in this film was the guy that says "What are you"? On the rooftop.
Growing up in the UK everyone knew Christopher Fairbank as "Moxey" from the comedy series Auf Weidersein Pet. Trust me, my mind was blown
Yep, I remember him from Auf Weidersein Pet as well and he's so recognisable, He's been in so many films that has been made in the UK, from Batman to the Fifth Element, to Guardians of the Galaxy.
7:57, The thief who said what are you was in marvel Guardians Of the galaxy
Harley Quin was not a comic book creation but made for the animated TV series episode Joker's Favor and was originally only intended for that one episode. She didnt make it into the comics untill 1999
Speaking of Red Hood, you guys should watch Batman: Under the Red Hood. It’s an animated film, but it’s about Batman’s sidekick Robin being killed by the Joker, but he’s brought back to life and decides to kill the Joker.
Glad you enjoyed this one and I think you'll enjoy Batman Returns even more. Devito and Pfeiffer both put in great performances.
Thanks to the first two Burton films, Batman on film came back to his dark roots, starting with the excellent animated series of the 90s, not only in tone, but in art direction, as in you don’t know what time period it takes place in.
Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams in the mid 70s brought Batman back to his dark roots. They were followed by Allan Moore (The Killing Joke) and Frank miller (The Dark Knight Rises). All of those came long before this movie. Tim Burton brought that to the movies while Warner Bros wanted something like Adam West's show. He was brave to fight for his vision of the movie, but didn't bring anything new to the character.
Jack Nicholson (Joker) and Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman) starred together in "Wolf" a modern werewolf movie. Tim Burton's direction and style made the Batwoman comeback truly special. I loved Holden's jokes about Vicki staying over !!
i love this movie with all my heart, saw it after watching Batman the Animated series and it only cemented my love of Batman as a kid. My favorite Batman movie might be Batman Returns, Tim Burton just captures the feel of Gotham City perfectly. The Joel Schumacher are also fun, i feel like they're a lot like the James Bond films with Roger Moore (goofy and cheesy but entertaining)
Being a kid and watching this movie with only the way a kid could enjoy more than any one else; this movie was absolutely EPIC. I remember the TOYS that just opened up during and after this movie premiered are still collector items today. Jack Nicholson as the Joker is who everyone that has played the Joker since uses as the ground work and then Michael Keaton, whom no one wanted, just nailed it. What a pick!
Michael Keaton is my childhood's batman, and tbh when i think about it, his, as you call it, "one note delivery" is similar to Kevin Conroy's. So it only serves to solidify him for me as the canonical batman.
this is the batman theme as far as this was made the batman theme for this movie. this is part of how good this movie is.
"You got a little crush on Harley Quinn?"
*Limbo world champion dodges bullet like Neo in the fucking Matrix*
The miniatures were done by Derek Meddings, who also did 1978’s Superman.
7:56 That actor is Christopher Fairbank and he played Ulaf in Andor and the Broker in Guardians of the Galaxy but was best known in the UK in the eighties as Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
Fun fact Jack Nicholson made upwards of $90 million dollars because in his contract he earned money off all the future Batman movies. He knew it was gonna be a big franchise smart guy
This wasn’t shot at WB Studios, Holden. This was all in Englamd. Batman Returns was shot in WB in Burbank.
I wouldn't necessarily say that Batman: The Animated Series takes place in the same universe as this movie. The most obvious indicator of that is how The Joker quite clearly died in the movie, yet is alive in BTAS. However, the movie did heavily influence the audio and visual aesthetic of BTAS, and the cartoon was definitely an attempt to tap into the resurging interest in Batman caused by the movie.
No one ever mentions how Jack Napier goes from having a receding hairline to a full head of newly grown green hair as the Joker.
Lando is an easy spot, but did you know Lt. Eckhardt was played by William Hootkins, aka Jek Porkins (Red 3)?
Every movie has its crucial line or scene that sums up the point: this was dual origin story, so the line in the bell tower when Batman is stalkin Joker after the intial beatdown and Batman says "i made you, you made me first." That is the cyclops eye of the whole movie....thats the defining moment of the film, bruces acknowledgment and defeat of his past.
7:05 So apparently, Tim Burton’s Batman is the kind of hero that watches a family get robbed from a distance. Interesting choice . . .🤔
Let's be real now. Kevin Conroy was THE Batman.
No, he was the voice of batman
@@ngocngo2694 Yes and he was the best person to ever play the role.
I think all of the Batmen have been THE Batman. Every screen actor, every voice actor, and every videogame actor has given a great Batman and / or Bruce Wayne. And every Alfred has been a great Alfred.
Hell yeah.
@@young9869no because he was only a voice. Thats half a performance. Disqualified
You didn't spot Chris Fairbank? He's the "Who are you?" guy on the roof. You may recognise him as the old man Ulaf who dies in the prison in Andor.
Seeing JN reminds me of him and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf..I have a special place in my heart for that movie…
Fun fact henchmen Bob is so loved that he got his own action figure
Michael Keaton is 🐩 Batman & can't wait to see him in Flash movie! No disrespect to Bale & Ben! I love Tim Burton's first 2 Batman Movies! Batman Returns my fav of the 90s series!
Surprised you didn't remind Jen, about 25 years later Michael Keaton would go over to the MCU and star as another flying creature, this time a bad guy as well, The Vulture, from Spiderman: Homecoming.
