Batman Returns
Batman Returns (1992)

Batman Returns

2/5
(27 votes)
7.0IMDb68Metascore

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Goofs

The size of the window that Cobblepot looks out of.

Water reflections on walls during the underwater scenes are obviously lights.

The tombstones in the graveyard wobble when touched by the Penguin's coat (although this may be deliberate).

Catwoman's high heels become flat shoes when doing her backflips.

Bruce Wayne puts his coat on twice after opening the secret entrance to the Batcave in the fish tank.

When the Penguin dies and his pets slide him into the water you can see the slide-board he was laying on slip out ahead of him under water.

When Batman reveals his true identity at the end by tearing off his mask, the eye paint disappears right before the mask is removed.

When Batman makes his first dramatic entrance to fight the clowns in his Batmobile, that clearly isn't snow being churned up by the wheels of his car.

The snow floats on water.

When the Penguin drives the Batmobile remotely, the cars it smashes are damaged just before it hits them.

When Batman is shot off the roof by police, a hand is visible helping him onto the floor.

When Batman is on the roof and his cape becomes a glider, you can see that the glider is separate from his cape as his cape falls off behind him.

When he floats down the glider cape once again resembles his regular cape.

When Bruce Wayne is being driven by Alfred at the end of the movie, the same car appears in the front and rear windows at least eight times.

When Bruce plays the CD, the Penguin's dialogue is spoken differently than when it was first recorded in the Batmobile.

During Batman's rescue of Selina from the clown hostage-taker, the outline of the piece of building exterior that Batman knocks the clown out with can clearly be seen before he yanks on the wire.

When Selina makes her Catwoman outfit she picks up a small pair of blue handled scissors, in the next shot she has a larger pair of pink scissors.

When the Mayor of Gotham City says, "Where is that insufferable son of a bitch?" you can see Commissioner Gordon mouthing his line.

When The Penguin is in the Hall of Records, we see him through a window and it's snowing outside.

In the next shot we see the Batmobile come around the corner and it's not snowing, but in a shot of Batman from inside the Batmobile, it's snowing again.

When Catwoman breaks into Schrek's Department Store she jumps off of the trampoline, and when she lands, her whip touches the floor.

But in the next shot she still has the whip wrapped around her, and then starts to unwrap it.

When Schreck is introducing the Penguin to his election staff, he is wearing a coat.

Moments later, his coat is missing.

In the electrocution/explosion finale (on a wide long shot), a stuntman/technician can be seen running and hunched over from where the main character(s) were, to the viewers right, behind another part of the generator.

When Penguin holds Catwoman's cat to the bed, hisses and meows are heard from it but it never opens its mouth.

During the 'Meow' Scene Catwoman is wearing flat shoes.

After the store explodes and she climbs up the building she's wearing high heels.

During the 'Lawn Dart' scene Penguin's left gray top coat sleeve is sagging off his shoulder revealing the lapel of his black tuxedo coat.

As he stands and waves his hands about, his top coat covers the lapel.

When the Penguin cackles at Batman's frame-up his lapel is revealed again.

After Penguin slides out of the duck vehicle from his failed mayor campaign he's wearing his black tuxedo coat under his gray top coat.

After he pets the penguins in the next scene he's only wearing his gray coat over his vest and shirt.

When the penguins are pall-bearing The Penguin's body down the ramp to the pool, many of them are clearly not touching the body.

If the guided Batarang had enough inertia to knock out the previous targets, the poodle that jumped up to intercept it before hitting the "Marie Antoinette" gang member would have just become part of the projectile.

In the original staff meeting just before the first tree lighting ceremony, when Selina Kyle is serving coffee, the camera angle changes as she walks around Max Shreck and she ends up walking around him twice.

Catwoman stabs Batman in the center of his abdomen, but when he returns to the Batcave, he pulls the piece of metal out of his right flank.

When Selina comes home from the office and listens to her answering machine messages saying she has to go back to the office to get the Bruce Wayne file, she is wearing a brown dress suit.

