After a young boy witnesses his parents' murder on the streets of Gotham City, he grows up to become Batman, a mysterious figure in the eyes of Gotham's citizens, who takes crime-fighting into his own hands. He first emerges out of the shadows when the Joker appears - a horribly disfigured individual who is out for revenge on his former employer and generally likes to have a good time, but the identity of the "bat" is unknown. Perhaps millionaire Bruce Wayne and photographer Vicki Vale have a good chance of finding out?
Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
Bob Kane (Batman characters) Sam Hamm (story) Sam Hamm (screenplay) and Warren Skaaren (screenplay)
Starring
Michael Keaton (Batman / Bruce Wayne); Jack Nicholson (Joker / Jack Napier); Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale); Robert Wuhl (Alexander Knox); Pat Hingle (Commissioner James Gordon); Billy Dee Williams (Harvey Dent); Michael Gough (Alfred Pennyworth); Jack Palance (Carl Grissom). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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