Nicholson's joker is much more like the one in the comics. Always smiling, always has a joke, and not a sliver of sanity. Heath's joker is more like if the joker existed in real life.
@@martyschriver Except for being too old. And with a backstory. And one that sucked (he was a pyschopathic gangster...and now he's a pyschopathic gangster with bleached skin)...and that god awful connection with the Batman. Shot his parents? REALLY? Why? Why make that a thing? On the plus side...he did have Bob.
He's always smiling because his lousy plastic surgeon pulled his skin up to cover the bullet wound he got at the chemical plant. He's no more "always smiling" than Ledger's Joker and his Glasgow Grin.
TheBlues32 what’s wrong with making him the one responsible for killing Batman’s parents? I thought this a very good change. And what’s wrong with giving the joker a definitive backstory? Remember, this is just a movie and it’s not canon with the comics so it really shouldn’t matter if he has a backstory. Also it makes sense he was a bad person before falling into the chemicals, because just getting their skin bleached isn’t enough reason for a normal person to become a psychopathic murderer. He was a horrible person to begin with; just falling into the chemicals pushed him over the edge. I’m not trying to be rude with this comment, just stating my opinion
@UC47dtKlSIVeIy7R-HOaK8Sg Well, for one thing, that makes him a good ten years plus older than Batman. Jack Nicholson already looked too old for the part, this just drives it home. Two, it provides further backstory to a character who isn't meant to have a definite backstory. Three, it's a bizarre coincidence that serves no purpose to the plot.
The maniacal laughter after the line "I'm glad you're dead!" really reinforces how he has changed from Jack Napier to Joker, and his barely holding his new self in during the meeting was brilliant.
I love how he tried for all of ten minutes to be the Don and keep up appearances, but then decided to murder everyone and start poisoning babies instead lol If the other Family heads had been agreeing with him, Joker might have kept the mob alive as a money maker. Once someone said 'No', that was it. Grissom's money will be used to destroy everything and hurt people for no reason.
Jack Nicholson’s Joker is a grossly underrated interpretation of the character and doesn’t get anywhere near as much credit or acclaim as it deserves. For a character that has a rich history of incredible portrayals, both on screen and voiceover, this performance is often overlooked in favour of Heath Ledger and more recently, Joaquin Phoenix. They’re all incredible performances in their own right!
see i think the problem is; this movie cam out when the main villains started to become smart or smarter than the hero. like Hans in Die Hard. so Joker (Jack) here was a somewhat “toy” villain, making him misfit for the era. Films started to add layers to their characters, and joker in this movie has only one layer: destroying everything but mainly the Batman. now Ledger’s Joker came out where the layers of the villain and hero are at almost at peak, but we started to show how crazy the real world is. so they became a kind of critique of society. And Ledger’s joker delivers that layer too. that famous interrogation where he is frank about how everyone turns inside out at the first sign of chaos. altough he retained some of the Joker’s “its about the message” sort of function, it is simply much more like an Ogre and onion… it smells bad and makes people cry… and has more layers :) Joaquin makes it even further and this time we are truly about how the world is a joker on its own right… how cruelty and selfishnes turned most of people the joker … and him … he just admits it. now i would say Jack’s Joker is true to the comics of the time, and since his drive is not to show the the world how bad they are, he is proper evil and a classic villain. and that is scary. but his underrated performance was mainly down to the badly timed release / as in the industry moved to a different direction. regardless: its a great movie and superb a cting, so i am not talking it down. just similar what happened to Windows Vista in 2006. Microsoft anticipated that CPUs will run around 6-7-8 GHZ … but what happened is, we were barely running on 2 but we had multiple cores… which the vista kernel just could not take andvantage of. if this movie comes out a few years prior, i am sure Jack would have even got an Oscar for this.
Just because someone like Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero or others doesn't mean Jack Nicholson's Joker is underrated. First and foremost it's Jack Nicholson. It's taking Joker and putting that character up against the actors best. Burtons Batman movie has done so much to the Batman character portrayal/writing sense that it's just a different discussion. Everyone is compared to Nicholson's joker. Ledger especially was. If there is ever a serious discussion about the Joker, Nicholson isn't getting skipped.
2 different types of jokers. Jacks joker was kinda more businessman like and rich where phoenix’s joker was more of someone pissed at the world who had a smith and Wesson 38 in his possession.
@@godzillasimpson8357 Though his business seemed to be poisoning as many people as possible for no particular reason(which is true to the character btw).
@hisdudeness8328 Well, that guy named Tony was disagreeing with having Joker as the leader when he said "what if we say no" and with the Joker saying "we'll just shake hands and that will be it" like he was saying "okay, you got yourself a deal" like he was saying "we'll shake hands and I will leave and allow Carl Grissom to be the leader" even though Grissom was dead at this point which those men probably didn't know.
Personally, I’d have asked ‘what kind of agreement does this handshake represent?’ Of course, I wasn’t in a movie where my character was going to get killed by a joy buzzer lol.
The joker (jeremiah) in the gotham series on fox pulled inspiration from this too, im just now noticing this. In the scene where he forces citizens to dig a hole under the city he is mumbling and cackling to himself.
@@ajlemuel969 yes indeed loved that he's my favorite version of the joker even tho he is more like a proto like joker he was the best together with heath ledgers joker in my humble opinion. love jacks and phoenixs jokers tooo tho!
One of the many reasons why I love Jack’s Joker the best is because he’s seems to be an older, more seasoned criminal mastermind that embraced his own madness and is not insecure about his emotions. He just does his thing and loves it, in a manner of speaking.
Just a plain old psycho that got disfigured by being dropped into a vat of toxic chemicals by a guy who wears a bat suit because you killed his parents in front of him when he was a child. Nothing to unpack here.
I always saw Jack Nicholson's Joker as a mafia boss first and foremost. He loves to laugh, joke around ironically, but he is at his heart a ruthless, sociopathic, and feared mob boss who rules with an iron fist. Love it.
His serious facial expression as he watches the bosses leave, reveals he's already planning the final details of their demise, which is why he's able to take interest in this "Batman" that's stealing his headlines. He makes a joke about it by having a conversation with a corpse over his resolve to "grease 'em now." The meeting was a formality other than making sure they knew he was taking over by gleefully killing one of the more powerful, himself, right in front of the others.
@@juice2307Especially the first appearance where he literally was moving to overtake Gangsters and shot one dead. I miss the hat in later live action adaptations. Completes the gangster look.
@@Kyle-2020 yeah, i long to see a comic-accurate Joker again, being his classy sociopath gangster self, who despite his unhinged and insane persona is actually a secret genius and criminal mastermind. and less of the mentally ill anarchist jokers with long greasy hair.
The thing with Jack Nicholson is that you could kind of tell he had the charisma for the role. After you watch the shining, it’s fairly obvious why he got the role.
I'm glad Nicholson was casted as Joker. They were also considering John Lithgow, David Bowie, James Woods, and even Ray Liotta for the part. Jack was born to play the joker.
@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Robin Williams was also another who almost got the part. I think Robin would've been great with the jokes, but I'm not sure if he'd do a good job playing as a psycho path. Jack really fit the bill nicely
Same. Because he basically died when he fell into the vat. He was probably going to die of cancer or something due to the toxins eventually so everything after was a joke to him.
@@TheRubberStudiosASMR I love that thought man. This joker probably knew he was going to die slow, so he cut his ties to have some fun before that. It's what any normal human would do if they thought cancer was gonna kill him soon, but we aren't all born a menace and I think this movie made us believe that Jack was bad from birth. Used all his intelligence to rank up in the mafia, only to be betrayed by them within a city that's also never had a light to help people like him. When he says with the anniversary festival we "run the city into the ground" I thought he knew he was gonna die and take everyone with him, friend or foe
KRAFTWERK2K6 quite right, So it was said all that make up time putting it on and wearing it for long periods made Jack edgy and even abit psycho... Which helped him emote his Joker persona quite convincingly.
@@martinregular5003 True but jacks a nut job, he was comfortable with the role Lmao but I did read that it did fuck with his head afterwards and he became depressed due to it.
Definitely the most money he ever had. He took a percentage of the profits of everything connected with this and the following movie as part of his contract. Box office receipts, toys, games, books, clothing, memorabilia, everything.
@@Useaname The movie also made a shit ton of money too for a film back in the late 80's. Adjusting for inflation the movie would have made at least $1.8 billion USDA in today's money.
