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Synopsis: Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman, alongside Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. In the film, Batman is widely believed to be an urban legend until he actively goes to war with a rising criminal mastermind known as "the Joker".
Genre: Action, Adventure
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
PG-13
Year:
1989
126 min
3,038 Views


Exhilarated, he makes a perfect landing on the edge of the

pit. 10-point-0. A SMILE OF PLEASURE comes to his lips.

CUT TO:

EXT. ROOFTOP - GOTHAM CITY - NIGHT

A dark, moonless night. LIGHTS OF THE CITY sparkle in the

distance. CAMERA DRIFTS across the rooftop, settling

finally on the broad back of a BLACK-CAPED FIGURE poised at

the edge of the roof, gazing down on the streets below.

A SECOND FIGURE enters frame. We get a brief glimpse of his

RED-AND-GREEN SUIT in the seconds before our EYES TURN

SKYWARD... to the SEARING YELLOW SPOTLIGHT sweeping through

the clouds. In its center: the VAST BLACK SILHOUETTE of a

BAT, wings extended, DOMINATING the night sky.

We HOLD on the GLARING BAT-SIGNAL as BATMAN and ROBIN

vanish over the edge of the roof, plunging down toward new

adventures. MUSIC BUILDS and we

FADE OUT.

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Sam Hamm

Sam Hamm (born November 19, 1955) is an American screenwriter. Hamm is perhaps best known for writing the screenplay for Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns. As a result of his work, he was invited to write for Detective Comics. The result was Batman: Blind Justice, which introduced Bruce Wayne's mentor, Henri Ducard, who later appeared in Batman Begins. Hamm's other screen credits include Never Cry Wolf and Monkeybone. He also wrote unused drafts for Planet of the Apes and Watchmen adaptations. more…

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