Homegirl definitely rubbed the wrong rhubarb by saying Christian Bale and Val Kilmer are her Batmen.
I was working in a theater when Batman premiered. We had 8 screens. I think Batman was on 6 of them for the first couple of weeks. And they were all packed. So much popcorn to clean off the floor after every show...
Coincidentally, the first song Prince learned how to play when was a kid is the 1966 Batman theme!
Michael Keaton was and still is my batman he’s the pioneer of the “Bat Voice” everyone copied his decision and performance of masking his voice from “Conroy all the way up to now” people still change there voice cause of keaton 😂
I love this movie but I prefer Batman Returns some much more ! I locking forward to see you watch it !
Michael Keaton is the Batman GOAT. Now thats its been 31 years later and he's back doing his Batman again in the Flash. I always wanted to be Batman after i saw this. Its why i do an 89 Bat cosplay.
Jen & Holden Like George Clooney as Batman : Throwing up
Fun Fact 1: Christopher Fairbank, who plays the thug Keaton says the line "I'm Batman" to, also played The Broker in Guardians of the Galaxy
Fun fact 2: William Hootkins, who plays Eckhardt, also appeared in the original Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark
An opinion isn't worthless just because it's popular. What's worthless is thinking too much about what other people think. Enjoying Bale's performance the most is completely valid, and there are strong arguments to be made for (and against) that statement.
Kevin Conroy & Michael Keaton Was My Batman When I Was Growing Up Was Born In 1997 But My Parents Put That Movies On And Show For Us
They actually used bits of the original Batman (1989) theme in the Justice League (2017) movie.
Keaton is my favorite Batman .... hopefully Jen's opinion will change after seeing Batman Returns.
Actually, 'Batman' was shot in England, I remember how that helped Keaton from hearing and seeing all the negative press he was getting for being cast as the Dark Knight. 'Batman Returns' was shot at Warner Bros. and Universal studios in Los Angeles.
The artist that gaves Knox the drawing of a bat, that was Bob Kane.
It’s simple. I see Jen and Holden, I click play.
Before this movie, Michael Keaton was only known for comedies. Fans resisted the casting, but a lot of them changed their minds afterwards.
I was 5 when my parents took me to the midnight showing of Batman. The nostalgia for this imperfect gem is nuts!
Favourite batman hands down...i coule literally talk about this movie for hours and all the little things about it....its a work of art
The film was shot at Pinewood, with an English stately home being used for exteriors of Wayne Manor - and no, this Batman doesn’t share continuity with TAS - the shared theme was just good brand integration, hence why it’s a variation on Elfman’s score, rather than an exact copy
This is my Batman. And there is a Bob Kane cameo...I've still got the promotional badge they gave away at the cinema here in the UK. Jack just eats up the screen..."Let's Get Nuts".
This is still my favorite Batman. Only people that was around at the time remembers how huge this movie was in 89
The Prince soundtrack has one of my favorite songs of all time. Partyman. Prince wrote it after watching Jack Nicholson on set one day.
I think you've gotta check some animated batman movies. Especially THE KILLING JOKE for Jen getting some clue of Joker's origin story
Fun Fact: When they went in to build the set for Axis Chemicals for Batman 89 they found parts of the set for the hive from Aliens (1986) still there.
After this perfection in 1989, all other Batman films tried way too hard and failed, to outdo.
Imagine Batsy's embarrassment if he accidentally dropped in the wrong museum " *breaks through the glass ceiling* GOTHAM'S HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF WACKY WHOOPY CUSHIONS?? Oop! Wrong museum" Next door Joker succeeds in kidnapping of Vicky.
😂
I'm so glad you mentioned Batman and Bill. People NEED to watch it.
Keaton batman is great to me because you would never expect his version of bruce wayne would be batman
Joker has a thing for killing people with pens
PENcils
@@Milleniumlance I should’ve said writing implements
"Batman doesn't use guns" unless it's turrets mounted on his car or plane.
the filter on the reaction window was so nice, felt very nostalgic
This is desert island movie for me. I was 5 and a half when I saw this in a packed theater on opening weekend. This blew all our minds back then. I know it feels dated for many people, but that's part of the charm for me. Keaton is my Batman. Nicholson is my Joker. This Batman is my jam. Looking forward to Batman Returns! Another fun one.
I went to watch this the night it opened, I can confirm that the line did go around the theater.
Fun Fact : The guy playing Thomas Wayne was the Cat Burglar in Superman. explains how the Waynes are so rich.
The painting joker liked in the art gallery is the same painting hung in the joker's house in the joker movie plus the gadget Batman used to get away was a similar one used in the Arkham games
The guy in the opening scene that asked "What are you? "to batman Is the same actor who played Ulaf in Andor, Christopher Fairbank.
i was 10yo when this came out, every kid in my year wanted to see it but it was the first ever movie in the UK to be given a 12 rating so nobody in my year couldgo and watch it. cinemas were super strict about the age limit as it was the first movie given a 12 rating, but my dad being my dad took me to a late night screening knowing that it was only younger people working those times and were easier to bribe haha i was the coolest kid in my school year as i was the only person to see it for 6months until it came out on video.
Pennyworth is actually a pretty enjoyable show! I think it’s had 3 seasons. I wouldn’t say it’s anything groundbreaking, but whenever it’s out I usually binge watch the season. If I’m not mistaken, I believe it was a STARZ show. Now it’s a Hbo/Max show.