“Antoine got a little hot under the collar.” I swear, if I were in his crew, I would have laughed along, and not out of fear. That joke was just so ridiculous.
Jack is STILL getting paid for this performance. Jack Nicholson When Jack Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker in the 1989 movie "Batman," he accepted a salary of $6 million, even though his average salary at that time was $10 million. The contract that he signed included a stipulation that Nicholson would earn a percentage of the film's total earnings, including sales of the film's merchandise. "Batman" was an overwhelming success at the box office, grossing $411 million worldwide (the equivalent of over $847 million in 2020). Nicholson ended up earning more than $50 million for the role ($103 million in 2020
I’ve always loved this scene because it perfectly showcases just how fair gone his mind really is. No audience, none of his goons, not even Batman. Talking to a freshly burnt corpse alone and loving every minute of it! Another similar scene was in Spider-Man when Norman Osborne talks to his “other self.”
The scariest thing is his full blown paranoid schizophrenia, the mumbling, the silly noises he makes to himself. If he had you tied up, there is nothing you could say to persuade him to not hurt you. Nothing. He just a void.
Not2Shabby "You know the problem was he got sloppy, you know crazy, he had a head full of bad wiring I guess. He was the kind of guy who couldn't hear the train until it was two feet from him. You know what happened to this Jack. Well he made mistakes and yet...(SMASH!) I KNOCKED HIS LIGHTS OUT, NOW YOU WANNA GET NUTS, COME ON LET'S GET NUTS!"
*Batman* Mobster: "You're crazy." Joker: "Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?" *The Dark Knight* Mobster: "You're crazy." Joker: "No I'm not."
Forbidden Color that shows the difference between the two jokers. Heath's joker was offended by being called crazy because he sees everyone else as crazy. Jack's joker is not offended by being called crazy because he's so far gone he doesn't even care. It's pretty scary either way.
@@talariswatts-el6174 pseudointellectual high horse. there was no concept of 'craziness' between either of them. the joker is the most serious character in DC, and if you can't see it, you've missed the entire franchise.
Allegiance Commitment Via Genu Flexion I don't know how you can look at the joker and say he's not crazy that's like saying Donald Trump is not a narcissist. You can argue that the Heath's joker is technically a psychopath or Jack's joker is technically a psychotic but in the broad sense, their crazy. I mean that in the way people use the word crazy in every day life not the actually definition. I know legally crazy or insane is defined as not knowing the difference between right and wrong. So yes in that sense the joker's not crazy. He clearly knows what he's doing is wrong but he's crazy in the way we as people use the word in daily life. Imagine if you were at a meeting and someone just electrocuted someone with a hand buzzer and was laughing all the meanwhile wouldn't think to your self, that guy's crazy?
Thats 2 out of 3 jokers Golden age joke being more of a mafia boss with unique gadjets (Jack's joker) Silver age joker were they made him more clown like, example being him tryimg to copyright fish (Adam west batman show) Bronze age joker where they just let him loose to do what ever he wants (heath's joker) You can't compare nether actors joker cause they are different jokers and they did their best at it
This joker scene was by far the most creepiest and disturbing of any other joker in cinema. Talking to a freshly burned corpse that must smell horrific and Nicholsons Joker just taking it all in and loving it.
To me, this is one of the most disturbing scenes in cinema history, of any genre. But ironically, hilarious at the same time, and masterfully acted. A strange, rare combo. It is somewhat comparable to the real life Cadaver Synod, where a Pope’s corpse was put on trial by the current, living Pope. I would imagine that this scene shocked a lot of people at the time when it came out, being in a Batman film....and what people typically expected from Batman. This was outright horror.
The majority of this is actually written in the script by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren, including the part where he's talking to the corpse. But the bits where he says "I got a live one here." And sings "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" [a song that dates back to 1896] were not scripted.
Just a guy That likes memes Nope! Heaths joker quotes are more impactful Jack Nicholson’s joker quotes are more comical Think about this When Heaths joker was in the interrogation room “How many of your men have i killed” the police officer answers “Six” To which joker mimes the word/number “six”
@@stickykitty You just validated his point, noob. He said JN quotes were funnier. Why didn't you just like his comment instead of typing so much garbage?
Sder Ware you clearly can’t read As I gave my opinion stating That both are funny depending on your take But for me health was funnier because it was more intellectual rather than comical So save your heroics for something with a bit more weight when trying to convey a point And noob? What are you like ten years old or something? You are on TH-cam You are not playing a video game dum dum
Sder Ware 🤦♀️ again? you clearly cannot read! And you can’t even construct a decent retort! 😂 😂 😂 Whilst you appear young in your approach At least put effort in making a point You just seem butt hurt 😭 Heath joker smashes jack joker any day Get over it And my logic is sound Oh and by the way Comical:/- amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way. (If you still cannot understand the difference You are in desperate need to go back to the dictionary Or school- in other words be smart and take your own didactic advice and try not to embarrass yourself, whilst in the process of trying to appear intellectually sound- moron!) Have I nice day And please, do enjoy being a walking cock depository 😂
This is the Joker’s best scene in the whole movie. Jack Nicholson’s evil laugh after he kills Rotelli then talking to his corpse, ending it with “I’m glad you’re dead,” then laughs manically and keeps repeating the phrase and laugh as he walks away and it trails off with him laughing harder every time, is unforgettable. I have watched Heath Ledger’s version many times and although I consider his Joker superb, I can’t recall a single scene that repeats in my memory like Jack Nicholson’s.
Agreed, every iteration of Joker works for the universe they are in. Heath Ledger's portrayal fits with the theme of 'The Dark Knight', Nicholson fits with Tim Burton's "Batman", Ceaser Romero is best for Adam West, etc. Though, it's almost universally agreed that Jay Leto is the WORST Joker of all.
@@cujoedaman The actor's name is Jared Leto, not Jay. At least get the guy's name right, dumb@$$. Though I do agree, like most Batman fans, that he was woefully miscast as Joker.
Agreed, it’s interesting that they called Heath’s (RIP) version a sociopath with no empathy as if it hadn’t been done before…they forgot about this scene…and while i love Heath’s portrayal, Nicholson is and will always be THE Joker.
@@cujoedaman Only because all his good stuff got cut. You see the Joker he could have been in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Kind of like every Joker nicely blended together.
One of my favorite scenes in any comic book movie. The insanity and comedy in this performance is magnificent. The eerie music that played as Joker talked to Antoine's charred corpse followed by his maniacal laughter. This is Joker all the way. Completely crazy and totally terrifying at the same time while cracking his jokes. I think Jack deserved an oscar for this.
The thing that Jack Nicholson had that tops all the Joker performances was his ability to be hilarious and threatening at the same time. That takes a lot of great skill.
@@Avrelivs_Gold I disagree. Heath Ledger's Joker was MUCH more than just a crazy street thug. That you don't see that tells me you really didn't pay attention to or understand the character. Crazy street thugs don't set up elaborate schemes to rob a Mob bank successfully while killing all the co-conspirators and walking away alone with the cash scot-free. They don't set up elaborate schemes to turn the District Attorney into a madman hell-bent on killing Gordon's kid. You may not like Heath Ledger's Joker more than Jack Nicholson's, and that's your prerogative, but let's not insult the character by downplaying it.
@@rinateramal2204he didn't play the Joker though. Just some terrorist masking as an insane clown. Nolan's Batman trilogy were not proper Batman movies... They all could have worked equally fine if you created any other random character for Bruce Wayne, the Joker, Catwoman whomever. The whole Batman spiel was just decoration for flair. All the bad guys were unsurprisingly terrorists and good rich American entrepreneur did the saving. That was the theme I the US in the 2000s. That's all those movies actually are. They're good and entertaining movies but they're not Batman movies
I don't know if anybody notices that when he grabs his henchman and says: And, Bob, remember, you're my number one - he's actually doing an imitation of Jack Palance, from scene before he became the Joker.
This is why I think Jacks Joker is the best, he really seems like he’s the most deeply disturbed joker there is. The other jokers just haven’t had this much fun being a sadistic murderer.
2:02. Joker laughing then starts to wipe the makeup off his forehead. Bob behind him is noticeably smiling then the Joker turns and looks at him, then the smile goes away. Nice subtle touch to show how terrifying the Joker is that his own men are terrified of him.
