Batman (1989 film)

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 Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton in the title role, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. In the film, Batman deals with the rise of a costumed criminal known as The Joker.

The mayor of Gotham City orders District Attorney Harvey Dent Billy Dee Williams and Police Commissioner James Gordon Pat Hingle to increase police activity and combat crime in preparation for the citys bicentennial. Reporter Alexander Knox Robert Wuhl and photojournalist Vicki Vale Kim Basinger begin to investigate reports of a vigilante dubbed Batman, who is targeting the citys criminals.Mob boss Carl Grissom Jack Palance, who has already been targeted by Dent, discovers his mistress Jerry Hall is involved with his secondincommand, Jack Napier Jack Nicholson. With the help of corrupt police lieutenant Max Eckhardt William Hootkins, Grissom sets up Napier to be murdered during a raid at the Axis Chemicals plant. During the ensuing shootout, Napier kills Eckhardt, after which Batman suddenly appears. The two struggle, and Napier is accidentally knocked into a vat of chemical waste. Batman flees, and Napier is presumed dead. ........

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