1989Batman.com Warner Brothers 1988 Batman Preview Video RARE Making Of 1989 

It was very gritty, melancholy and a haunting tone to it that I absolutely love.

however seeing Bob Kane pretend that he invented Batman is just awful.

​@@purefoldnz3070 he did invent Batman. However this was back in the time when Bill fingers contributions were overlooked. That has changed since then

@@theunknowncommenter725 wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong. For shame.

Tom Burton, a true film director legend

That's why Bob Daly, Terry Semel, Alan Horn, and Barry Meyer wanted Bob Kane to have a sole credit on all seven films.

Indeed. Bob Kane was a con artist and a life-long bullshitter. He never mentions the fact that his original idea for the character bore no relation to the way Batman had taken off and developed due to the significant contributions made by other far more imaginative artists than he ever was.

In another universe, sure.

His mouth is too small

Tim Burton was born to do batman cause all his movies are dark and gothic.Batman fits into a tim burton portfolio

But he wasn't a comics fan. He was a fan of the television series because I read his interview. Jon Peters, Joel Schumacher, Christopher Nolan, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, and Tommy Lee Jones are the real Batman fans. Burton, Akiva Goldsman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Carrey, Val Kilmer, Chris O'Donnell, and Alicia Silverstone watched the television series when they're kids. Michael Keaton, George Clooney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger were action fans.

If Burton knew the real essence of Batman he would not have him kill in the movie.

So as Schumacher. Both Val Kilmer and Christian Bale are the best Batmen.

@@evanzaremba4722 dude. Bale sucked. Not to mention that retarded voice of his.

Batman '89 was my all-time favorite. Jack Nicholson is a good Joker. Kim Basinger did an amazing job as Vicki Vale. Batman Returns is my favorite as well. Danny DeVito is the perfect Penguin. Michelle Pfeiffer is an awesome Catwoman. Batman Forever is also my favorite. Val Kilmer is the best Batman. Tommy Lee Jones is an awesome Two-Face. Jim Carrey was funny as The Riddler. Chris O'Donnell is a good Robin. And Batman & Robin is my least favorite, but it's good. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a good Mr. Freeze. Alicia Silverstone is a good Batgirl. Robert Whul, Christopher Walken, and Nicole Kidman were great in them.

Michael Keaton's batsuit was okay, and so as George Clooney's.

Walter Gibson created Batman in The Shadow.

Bob Kane created batman, Bill finger perfected him.

If It was for him what a nittwit we had had as a "Batman".

@@sexcorpio6976 Sure, but not the Batman everyone knows. He only had the idea for the name and that was it. He didn't create Gotham City, he didn't create the dark tone, he didn't design the iconic batsuit, or came up with the Batmobile. Nice try defending him, bud.

@@brandonspain12345 I know, that's what I'm saying

same! Thank god its all been changed now to include Bill Finger on all the films.

@@brandonspain12345 he created a guy in a stupid red suit, just the name.

ProMonarchyGenius i love finding old random stuff on here.

Yes, Jimmy. God Bless Anton Furst.

Farrell Rose I'm glad it wasn't just me.

Let me explain it to you, Warner Bros only wanted Bob Kane's name only in the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher films and the Christopher Nolan films. Deal with it.

Let me explain it to you, I didn’t ask for an explanation.

@@uptown3636 well, you got one right now.

@@evanzaremba4722 I like your attitude, Evan. Hope you have a merry Christmas!

@@uptown3636 you too.

Adam West's Batman could beat up all other Batman's in real life.

Don't you dare. Both Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher are friends. They met while making both The Lost Boys and Beetlejuice. They made mistakes over both Batman Returns and Batman & Robin. Besides, they fix their mistakes.

@@evanzaremba4722 Oops, he dared. Deal with it.

I like his work. Schumacher was Burton's friend. I like his Batman films as much as I like Burton's. That's why they call it The Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman movies (Batman The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997).

@@evanzaremba4722 I loved Batman Returns

You only like every second minute? Well, personally, I like every single second (which equates to all of the seconds). But, to each his own.

My favorites are Batman '89, Batman Forever, and Batman Begins. My least favorites are Batman Returns and Batman & Robin, but that's okay.