Regards go to his tailor, Tommy Nutter. The guy did outfits for David Bowie, Elton John, the Beatles, and the rolling stones, just to name a few. He definitely lived up to his title, "the rebel tailor of saville row"
There is a reason the "Joker" remains such a popular role to play and everyone who has won an Oscar for that actually owes it to Jack Nicholson. He was the first one to make it truly immortal.
Let's talk about the science of joker laugh, the only person in this planet who can do a perfect laugh as a joker is Jack Nicholson, so real so natural, especially in the scene where he electrocuted the mob, he has a natural long breath, that's why the laughter sounds so good, that wheezing sound like people with asthma is so hard to do if you don't have that naturally, also listen to the laugh after joker push batman and vicki vale off the building, it's so f$&king delicious and satisfying to listen to especially if you listen through earphones, so haunting and joyful, sorry to say but Heath ledger failed at that, he's just "woohh.. haha", except Joaquin Phoenix(great), the rest of them are so fake and forceful, they have to scream to get the joker's laugh, for example Mark Hamill, quite cringe and anoying actually, the laugh was perfectly illustrated by Nicholson by having a set of laughs that range from maniacal and gleefully wild to dark and deeply threatening that sounds natural
Michael Keaton said that during production, they were both going through makeup, with Nicholson getting all those appliances and Keaton into all his outfit, and Nicholson said "Sometimes... you gotta let the costumes do the acting". He obviously liked having fun with it all.
Everyone think im nuts when i tell them, Nicholson is my number 1 Joker. Cmon, he nailed it. The scene when he pulls that huge pistol of his trousers is classic aswell!
He is the Joker. He is mad, evil, funny and theatrical. I'm not sure why people compare all the Jokers, especially Ledger's and Phoenix's. Those movies are very different and the characters were very different. Not sure why there's such a need to constantly make rankings, etc.
I loved the fact that when the joker was shaking his hand and when that guy was burning up he was singing, “Oh there’ll be a hot on, in the ole town tonight!!” Such a good old Jack Nicholson comedy!! 😂😂😂
After revisiting this film multiple times, personally for me Jack still has the edge over Heath. He nailed the balance of the character, both the disturbing and the wacky aspects of Joker including his laugh, lines, appearance, posture, and demeanor. What is the cherry on top is the fact he has a conversation with a corpse, further demonstrating the extra level of insanity that the Joker embodies.
This movie is probably a more comix book accurate depiction of joker but Heaths IMO is far better acted, he literally became a different person. Jack isn't playing that much a different charter then the one he played in the Shining. The best is 90s animated though.
I love how his “human” appearance was simply makeup. That’s something I don’t think we’ve seen with other Jokers before or since. Another reason why Jack Nicholson is probably the best movie Joker.
Well, Jeremiah from the show *Gotham* also wore make-up to fool Bruce Wayne in season 4, but he wasn't technically "the Joker" (even if the official subtitles call him "Joker").
I originally thought this scene was done by having Nicholson use the handkerchief to wipe some white makeup onto his face to give the illusion, but no. The makeup team actually applied two layers of makeup to Nicholson in every scene throughout the movie that shows this; the joker skin makeup, then put a protective layer of wax (iirc) over that, then the fake skin makeup. Which is why the fake skin makeup realistically washes/wipes off throughout the film and achieves the look of actually looking like fake skin makeup, because it is. Phenomenal makeup department work that really should have gotten recognition.
Joker's mastery of disguise is an aspect of the character I wish people didn't forget about. Realistically, someone with his distinct appearance and complexion would have to disguise themselves when they're out and about so as not to instantly get recognized. Hell, in his first appearance during the early 40s, he disguised himself as a cop to get in a room alone with one his victims so he could taunt him before his poison took effect.
I love the moment when everyone leaves the room and Nicholson is cackling and muttering to himself like a mad man and then all of the sudden a switch flips and his expression changes. That moment always terrifies me because it shows how unpredictable and dangerous The Joker really is. How he can go from laughing and having the time of his life to deadly serious in the blink of an eye. Jack Nicholson as the Joker remains my favorite portrayal of this character for that very reason.
@@Angyali Not only that, but it also made Jack more open of his psychotic tendencies as he was more somewhat subtle with them before he fell into the acid.
There was going to be a fifth Batman movie called Batman Triumphant/Batman Unchained where Jack Nicholson’s Joker would have made an appearance in Scarecrow’s fear toxin. Unfortunately, due to the critical failure of Batman and Robin, this movie never came to be.
The only problem I had with Tim Burton's Batman films is that he didn't stay true to the source material in one way that matters: Batman never intentionally kills someone, and never killed the Joker, even on accident. He always apprehends the Joker and puts him in police custody. Him intentionally grappling Joker's leg to the stone gargoyle, causing the latter to fall to his death, was a black mark on the film, as that's something Batman would NEVER do.
That's why Joker laughs afterwards, he killed Grisom and makes fun of him by imitating him. Not to mention he killed him yet told the Gotham mob bosses that he'll "resurface", so he finds the fact Grisom is gone for good yet told otherwise funny as well. Could also be resentment for the fact Grisom told the same thing to Jack yet set him up over a womam.
That's a professional; The silk handkerchief wouldn't stay in his pocket so he dumps it off camera with his left hand so it wouldn't spoil the dialog exchange with his henchman. Good job, Jack.
In real life he wiped white makeup from the rag on his forhead, but in the scene he is supposed to be removing Tan Makeup that he used to cover up his now white, pale face that was the result of him falling into the acid.
@@MrParkerman6 Actually that's not true, Jack actually does have the white makup on in the scene. They lightly covered the whiter makeup with skin color so Jack could then wipe it off. It's really interesting. They talk about it here: th-cam.com/video/7n4TgvtbvHc/w-d-xo.html
The 'glad your dead' scene is particularly amazing because we're seeing the Joker alone, truly being himself. He's not performing. He's not faking the laugh like Ledger(who we only ever see in scenes with other characters, to whom he has something to prove). We're watching the actual Joker laugh about his destructive, spiraling plans for the city now that he can't be a regular crime boss like he'd planned, due to his disfigurement, and just wants to desperately find art while running the recognizable world into the ground.
@Chris he means because Ledger has an audience when he does these things and laughs then, Jack's Joker laughed by himself and talked to himself, laughed about his own jokes
I agree with everything except about Ledgers Joker. He does in fact do things he genuinely finds funny. Like in the truck he laughs after crashing the helicopter. And even then we never see him alone anyway so how can you be so sure?
@@Nick64266 That's the point he's making. Ledger's Joker always had an audience. Speculating on how he would act when alone is useless because there's never an opportunity to see that. Jack's Joker had moments where he was by himself and we really saw him laugh at his own jokes and talk to himself and just make those weird random noises.
2:42 For the longest time when I was younger I never actually realized he was doing a comical impression of Jack Palance, I just thought he was copying him really badly. Now I watch this and laugh every time. 🤣
Romantic Analog Though I disagree (besides, their jokers are really different), I can live with Jack’s Joker being the best. The only possible nominees for that is Heath’s and Jack’s.
@@bink interesting fact: his name was originally Carmine. As in Carmine Falcone, (the joker was supposed to have killed Carmine Falcone in the film) but Jack Nicholson said Antoine because of a crew member so they changed the name to Antoine Rotelli.
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Nicholson's joker is much more like the one in the comics. Always smiling, always has a joke, and not a sliver of sanity. Heath's joker is more like if the joker existed in real life.
Jack was the best Joker. Ledger's Joker was in name only
@@martyschriver Except for being too old. And with a backstory. And one that sucked (he was a pyschopathic gangster...and now he's a pyschopathic gangster with bleached skin)...and that god awful connection with the Batman. Shot his parents? REALLY? Why? Why make that a thing?
On the plus side...he did have Bob.
He's always smiling because his lousy plastic surgeon pulled his skin up to cover the bullet wound he got at the chemical plant. He's no more "always smiling" than Ledger's Joker and his Glasgow Grin.
TheBlues32 what’s wrong with making him the one responsible for killing Batman’s parents? I thought this a very good change. And what’s wrong with giving the joker a definitive backstory? Remember, this is just a movie and it’s not canon with the comics so it really shouldn’t matter if he has a backstory. Also it makes sense he was a bad person before falling into the chemicals, because just getting their skin bleached isn’t enough reason for a normal person to become a psychopathic murderer. He was a horrible person to begin with; just falling into the chemicals pushed him over the edge. I’m not trying to be rude with this comment, just stating my opinion
@UC47dtKlSIVeIy7R-HOaK8Sg Well, for one thing, that makes him a good ten years plus older than Batman. Jack Nicholson already looked too old for the part, this just drives it home. Two, it provides further backstory to a character who isn't meant to have a definite backstory. Three, it's a bizarre coincidence that serves no purpose to the plot.