But when she comes home after being brought back to life by the cats, she is wearing a gray dress.

When Batman swivels the Batmobile around to torch the thug blowing fire - the thug is clearly on fire before the fireball from the Batmobile hits him.

When the baby is stolen during the press conference and the thief jumps down the man hole into the sewer you see the fake stone just beneath the surface of the man hole shake.

This would suggest that it is made of plastic or rubber.

In the re-released digitally updated version, when Batman extends his bat glider, as he goes off the roof you can clearly see the a line attached to the glider.

When Bruce plays the CD, just for fun he "scratches" it back and forth like a record a few times, and it sounds just like record scratches.

Although the technology to do so in real life was not invented until much later, Batman is shown having several pieces of advanced technology that was impossible for the time (for example, the self propelled Batarang and the Batmobile's armor).

There is no reason to believe Wayne did not invent it himself.

After "rescuing" the mayor's baby, the Penguin rides one of his duck boats up on a scissor lift.

The boat is shown to have short walls on the side and the duck's head is clearly the highest point on the boat.

But when Penguin rises out of the manhole, his feet are nearly level with the ground, implying either he had another lift inside the boat or the rest of the boat was crushed against the sewer ceiling.

When the Penguin attempts to kill Catwoman using his flying umbrella, when he delivers the line "good bye my unintended, go to heaven" his hands are empty.

However in the next shot he has a glass in his hand.

When the Penguin is speaking to Max Shreck in his underground Lair, the Penguin's necktie disappears and reappears several times.

During the Penguin's final speech, a glob of egg mixed with tomato lands on his left lapel.

It completely disappears only seconds later, without even leaving a stain.

Position of the Penguin on the stairs while he is shooting up the crowd during his final speech.

When Batman knocks the first skull clown off of the motorcycle, the motorcycle's windshield is already broken, but in the next shot, the windshield is intact.

When the Penguin detonated the explosives on the penguins there are two missiles in the center of the screen that appear to be stuck.

Catwoman engages Batman in a rooftop fight minutes after she destroys Shreck's Department store.

But Shreck's Department store - in perfect condition - can be seen behind Batman while he is hanging from Catwoman's whip after falling over a ledge.

However, Max Shreck is a very prominent, wealthy businessman in Gotham, so it is possible he has multiple department stores in the city.

When Batman is in the Batcave and he removes Catwoman's claw from his side, the rectangular bulletproof guard on top of his glove is missing.

When the Penguin makes the shadow of a bird on the ceiling, he is lying on a bed with his hands directly above his chest.

So where is the light that causes the shadow? When the Penguin is controlling the Batmobile, a mechanical lifting arm can be seen extending from the side of the building, moving a police car that the Batmobile smashes into.

The same switch is used in the Batmobile to turn on the rocket booster in the beginning and activate the Batmissile during the later chase.

The Batmissile switch finally works, but it is in the off position.

When Penguin makes his small speech to the Cobblepot fans, the knot of his Edwardian tie is sagging but when finds Catwoman on his bed his tie knot is perked back up.

Just prior to the explosion of Shreck's, Catwoman famously back flips her way toward Batman and Penguin, who are directly in front of either side of the camera.

On the VHS version, you can clearly see 'Michelle Pfeiffer' (qv), in catsuit, hunched down at the bottom of the screen, ready to jump up and "meow" for the camera once her acrobatic stunt double is out of the shot.

Although the film's final editing didn't require the scene to be shot this way, Ms.

Pfeiffer and her double still ended up in the same frame.

When Penguin is putting the campaign button on the young woman, at first glance the pin is closed, even though he's able to keep the pin from falling from the girl's sweater without opening the pin.

In the closing credits, 'Mike Edmonson' (qv)'s job in the film is listed as "Special Eefects Foreman" (all in caps.

) The penguin exhibit at the closed zoo is called Arctic World.

Penguins are Antarctic creatures.

