Batman (1989 film)

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American film feature film superhero film

Batman (1989 film) is a dark, stylistic superhero movie that redefined the cinematic portrayal of the DC Comics character through its gothic atmosphere, iconic performances, and influential production design.

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Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → feature film → superhero film →
artDirectionBy	Anton Furst →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Art Direction →
basedOn	Batman (DC Comics character) →
boxOfficeRevenue	over 400 million USD →
budget	approximately 35 million USD →
character	Alfred Pennyworth → Batman → Bruce Wayne → Commissioner Gordon → Harvey Dent → Jack Napier → The Joker → Vicki Vale →
cinematographyBy	Roger Pratt →
costumeDesignBy	Bob Ringwood →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Tim Burton →
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures →
distributorRegion	worldwide theatrical release →
editedBy	Ray Lovejoy →
featuresSongBy	Prince →
followedBy	Batman Returns →
genre	action film → crime film → gothic film → superhero film →
mainSetting	fictional city →
marketingCampaign	heavily merchandised global campaign →
musicBy	Danny Elfman →
notableFor	dark and gothic visual style → influential production design → redefining cinematic portrayal of Batman →
originalLanguage	English →
partOfSeries	Batman film series (Burton/Schumacher) →
precededBy	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace →
producer	Jon Peters → Peter Guber →
productionCompany	Guber-Peters Company → Warner Bros. →
rating	PG-13 →
releaseDate	1989-06-23 →
releaseYear	1989 →
runtimeMinutes	126 →
screenwriter	Sam Hamm → Warren Skaaren →
setIn	Gotham City →
starring	Billy Dee Williams → Jack Nicholson → Jack Palance → Kim Basinger → Michael Gough → Michael Keaton → Pat Hingle → Robert Wuhl →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Danny Elfman ("Batman (1989 film) score") → George Clooney ("Batman & Robin") → Jack Nicholson → Jerry Hall → Michael Gough → Michael Gough ("Batman & Robin") → Robert Wuhl → Tim Burton → Tim Burton →	notableWork
Batman Returns → Spider-Man (2002 film) score ("Batman (1989 film) score") →	follows
Jerry Hall →	appearedIn
Tim Burton →	directed
Michael Keaton ("Batman") →	portrayed
Robert Wuhl →	starredIn