The maniacal laughter after the line "I'm glad you're dead!" really reinforces how he has changed from Jack Napier to Joker, and his barely holding his new self in during the meeting was brilliant.
I love how he tried for all of ten minutes to be the Don and keep up appearances, but then decided to murder everyone and start poisoning babies instead lol If the other Family heads had been agreeing with him, Joker might have kept the mob alive as a money maker. Once someone said 'No', that was it. Grissom's money will be used to destroy everything and hurt people for no reason.
whats so funny is that the subtitles think he said "im gonna have your dick!"
@@listentothenightfilmsKnowing the Joker, he’d have probably smoked them all even if they said yes.
@@knightofarkronia9968 "Never did like a Yes-Man, am I right, HAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA"
Each actor has brought their own strengths to Joker. Nicholson will always have the best laugh.
“Haven’t you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?”
Gets me every time 😂
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
@@SamuelBlack84 NOW GET OUTTA HERE
@@ARRRGH480 "Go think it over! HEHEHEHEHE!!"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A little hot under the collar...hssshhhhhehahahahah
3:05 - The look. THAT is pure Joker. Plus the "chat" after he's dead. You can't teach that kind of acting. Amazing.
“What’s with the stupid grin?”
“Life’s been good to me.” 🤣🤣🤣
Joker is such a smarta🤣
Yeah we saw the video , why quote it? Mouth breather
"Ehehe"
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
That’s life
Man, the Joker really does a good Jack Nicholson impression.
Indeed he does.
impression? Man, Jack Nicholson really is the Joker
"here's Johnny!"
Here's Mr. J.
@@StevieStitches r/whoooooosh
Joaquin Phoenix: “How bout another joke”
Heath Ledger: “How bout a magic trick”
Jack Nicholson: “How bout we just shake hands”
Batman: "How about THIS?!" *kicks you
arguably, Jack's is the slowest and more horrific 😭
how can i laugh at this? there's no "leto bad"
Why this comment isn't on 20K likes already is beyond me.
@@MoonwalkerWorshiper Batman: Then you gonna love me😎
Jack Nicholson’s Joker is a grossly underrated interpretation of the character and doesn’t get anywhere near as much credit or acclaim as it deserves. For a character that has a rich history of incredible portrayals, both on screen and voiceover, this performance is often overlooked in favour of Heath Ledger and more recently, Joaquin Phoenix. They’re all incredible performances in their own right!
see i think the problem is; this movie cam out when the main villains started to become smart or smarter than the hero. like Hans in Die Hard. so Joker (Jack) here was a somewhat “toy” villain, making him misfit for the era.
Films started to add layers to their characters, and joker in this movie has only one layer: destroying everything but mainly the Batman.
now Ledger’s Joker came out where the layers of the villain and hero are at almost at peak, but we started to show how crazy the real world is. so they became a kind of critique of society. And Ledger’s joker delivers that layer too. that famous interrogation where he is frank about how everyone turns inside out at the first sign of chaos. altough he retained some of the Joker’s “its about the message” sort of function, it is simply much more like an Ogre and onion… it smells bad and makes people cry… and has more layers :)
Joaquin makes it even further and this time we are truly about how the world is a joker on its own right… how cruelty and selfishnes turned most of people the joker … and him … he just admits it.
now i would say Jack’s Joker is true to the comics of the time, and since his drive is not to show the the world how bad they are, he is proper evil and a classic villain. and that is scary. but his underrated performance was mainly down to the badly timed release / as in the industry moved to a different direction.
regardless: its a great movie and superb a cting, so i am not talking it down.
just similar what happened to Windows Vista in 2006. Microsoft anticipated that CPUs will run around 6-7-8 GHZ … but what happened is, we were barely running on 2 but we had multiple cores… which the vista kernel just could not take andvantage of.
if this movie comes out a few years prior, i am sure Jack would have even got an Oscar for this.
@@ImreNagyM sorry but jack Nicholson is the best joker
Imagine being so braindead you call Jack as the Joker under-rated 🤣🤣🤣🤣 frig you knuckle draggers use that word ao much it doesn't have meaning anymore
@@Bonesaw_McGraw that’s a cute outfit, did your husband give it to you?
Just because someone like Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero or others doesn't mean Jack Nicholson's Joker is underrated.
First and foremost it's Jack Nicholson. It's taking Joker and putting that character up against the actors best.
Burtons Batman movie has done so much to the Batman character portrayal/writing sense that it's just a different discussion. Everyone is compared to Nicholson's joker. Ledger especially was.
If there is ever a serious discussion about the Joker, Nicholson isn't getting skipped.
The fact that Nicholson's Joker makes laughter as natural as breathing makes him three times as disturbing. I love it.
He and Mark Hamill do the Joker’s laughter best. Effortless, random, utterly maniacal.
@@morbius109 Don't forget Joaquin phoenix
2 different types of jokers. Jacks joker was kinda more businessman like and rich where phoenix’s joker was more of someone pissed at the world who had a smith and Wesson 38 in his possession.
@@godzillasimpson8357 Though his business seemed to be poisoning as many people as possible for no particular reason(which is true to the character btw).
@@Hadex01
His laugh is on par with Nicholson, Hamill and Ledger but it seems more pain driven like a tourette kick.
"You... are my number one... guy!"
"Yes, sir"
*activates shades*
One of the best parts Bob had in the movie but not THE best
Joker: "Bob, gun."
Bob: *hands Joker a gun*
Joker: *shoots Bob*
We miss Bob.
Gonna need a minute or two alone, boys
I think he put on the shades to hide his tears
I thought he says
"You are my number one..and I.."
which confused me a bit.
I love Nicholson’s laughter during the scene and at the end of it. It sounds so maniacal, psychotic, scary and funny all at the same time.
Absolutely, this scene was haunting for me as a kid. And that laugh was a lot of why.
Jack Nicholson was born to play the Clown Prince of Crime!
The one after he says "we've got a live one here" is my favorite. That laughter is seared into my soul
@@ELFanatic exactllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy i was like holy shit. Its so amazing
I can definitely see where Joaquin Phoenix took inspiration for his laugh.
"We'll just shake hands and that'll be it."
He wasn't lying. Joker just didn't specify what 'it' meant.
@hisdudeness8328 Well, that guy named Tony was disagreeing with having Joker as the leader when he said "what if we say no" and with the Joker saying "we'll just shake hands and that will be it" like he was saying "okay, you got yourself a deal" like he was saying "we'll shake hands and I will leave and allow Carl Grissom to be the leader" even though Grissom was dead at this point which those men probably didn't know.
That's actually ALL of his jokes. As himself, it's not a joke at all. That's the whole purpose of this supervillain.
That'll be it.
meaning "everyone goes his own way"...but some ways are under the ground, with some earth on it ! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !
Personally, I’d have asked ‘what kind of agreement does this handshake represent?’ Of course, I wasn’t in a movie where my character was going to get killed by a joy buzzer lol.
One thing I loved about jacks joker was how he would mumble and make noises to himself like someone who is severely psychotic
The joker (jeremiah) in the gotham series on fox pulled inspiration from this too, im just now noticing this. In the scene where he forces citizens to dig a hole under the city he is mumbling and cackling to himself.
I do that but I'm not psychotic 😭
@@ajlemuel969 yes indeed loved that he's my favorite version of the joker even tho he is more like a proto like joker he was the best together with heath ledgers joker in my humble opinion. love jacks and phoenixs jokers tooo tho!
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@@stephanvanderzee more like "the comedian " joker from three jokers comics
One of the many reasons why I love Jack’s Joker the best is because he’s seems to be an older, more seasoned criminal mastermind that embraced his own madness and is not insecure about his emotions. He just does his thing and loves it, in a manner of speaking.
This is why this version of the Joker was so scary. The unpredictability. Nicholson played the character very well.
He's not even playing a character. Just basically being himself.
I dunno, he doesn't seem scary at all to me
@@tomlxyz he's enjoyable
@@mrrogers88 he's a bit too much cliché
Just a plain old psycho that got disfigured by being dropped into a vat of toxic chemicals by a guy who wears a bat suit because you killed his parents in front of him when he was a child. Nothing to unpack here.