At the end of the movie when Penguin is accompanied into the water by penguins, when his body floats into the water, you can see the skid he's on slide out from under him and out of frame on the left middle of the screen.

When the Penguin rises from the sewer to return the mayor's baby, there's no way the mechanical duck he was on would have been able to go high enough to lift him all the way to the surface.

Awards

20/20 Awards 2013


Felix
Best Art Direction
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup
Best Sound Design

Awards Circuit Community Awards 1992


ACCA
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Production Design
Best Sound
Best Visual Effects

BAFTA Awards 1993


BAFTA Film Award
Best Make Up Artist
Best Special Effects

BMI Film & TV Awards 1993


BMI Film Music Award

Golden Schmoes Awards 2005


Golden Schmoes
Best DVD/Blu-Ray of the Year

Hugo Awards 1993


Hugo
Best Dramatic Presentation

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2011


IFMCA Award
Best Archival Release of an Existing Score

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1993


Silver Ribbon
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)

MTV Movie + TV Awards 1993


MTV Movie Award
Best Kiss
Best Villain
Most Desirable Female

Razzie Awards 1993


Razzie Award
Worst Supporting Actor

Box Office

DateAreaGross
18 October 1992 USA USD 162,744,850
11 October 1992 USA USD 162,400,533
4 October 1992 USA USD 161,989,566
27 September 1992 USA USD 161,511,928
20 September 1992 USA USD 160,954,135
13 September 1992 USA USD 160,277,476
7 September 1992 USA USD 159,559,854
30 August 1992 USA USD 158,080,946
23 August 1992 USA USD 156,950,109
16 August 1992 USA USD 156,448,028
9 August 1992 USA USD 155,505,254
2 August 1992 USA USD 153,730,886
26 July 1992 USA USD 150,598,782
19 July 1992 USA USD 145,480,492
12 July 1992 USA USD 137,482,546
5 July 1992 USA USD 123,051,215
28 June 1992 USA USD 96,770,068
21 June 1992 USA USD 45,687,710
USA USD 162,831,698
8 October 1992 UK GBP 11,034,105
1 October 1992 UK GBP 11,028,159
24 September 1992 UK GBP 11,019,367
17 September 1992 UK GBP 11,003,155
10 September 1992 UK GBP 10,965,227
3 September 1992 UK GBP 10,898,388
27 August 1992 UK GBP 10,703,336
20 August 1992 UK GBP 10,429,896
13 August 1992 UK GBP 10,044,197
6 August 1992 UK GBP 9,310,748
30 July 1992 UK GBP 8,382,903
23 July 1992 UK GBP 6,866,066
16 July 1992 UK GBP 4,307,045
UK GBP 10,979,000
UK USD 21,091,810
except USA Worldwide USD 120,000,000
Worldwide USD 282,800,000
Argentina USD 3,266,000
21 June 1992 Australia AUD 1,863,810
Australia USD 9,491,634
23 July 1992 Austria ATS 2,102,389
23 September 1992 Germany DEM 8,288,927
16 September 1992 Germany DEM 8,266,266
9 September 1992 Germany DEM 8,229,116
2 September 1992 Germany DEM 8,167,808
26 August 1992 Germany DEM 8,024,578
19 August 1992 Germany DEM 7,786,863
12 August 1992 Germany DEM 7,313,329
5 August 1992 Germany DEM 6,756,823
29 July 1992 Germany DEM 5,622,372
22 July 1992 Germany DEM 3,636,753
Germany USD 5,939,559
Spain ESP 470,176,559
DateAreaGrossScreens
21 June 1992 USA USD 45,687,710
16 July 1992 UK GBP 4,307,045 396
21 June 1992 Australia AUD 1,863,810 129
23 July 1992 Austria ATS 2,102,389 31
22 July 1992 Germany DEM 3,636,753 458
DateAreaGrossScreens
18 October 1992 USA USD 230,373 365
11 October 1992 USA USD 280,513 402
4 October 1992 USA USD 324,251 500
27 September 1992 USA USD 363,315 556
20 September 1992 USA USD 454,551 695
13 September 1992 USA USD 525,966 766
7 September 1992 USA USD 1,122,743 948
30 August 1992 USA USD 1,006,032 938
23 August 1992 USA USD 266,448 331
16 August 1992 USA USD 481,360 461
9 August 1992 USA USD 863,928 766
2 August 1992 USA USD 1,746,593
26 July 1992 USA USD 2,830,557
19 July 1992 USA USD 4,303,453
12 July 1992 USA USD 7,722,838
5 July 1992 USA USD 13,823,658
28 June 1992 USA USD 25,425,426
21 June 1992 USA USD 45,687,710
8 October 1992 UK GBP 5,946 9
1 October 1992 UK GBP 8,792 22
24 September 1992 UK GBP 16,212 27
17 September 1992 UK GBP 37,928 326
10 September 1992 UK GBP 66,839 88
3 September 1992 UK GBP 195,052 174
27 August 1992 UK GBP 273,440 197
20 August 1992 UK GBP 385,699 249
13 August 1992 UK GBP 733,449 326
6 August 1992 UK GBP 927,845 361
30 July 1992 UK GBP 1,516,837 369
23 July 1992 UK GBP 2,559,021 369
16 July 1992 UK GBP 4,307,045 369
21 June 1992 Australia AUD 1,863,810 129
23 July 1992 Austria ATS 2,102,389 31
23 September 1992 Germany DEM 22,661 30
16 September 1992 Germany DEM 37,150 52
9 September 1992 Germany DEM 61,308 72
2 September 1992 Germany DEM 143,230 108
26 August 1992 Germany DEM 237,715 178
19 August 1992 Germany DEM 473,534 282
12 August 1992 Germany DEM 556,506 365
5 August 1992 Germany DEM 1,134,451 498
29 July 1992 Germany DEM 1,985,619 498
22 July 1992 Germany DEM 3,636,753 481