I always saw Jack Nicholson's Joker as a mafia boss first and foremost.
He loves to laugh, joke around ironically, but he is at his heart a ruthless, sociopathic, and feared mob boss who rules with an iron fist.
Love it.
His serious facial expression as he watches the bosses leave, reveals he's already planning the final details of their demise, which is why he's able to take interest in this "Batman" that's stealing his headlines. He makes a joke about it by having a conversation with a corpse over his resolve to "grease 'em now." The meeting was a formality other than making sure they knew he was taking over by gleefully killing one of the more powerful, himself, right in front of the others.
I mean… that’s how Joker was in the comics too for the longest time…
@@juice2307Especially the first appearance where he literally was moving to overtake Gangsters and shot one dead. I miss the hat in later live action adaptations. Completes the gangster look.
@@Kyle-2020 yeah, i long to see a comic-accurate Joker again, being his classy sociopath gangster self, who despite his unhinged and insane persona is actually a secret genius and criminal mastermind. and less of the mentally ill anarchist jokers with long greasy hair.
@@merlith4650Yea mob boss joker is best joker,these days he’s more of a rando serial killer,but him being a mob boss makes much more sense
The thing with Jack Nicholson is that you could kind of tell he had the charisma for the role. After you watch the shining, it’s fairly obvious why he got the role.
This was the audition
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Plus its been stated that the other 2 were in some part imitating Jack's performance
I'm glad Nicholson was casted as Joker. They were also considering John Lithgow, David Bowie, James Woods, and even Ray Liotta for the part. Jack was born to play the joker.
@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.
Now I’m curious what Ray Liotta what be like as the Joker
@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Robin Williams was also another who almost got the part. I think Robin would've been great with the jokes, but I'm not sure if he'd do a good job playing as a psycho path. Jack really fit the bill nicely
What I love about this Joker more than the rest is that he's actually funny and he lives the whole "life's a joke" life.
Same. Because he basically died when he fell into the vat. He was probably going to die of cancer or something due to the toxins eventually so everything after was a joke to him.
@@TheRubberStudiosASMR I love that thought man. This joker probably knew he was going to die slow, so he cut his ties to have some fun before that. It's what any normal human would do if they thought cancer was gonna kill him soon, but we aren't all born a menace and I think this movie made us believe that Jack was bad from birth. Used all his intelligence to rank up in the mafia, only to be betrayed by them within a city that's also never had a light to help people like him. When he says with the anniversary festival we "run the city into the ground" I thought he knew he was gonna die and take everyone with him, friend or foe
@@TheRubberStudiosASMRmaybe that’s why he said “ haven’t you ever heard the healing power of laughter “
You can tell Jack enjoyed the shit out of this role.
The role yes. The make up? not so much. Poor Jack… he took it like a real trooper.
KRAFTWERK2K6 quite right, So it was said all that make up time putting it on and wearing it for long periods made Jack edgy and even abit psycho... Which helped him emote his Joker persona quite convincingly.
Not to mention they offered him 10 million just to play the role lol
@@krinkle7695 he also got about 5-15 percent of the merchandise sales!look it up!I had the coolest Joker poster with him!
Yeah he made like 60 million off that deal. Very smart move on his part.
The impeccable delivery of "Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter" goes criminally unnoticed
😂
Nicholson's joker laugh was incredible.
Bro do you think Jack Nicholson was one of the best Joker in Batman
For me, he has the best joker laugh.
Nicholson made laughter as natural as breathing, and it only added to the terrifying mania that consumes the character.
A lot "hoo, hoo's" than "ha, ha's."
Especially at 3:44 - that STILL sends chills down my spine
Probably the most fun Jack Nicholson had with a role.
Not really. It's well known that there were multiple arguments on set. Look it up...
@@AvioftheSandWat?
@@martinregular5003 True but jacks a nut job, he was comfortable with the role Lmao but I did read that it did fuck with his head afterwards and he became depressed due to it.
Definitely the most money he ever had.
He took a percentage of the profits of everything connected with this and the following movie as part of his contract. Box office receipts, toys, games, books, clothing, memorabilia, everything.
@@Useaname The movie also made a shit ton of money too for a film back in the late 80's. Adjusting for inflation the movie would have made at least $1.8 billion USDA in today's money.
“Antoine got a little hot under the collar.”
I swear, if I were in his crew, I would have laughed along, and not out of fear. That joke was just so ridiculous.
You're crazy?
@@Tyronexl1998 haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?
@@lorenzoaielli4605 (visible confusion)- Obi-wan
@@lorenzoaielli4605 Now get outta here!!
@@Tyronexl1998 lmaoo
That combination of manic glee and vicious violence is the defining trait of the Joker and Nicholson captured it perfectly.
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Jack is STILL getting paid for this performance.
Jack Nicholson
When Jack Nicholson accepted the role of the Joker in the 1989 movie "Batman," he accepted a salary of $6 million, even though his average salary at that time was $10 million. The contract that he signed included a stipulation that Nicholson would earn a percentage of the film's total earnings, including sales of the film's merchandise. "Batman" was an overwhelming success at the box office, grossing $411 million worldwide (the equivalent of over $847 million in 2020). Nicholson ended up earning more than $50 million for the role ($103 million in 2020
And so he should 🤣
he deserves it.
But it was worth it!! Unlike others who tried to emulate him in the Joel Schumacher films.
Ivan Gomez Who tried to emulate him?
Wait really
"Life's been good to me" That reply gets me every single time!
Jack was brilliant as the Joker.
Lol
"Antoine got a little HOT under the collar." LMAO that line never gets old.
"You're crazy...."
"I'M GLAD YOU'RE DEAD! HAHAHAHA!"
This Joker never gets old because he actually is Joker.
Never!!🤣🤣🤣
LMAO!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Best line ever!👍
I’ve always loved this scene because it perfectly showcases just how fair gone his mind really is. No audience, none of his goons, not even Batman. Talking to a freshly burnt corpse alone and loving every minute of it! Another similar scene was in Spider-Man when Norman Osborne talks to his “other self.”
One aspect of this Joker that made him ironically darker than Ledger and Phoenix.
Ugh Sam Raimi 💖
The scariest thing is his full blown paranoid schizophrenia, the mumbling, the silly noises he makes to himself. If he had you tied up, there is nothing you could say to persuade him to not hurt you. Nothing. He just a void.
This scene will never be topped, especially in today's cinema.
“Hello, me, meet the real Me.”
"If we can't do business, we'll just shake hands and that'll be it."
Translation: You say no to me, you're dead.
So you have chosen death
but maybe....we can make a DEAL lol
@@MrMaddox57 Or tell her.....the TRUUUUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
@@Tribozom lol......this is a classic Batman film. Old, yes, but one of the best.
@@Tribozom "you're insane" she tells the Joker. Psychotic. Loved this film. A work of art, even though I know it is 2022
Wow. Jack Nicholson is amazing. I forget just how good of an actor he really is. One of the best.
Yeah i Definitely agree 👍👍....lol
He's probably the best actor of all time. Him or Pacino.
"Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?"
NOW, GET OF HERE!!!!! And think it over-heeeeHEHEHEHE
Antoine got a little hot under the collar.
@@battlecross8540 collar* sorry had to be that guy
@@Pandiac I hate auto correct
@@battlecross8540 haha
*This is the real Joker taken out from comic books. He's more than a lunatic laughing man. Amazing interpretation by Jack.*
I love how Jack straightens the tie of a dead guy
Gustavo Fring also did it... on himself.
Antoine got a little hot under the collar 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@DeathSierra117 I still laugh at the line. 😂
Actually he choked him with it
Bruce: Let me tell you about this guy jack, mean kid, bad seed, hurt people.
Joker: I like him already
I love that line lol
@Rick O'Shay Jack of course, hahahaa!
I have given a name to my pain!
Not2Shabby "You know the problem was he got sloppy, you know crazy, he had a head full of bad wiring I guess. He was the kind of guy who couldn't hear the train until it was two feet from him. You know what happened to this Jack. Well he made mistakes and yet...(SMASH!) I KNOCKED HIS LIGHTS OUT, NOW YOU WANNA GET NUTS, COME ON LET'S GET NUTS!"
@@knightwarrioranimations9656 Tell me something my friend... you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
*Batman*
Mobster: "You're crazy."
Joker: "Haven't you ever heard of the healing power of laughter?"
*The Dark Knight*
Mobster: "You're crazy."
Joker: "No I'm not."
Forbidden Color that shows the difference between the two jokers. Heath's joker was offended by being called crazy because he sees everyone else as crazy. Jack's joker is not offended by being called crazy because he's so far gone he doesn't even care. It's pretty scary either way.
*Batman*
Joker kills with a handshake
*The Dark Knight*
Joker kills with a magic trick
@@talariswatts-el6174 pseudointellectual high horse. there was no concept of 'craziness' between either of them. the joker is the most serious character in DC, and if you can't see it, you've missed the entire franchise.
Allegiance Commitment Via Genu Flexion I don't know how you can look at the joker and say he's not crazy that's like saying Donald Trump is not a narcissist. You can argue that the Heath's joker is technically a psychopath or Jack's joker is technically a psychotic but in the broad sense, their crazy. I mean that in the way people use the word crazy in every day life not the actually definition. I know legally crazy or insane is defined as not knowing the difference between right and wrong. So yes in that sense the joker's not crazy. He clearly knows what he's doing is wrong but he's crazy in the way we as people use the word in daily life. Imagine if you were at a meeting and someone just electrocuted someone with a hand buzzer and was laughing all the meanwhile wouldn't think to your self, that guy's crazy?
Thats 2 out of 3 jokers
Golden age joke being more of a mafia boss with unique gadjets (Jack's joker)
Silver age joker were they made him more clown like, example being him tryimg to copyright fish (Adam west batman show)
Bronze age joker where they just let him loose to do what ever he wants (heath's joker)
You can't compare nether actors joker cause they are different jokers and they did their best at it
This joker scene was by far the most creepiest and disturbing of any other joker in cinema. Talking to a freshly burned corpse that must smell horrific and Nicholsons Joker just taking it all in and loving it.
To me, this is one of the most disturbing scenes in cinema history, of any genre. But ironically, hilarious at the same time, and masterfully acted. A strange, rare combo. It is somewhat comparable to the real life Cadaver Synod, where a Pope’s corpse was put on trial by the current, living Pope. I would imagine that this scene shocked a lot of people at the time when it came out, being in a Batman film....and what people typically expected from Batman. This was outright horror.
Calm down. It’s actually a very campy scene
The music really adds to it; that horn!
To this day, I believe that there was no script for Jack Nicholson. Tim Burton probably told him to take his personality and amp it to 11.
The majority of this is actually written in the script by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren, including the part where he's talking to the corpse. But the bits where he says "I got a live one here." And sings "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" [a song that dates back to 1896] were not scripted.
ShinRyojin i can email you the original script
So Nicholson did so well it SEEMED unscripted. Now THAT'S acting!!
😂😂😂😂
he actually told him to turn it down
1:43 is one of my favorite laughs of any Joker. The way it escalates is quite terrifying.
Agree.
😂😂❤️
Hamill totaly ripped that laugh of
@@mouloudo I'm sure he was inspired by Jack but I'd argue he did it even better
@@mouloudo well theres also the cartoons and the 66 show waaaay back, decades prior
Jack Nicholson’s Joker definitely had the funniest jokes
Just a guy That likes memes
Nope!
Heaths joker quotes are more impactful
Jack Nicholson’s joker quotes are more comical
Think about this
When Heaths joker was in the interrogation room
“How many of your men have i killed”
the police officer answers
“Six”
To which joker mimes the word/number “six”
@@stickykitty You just validated his point, noob. He said JN quotes were funnier. Why didn't you just like his comment instead of typing so much garbage?
Sder Ware you clearly can’t read
As I gave my opinion stating
That both are funny depending on your take
But for me health was funnier because it was more intellectual rather than comical
So save your heroics for something with a bit more weight when trying to convey a point
And noob? What are you like ten years old or something?
You are on TH-cam
You are not playing a video game dum dum
@@stickykitty You don't even know what you type!
"JN's Joker quotes were more comical."
Meaning they were more funny.
Just stop embarassing yourself.
Sder Ware 🤦♀️ again? you clearly cannot read!
And you can’t even construct a decent retort! 😂 😂 😂
Whilst you appear young in your approach
At least put effort in making a point
You just seem butt hurt 😭
Heath joker smashes jack joker any day
Get over it
And my logic is sound
Oh and by the way
Comical:/- amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way.
(If you still cannot understand the difference
You are in desperate need to go back to the dictionary
Or school- in other words be smart and take your own didactic advice and try not to embarrass yourself, whilst in the process of trying to appear intellectually sound- moron!)
Have I nice day
And please, do enjoy being a walking cock depository
😂
This is the Joker’s best scene in the whole movie. Jack Nicholson’s evil laugh after he kills Rotelli then talking to his corpse, ending it with “I’m glad you’re dead,” then laughs manically and keeps repeating the phrase and laugh as he walks away and it trails off with him laughing harder every time, is unforgettable. I have watched Heath Ledger’s version many times and although I consider his Joker superb, I can’t recall a single scene that repeats in my memory like Jack Nicholson’s.
Agreed, every iteration of Joker works for the universe they are in. Heath Ledger's portrayal fits with the theme of 'The Dark Knight', Nicholson fits with Tim Burton's "Batman", Ceaser Romero is best for Adam West, etc.
Though, it's almost universally agreed that Jay Leto is the WORST Joker of all.
@@cujoedaman The actor's name is Jared Leto, not Jay. At least get the guy's name right, dumb@$$. Though I do agree, like most Batman fans, that he was woefully miscast as Joker.
Agreed, it’s interesting that they called Heath’s (RIP) version a sociopath with no empathy as if it hadn’t been done before…they forgot about this scene…and while i love Heath’s portrayal, Nicholson is and will always be THE Joker.
Agreed Heath was absolutely brilliant at the Joker but i still prefer Jack’s Joker.
@@cujoedaman Only because all his good stuff got cut. You see the Joker he could have been in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Kind of like every Joker nicely blended together.
One of my favorite scenes in any comic book movie. The insanity and comedy in this performance is magnificent. The eerie music that played as Joker talked to Antoine's charred corpse followed by his maniacal laughter. This is Joker all the way. Completely crazy and totally terrifying at the same time while cracking his jokes. I think Jack deserved an oscar for this.
Jack Nicholson. Heath Leager. Two bad ass villains. Two different perspectives. Two amazing actors
Completely agree.
And Jared Leto...XD
carlitos puruncajas The good trio
Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix
Amen
Heath Ledger's Joker was way overrated and it is because he died unexpectedly before the film was released.
The thing that Jack Nicholson had that tops all the Joker performances was his ability to be hilarious and threatening at the same time. That takes a lot of great skill.
Jack is the best Joker hands down. His delivery of his lines, his mannerisms, and facial expressions are par excellence.
this Joker is a real leader, in Nolan films it's just a crazy street thug.
Your comment is underrated and very true
@@Avrelivs_Gold I disagree. Heath Ledger's Joker was MUCH more than just a crazy street thug. That you don't see that tells me you really didn't pay attention to or understand the character. Crazy street thugs don't set up elaborate schemes to rob a Mob bank successfully while killing all the co-conspirators and walking away alone with the cash scot-free. They don't set up elaborate schemes to turn the District Attorney into a madman hell-bent on killing Gordon's kid. You may not like Heath Ledger's Joker more than Jack Nicholson's, and that's your prerogative, but let's not insult the character by downplaying it.
Bro heath ledgers joker is the best
@@rinateramal2204he didn't play the Joker though. Just some terrorist masking as an insane clown. Nolan's Batman trilogy were not proper Batman movies... They all could have worked equally fine if you created any other random character for Bruce Wayne, the Joker, Catwoman whomever. The whole Batman spiel was just decoration for flair. All the bad guys were unsurprisingly terrorists and good rich American entrepreneur did the saving. That was the theme I the US in the 2000s. That's all those movies actually are. They're good and entertaining movies but they're not Batman movies
That laugh at 1:43 is iconic Joker for me.
"Oh I got a live one here" lmao
Rorschach Joker Voice:oh there will be a hot time in the old town tonight....woooo hooo!! Lmao...
Hilarious line!!
Crispin Julius too funny lol
Antoine got a little hot under the collar!
😁
I don't know if anybody notices that when he grabs his henchman and says: And, Bob, remember, you're my number one - he's actually doing an imitation of Jack Palance, from scene before he became the Joker.
yes, great eye
I figured that out when I was 12. You're a real genius.