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Reviews

Equally magnificent sequel has Michael Keaton returning as Bruce Wayne/Batman, only here is opposed by the double threat of Catwoman(marvelously played by the sultry Michele Pfeiffer) who starts off as harried secretary Selina Kyle, who is transformed into Catwoman after a betrayal. They develop a close relationship, since they both have a great deal in common...

When you have a large starcast as Danny Devito, Christopher Walken, and Michelle Pfeiffer and to top it Michael Keaton as Batman, the audience knows they have some high drama and acting on screen. Interesting watch.

It was around 1995 when I saw Batman Returns (I was five) and the image of the Penguin carrying an umbrella that functions as both a machine gun and sword (and many more) was iconic. I remember a lot from this movie than the first one.

Re watching Batman Returns, I realized just how weird this film is and how mixed my feelings are towards it. We all said at the time this was the dark one, the one that made them turn a corner and change things to be more 'kid friendly' in the following films.

Before "The Dark Knight" changed everyone's perception of what a Batman movie (or sequel, for that matter) should be, there was Tim Burton's "Batman Returns," reaching sixteen years back to 1992. With perhaps the best cast of any of the original four Batman films (we're talking the Burton/Schumacher fare) and improved confidence by it's director, "Returns" is a rare occasion of a sequel one-upping it's predecessor.

You can say that this is the best Batman movie that ever created, and of course, along with the "The Dark Knight (2008)" which i consider it the 2nd best Batman movie, and then the original Batman "Batman (1989)" which comes to the 3rd place. All other Batman movies are not-so-good, and they come in the following places: 4th place: Batman Begins (2005), 5th place: The Dark Knight Rises (2012), 6th place: Batman Forever (1995) 7th place: Batman & Robin (1997).

Danny DeVito's performance as The Penguin, main villain.Michelle Pfeiffer's performance as Selina Kyle, who becomes Catwoman.

Tim Burton's first Batman film was widely praised, largely for its serious tone. Serious by comic book movie standards anyway.

Had fun watching this one and alot of laughs. Danny devito is excelent as the penguin.

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