@@matthewmattingly2011 I was 9, felt super smart about figuring it out.
Yeah but he doesn't finish the line. "YOU are my number one...and I..." I wonder if it was ad-libbed
I didn't know this! Wow I learned something. Op ur very smart for figuring out this incredibly obvious thing here
This is why I think Jacks Joker is the best, he really seems like he’s the most deeply disturbed joker there is. The other jokers just haven’t had this much fun being a sadistic murderer.
I’d feel more safe in a room with Ledger’s Joker than Nicholson’s Joker.
This Joker is unsettling in every way possible.
Izaan ur rehman well that’s the point of the joker, anyone can be the joker. All it takes is one bad day
@Izaan ur rehman you feel safe around Phoenix joker until he asks "want to hear a joke ?"
He brought out a sense of unpredictability very well with his acting.
I'd rather be stuck in a room with Leto's joker. I'd call him corny af and leave lol
ianthia 😂😂😂
I like how he did a little Jack Palance impression: “You, are my number one...”
GGGGuyyyy!
I always thought he said "You, are my number one....and I....."
Michael Clavelli Me, too!!!
Yep the breathing heavy lol
Bob, gun!
Jack Nicholson is the greatest Joker ever, his face is like a comic book character even without makeup, he is dangerous yet funny. Top class!
*Off topic I know.. But Stella, I think you are breathtakingly beautiful.*
Mark Hamill for the win
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Royal DiCastro stop that bro 😂😂
I can watch Nicholson's Joker all day long! Simply the best!
When he over-imitates Jack Palance with Bob. Hilarious!
2:02. Joker laughing then starts to wipe the makeup off his forehead. Bob behind him is noticeably smiling then the Joker turns and looks at him, then the smile goes away. Nice subtle touch to show how terrifying the Joker is that his own men are terrified of him.
I've never noticed that wow! Totally makes sense too on account that's probably the first time Bob saw Jack after the accident.
I would totally wear that purple suit WITHOUT HESITATION!!!
Purple is actually my second favorite color.
Facts
Joker's purple suit is 🔥
Just do it, I wear Dharma initiative suits to work
Regards go to his tailor, Tommy Nutter.
The guy did outfits for David Bowie, Elton John, the Beatles, and the rolling stones, just to name a few. He definitely lived up to his title, "the rebel tailor of saville row"
@@fernandoifill-ruiz3475 what’s your favourite colour?
"Never rub another man's rhubarb." -Joker
The look on his face when he said that one made it even better
OMG🤣🤣🤣
There is a reason the "Joker" remains such a popular role to play and everyone who has won an Oscar for that actually owes it to Jack Nicholson. He was the first one to make it truly immortal.
1:45 that build up in the laugh... f****ng eargasm for me
"I'm glad you're dead!"
My favorite line in any Batman movie, period.
George Heilman anyone who says Jack's joker isn't dark need to look at that scene.
@@talariswatts-el6174 Agreed!
George Heilman they way he pulls the tie of the crispy critter 🤣
Captain Howdy yeah the whole thing really shows how creepy and sadastic Jack was as the joker. One of the best joker scenes ever.
I love how he repeats it to himself and laughs harder, as if he thinks his own joke is the most hilarious thing.
"Oh, I got a live one here!" 😅
I'm gonna catch hell for this one, BUT Jack Nicholson's Joker 🃏 was the best one from the entire Batman series.
Heath Ledger might be my favorite but I absolutely respect Jack Nicholson as your favorite. He was a classic after all.
Agreed, personally i think Ledgers Joker was trash
@@g-fanmax1838 and leto too, hes at least the most comic correct
We all have our preferences. I personally enjoy Heath Ledger's Joker but Nicholson still did a great job in the role.
I prefer Mark Hamil as the best Joker, then Jack Nicholson, then Heath and the Phoenix.
1:44 For me that's the scariest live action Joker laugh
Check out John DiMaggio in Batman: Under The Red Hood. Similar vibes.
@@7752 Absolutely love that movie. Yeah I always thought that too.
Cracks me up every time
Let's talk about the science of joker laugh, the only person in this planet who can do a perfect laugh as a joker is Jack Nicholson, so real so natural, especially in the scene where he electrocuted the mob,
he has a natural long breath, that's why the laughter sounds so good, that wheezing sound like people with asthma is so hard to do if you don't have that naturally, also listen to the laugh after joker push batman and vicki vale off the building, it's so f$&king delicious and satisfying to listen to especially if you listen through earphones, so haunting and joyful,
sorry to say but Heath ledger failed at that, he's just "woohh.. haha", except Joaquin Phoenix(great), the rest of them are so fake and forceful, they have to scream to get the joker's laugh, for example Mark Hamill, quite cringe and anoying actually,
the laugh was perfectly illustrated by Nicholson by having a set of laughs that range from maniacal and gleefully wild to dark and deeply threatening that sounds natural
The slow build up too. The man is utterly insane.
The best Joker scene in the movie. This shows Joker's personality perfectly! And ofcourse not forgetting Jack Nicholson's terrific performance here.
This man is really enjoying his role to a point that one wonders if he is acting or not.
He isn't.
I’m pretty sure Tim just filmed jack hanging out with his friends and realised he could put in in a Batman movie
Ruben Everest naw all it took was one watch of the shinning
He just knee the type of payday he would get after this movie. Smart man to take royalties over up front pay.
Michael Keaton said that during production, they were both going through makeup, with Nicholson getting all those appliances and Keaton into all his outfit, and Nicholson said "Sometimes... you gotta let the costumes do the acting". He obviously liked having fun with it all.
“Life has been good to me” is a under rated line
I love the way he giggles after it, too. Like it's his own little inside joke.
I think they got it from Danny Elfman’s song “Gratitude”
After the "honey you'll never believe what happened to me today" nicholson's witty little chuckle after always had me cracking up
Lol
Everyone think im nuts when i tell them, Nicholson is my number 1 Joker. Cmon, he nailed it. The scene when he pulls that huge pistol of his trousers is classic aswell!
He is the Joker. He is mad, evil, funny and theatrical. I'm not sure why people compare all the Jokers, especially Ledger's and Phoenix's. Those movies are very different and the characters were very different. Not sure why there's such a need to constantly make rankings, etc.
I completely agree. Ledger was good but wasn’t a clown
Then why did the spawn guy literally call him a clown?
You're not nuts. Nicholson was amazing. I just think Heath & Joaquin took it to the next level.
Nicholson's Joker has aged much better than Ledgers too because it's more timeless.
I loved the fact that when the joker was shaking his hand and when that guy was burning up he was singing, “Oh there’ll be a hot on, in the ole town tonight!!” Such a good old Jack Nicholson comedy!! 😂😂😂
After revisiting this film multiple times, personally for me Jack still has the edge over Heath. He nailed the balance of the character, both the disturbing and the wacky aspects of Joker including his laugh, lines, appearance, posture, and demeanor. What is the cherry on top is the fact he has a conversation with a corpse, further demonstrating the extra level of insanity that the Joker embodies.
Heath did an amazing job in a tedious movie, it makes me wish he'd worked with Tim Burton instead of Nolan.
@@DeepScreenAnalysis aGREE
@@DeepScreenAnalysis I wonder if we would have gotten a diff joker out of heath
This movie is probably a more comix book accurate depiction of joker but Heaths IMO is far better acted, he literally became a different person. Jack isn't playing that much a different charter then the one he played in the Shining. The best is 90s animated though.
Yo kang. Joker sing kiye luwih pantes aku nraksakno..guyonane wae wis koyo setan. Mesem-mesem koyo wong gilo ngono..wingitt tenan aku dhelok.
1:18 - Joker: “Oh, I got a live one here!” [maniacal laughter]
3:43 I swear that line gets me every time! 🤣
"I'm glad you're dead!" 😄😄😄😄😄😄
As i got older, me too 🤣
What’s even funnier is that he actually says “I’m glad you’re dead” but the caption says something different.💀
That demented, babbling little laugh he does right after Bob walks away is pure genius.
The way he erupts into laughter just a few inches from the charred face is priceless!! Jack Nicholson was BRILLIANT!!
This is why Nicholson will always be my favorite joker. The under the breath mutterings and raucous laughter are truly a master class for insane.
🎵“Oh there’ll be a hot time”
“In the old town tonight”🎶
🔥⚡💀⚡🔥
Woo hoo hoo hoo heh heh heh eh heh heh ho!
Antoine got a little *hot* under the collar 😆
😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 LOL
Can someone tell me what song that it’s from?
Wow and they thought Heath Ledger's Joker was nuts. This guy is bananas.
barbiquearea Jack Nicholson said he warned him!
Yeah hes beyond insane and that makes him a perfect Joker. FFS he wanted to kill the entire city of Gotham in this version with laughing gas.
Ledger's Joker is not crazy. He's notttt.
@@aramfingal5180Yeah because hes not the joker from the comics but so called "realistic".
No, he’s the whole freaking sundae!! 😂😂
I love how his “human” appearance was simply makeup. That’s something I don’t think we’ve seen with other Jokers before or since.
Another reason why Jack Nicholson is probably the best movie Joker.
Yeah terrible makeup
Well, Jeremiah from the show *Gotham* also wore make-up to fool Bruce Wayne in season 4, but he wasn't technically "the Joker" (even if the official subtitles call him "Joker").
@@TheMpo1986 how
I originally thought this scene was done by having Nicholson use the handkerchief to wipe some white makeup onto his face to give the illusion, but no. The makeup team actually applied two layers of makeup to Nicholson in every scene throughout the movie that shows this; the joker skin makeup, then put a protective layer of wax (iirc) over that, then the fake skin makeup. Which is why the fake skin makeup realistically washes/wipes off throughout the film and achieves the look of actually looking like fake skin makeup, because it is.
Phenomenal makeup department work that really should have gotten recognition.
Joker's mastery of disguise is an aspect of the character I wish people didn't forget about. Realistically, someone with his distinct appearance and complexion would have to disguise themselves when they're out and about so as not to instantly get recognized. Hell, in his first appearance during the early 40s, he disguised himself as a cop to get in a room alone with one his victims so he could taunt him before his poison took effect.
0:54 - The eyes tell you the smile is not to be trusted.
“Honey you’ll never believe what happened to me today”
Still cracks me up
PiggyDude me too lol 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Same here😂😂😂
Anton got a little hot under the collar 🤣🤣🤣
Funniest moment in the film. He did have a pretty fucked up day after all
@@HalfEatenMedia true lol
"OH! I got a live one here!"
"Antoine got a little hot under the collar"
God these are great. You can tell Jack Nicholson had fun with this role.
Also, "There will be a hot time in the old town tonight!" That always makes me laugh.
"You ever heard of the healing power of laughter?"
2019 Joker certainly has
Jerome Valeska: There’s nothing more contagious than laughter
I love the moment when everyone leaves the room and Nicholson is cackling and muttering to himself like a mad man and then all of the sudden a switch flips and his expression changes. That moment always terrifies me because it shows how unpredictable and dangerous The Joker really is. How he can go from laughing and having the time of his life to deadly serious in the blink of an eye. Jack Nicholson as the Joker remains my favorite portrayal of this character for that very reason.
That acid amplified Jack's psychotic tendencies.
Bipolar maybe?
@@Angyali Not only that, but it also made Jack more open of his psychotic tendencies as he was more somewhat subtle with them before he fell into the acid.
Great performance
I'll always love Jack Nicholson's Joker. Wish he could of been in at least one more Batman movie but he was an amazing Joker.
There was going to be a fifth Batman movie called Batman Triumphant/Batman Unchained where Jack Nicholson’s Joker would have made an appearance in Scarecrow’s fear toxin. Unfortunately, due to the critical failure of Batman and Robin, this movie never came to be.
Exactly
@@bhunt799I’m more into Batman Redemption
@@bhunt799 happens to a lot of Cult Classics unfortunately... That would have been great.
The only problem I had with Tim Burton's Batman films is that he didn't stay true to the source material in one way that matters: Batman never intentionally kills someone, and never killed the Joker, even on accident. He always apprehends the Joker and puts him in police custody. Him intentionally grappling Joker's leg to the stone gargoyle, causing the latter to fall to his death, was a black mark on the film, as that's something Batman would NEVER do.
That impression of Jack Palance he did at 2:43 was always so funny to me 'cause that's exactly how Jack Palance expressed his characters.
That's why Joker laughs afterwards, he killed Grisom and makes fun of him by imitating him. Not to mention he killed him yet told the Gotham mob bosses that he'll "resurface", so he finds the fact Grisom is gone for good yet told otherwise funny as well. Could also be resentment for the fact Grisom told the same thing to Jack yet set him up over a womam.
@@mohamedtoure4388 A WOMAN!!!! Grisom must be insane!
@@mohamedtoure4388Exactly
@@Anonymous-qg9xx😆
Jack was absolute perfection in this.
Still to this day the best comic accurate Joker!
Man Jack was really in to this one, it’s like he was waiting all of his life for that director to give him a call
That's a professional; The silk handkerchief wouldn't stay in his pocket so he dumps it off camera with his left hand so it wouldn't spoil the dialog exchange with his henchman. Good job, Jack.
O.C.TileGuy good eye!
uhh u mean it took it off to wipe for someresson makeup on his forehead?
In real life he wiped white makeup from the rag on his forhead, but in the scene he is supposed to be removing Tan Makeup that he used to cover up his now white, pale face that was the result of him falling into the acid.
@@MrParkerman6 Actually that's not true, Jack actually does have the white makup on in the scene. They lightly covered the whiter makeup with skin color so Jack could then wipe it off. It's really interesting. They talk about it here: th-cam.com/video/7n4TgvtbvHc/w-d-xo.html
@@JimmyFoxhound Yeah that was crazy how they did that. Lots of really cool techniques and such were used in the making of this film.
He is endlessly quotable. This is the best Joker
I always loved the part where he's like "Ooh we got a live one here HAHAHAHAHA"
Same. That laugh after he says it always cracks me up! 🤣🤣
Batdance
The 'glad your dead' scene is particularly amazing because we're seeing the Joker alone, truly being himself. He's not performing. He's not faking the laugh like Ledger(who we only ever see in scenes with other characters, to whom he has something to prove).
We're watching the actual Joker laugh about his destructive, spiraling plans for the city now that he can't be a regular crime boss like he'd planned, due to his disfigurement, and just wants to desperately find art while running the recognizable world into the ground.
Brilliantly said.
@Chris he means because Ledger has an audience when he does these things and laughs then, Jack's Joker laughed by himself and talked to himself, laughed about his own jokes
Never realized that…Good eye 👍🏾
I agree with everything except about Ledgers Joker. He does in fact do things he genuinely finds funny. Like in the truck he laughs after crashing the helicopter. And even then we never see him alone anyway so how can you be so sure?
@@Nick64266 That's the point he's making. Ledger's Joker always had an audience. Speculating on how he would act when alone is useless because there's never an opportunity to see that. Jack's Joker had moments where he was by himself and we really saw him laugh at his own jokes and talk to himself and just make those weird random noises.
You can’t help but laugh when he laughs. Brilliant actor
2:42 For the longest time when I was younger I never actually realized he was doing a comical impression of Jack Palance, I just thought he was copying him really badly. Now I watch this and laugh every time. 🤣
"I'm glad you're dead! *loud maniacal laugh*" Epic
I literally always laugh when he says “Oh there’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight”
Im 40 years. Grew up in the 80s..This is the first time, that i rooted for the villian.
I love how Joker always plays it as if there is an audience there we can't see
The sound of the Joker pulling up the tie on Rotelli’s (sp?) burnt up neck is fantastic.
Jack Nicholson was brilliant as The Joker. Best Joker ever
Best Joker ever in my humble opinion.
Romantic Analog Though I disagree (besides, their jokers are really different), I can live with Jack’s Joker being the best. The only possible nominees for that is Heath’s and Jack’s.
Closest to the comic book..
@GTS "Jack's Joker is more of a clown." Yes, he's the fucking Joker, not a terrorist with severe depression
"You really are a viscous bastard for telling it. I'm glad you're dead!" That line always cracks me up! XD
Retaliante, it was his last name
@@bink it's Rotelli. Antoine Rotelli
@@dturpin2638 Oh, you're correct, thanks.
@@bink interesting fact: his name was originally Carmine. As in Carmine Falcone, (the joker was supposed to have killed Carmine Falcone in the film) but Jack Nicholson said Antoine because of a crew member so they changed the name to Antoine Rotelli.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jack was perfect for this role. To this day, still my favourite joker.