@@ontologicallysteve7765 that's what he does.

My all-time favorite. Jack Nicholson is the good Joker. Both Michael Keaton and George Clooney are the worst Batmen.

I agree. Along with it's three sequels.

Amen. Honey 🍯 I shrunk the kids was awesome

@@kascnef 1989 also gave us The Last Crusade, Ghostbusters 2, Tango and Cash... a lot of great ones.

Then you're ill-informed...or stupid.

Who's ill-informed? Bill Finger IS Batman's co-creator, and Kane cheated him out of creator credits and royalties. And it's well-documented that Finger's responsible for much of what we know of Batman, right down to the classic costume and the Bruce Wayne ID. It took until last year for Finger to finally get his due for creating Batman, and DC honestly doubted the Kane estate would ever allow for it. It's not out of bounds for anyone to point out that Kane's solo credit on the pre-2016 Batman stuff is a half-truth, or that Kane wronged Finger. Even Kane's contemporaries routinely ripped him a new one for what he did.

Reid Mason at least they’re sharing credit now.

Bill finger literally created Batman we know today,as bob's design was more like robin.

@@reidmason2551 Bill Finger created Robin and said that Batman should be in a Cape and Cowl. The idea for Batman/Bruce Wayne THe millioniare/Billioniare with the Butler and a Batmobile is all Bob Kane

How about Joel Schumacher and Val Kilmer and Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale?

And Joel Schumacher's vision of Batman Forever. Don't forget to sign the petition.

How the hell did you know?

Wavey_echos the 1989 feature film itself? With its 30th anniversary next year, it might happen.

Maybe either Shout Factory and Warner Archive will get their hands on them.

True. Simular story to the batmobile. People call it the burton mobile but the main man behind it was Anton Furst. He also designed the whole gotham city.

Cyrus Skywalker Tim Burton at least credited Anton Furst as designer in the movie credits and on the DVD commentary and special features. Bob Kane didn't credit Bill Finger as co-creator and writer. DC comics and movies still don't credit Bill Finger as co-creator of Batman. So I try to spread the Bill Finger info. I'm glad that a documentary is being made about Batman's uncredited and little known co-creator Bill Finger.

All right, let's get down from the Finger soapbox. He can credited without tearing down or defaming Bob Kane.

What about the recent Hulu documentary?

Yello Desire

Read this comment on the exact part of the video

Him a wooden plank? He's not a wooden plank. He's a good actor. Deal with it.

I love Clean and Sober. Great movie.

When truth is, you don't have to shit on either version. I LOVE Tim Burton's Batman, and I love the more recent incarnations, as well. I like that there are different interpretations of this legendary character. The more, and the more different, the better!

He made a mistake. Tim Burton and his friend Joel Schumacher made mistakes back in the 90's and they fix their mistakes. Do you understand me?

@@fabiofroio3382 I love Tim Burton's Batman, not only Burton's, but I also love Joel Schumacher's Batman.

Thank ya!

This was shown by Warner to investors and potential investors while creating the film, not the general masses.

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Yello Desire

Brandon Spain I need to read that!!!

Brandon Spain I finished reading it. That was a very weak script. Glad it got rewritten.

#Batman80thAnniversary

Would've loved to see their Superman film!

Burton did hate the finished film, because he was held in check by both DC and Guber-Peters and didn't have full creative control. (Frequent Batman writer Steve Englehart was one of the uncredited script doctors, hence Basinger's Vicki Vale being a fusion of both Vicki and Silver St. Cloud from the comics.) One of the sticking points for BATMAN RETURNS was that Burton would have total control...which, as we all know, backfired. But at the time, nobody knew that was coming. As for Bill Finger, Kane tried to bury any mention of him as much as possible. Aside from paying lip service to him in occasional interviews, Kane had no desire to acknowledge him as Batman's co-creator or to have the creator credits corrected. What's really sad is that if Kane had owned up before his own death to Batman being a two-man gig and allowed Finger to be co-credited -- even after Finger was already gone -- he would have been able to salvage his legacy. As it stands now, all Kane's remembered for is being a greedy backstabber who took advantage of his more talented partner. He destroyed his own standing in the Batman mythos by not doing the one thing that would have saved him.

@@reidmason2551 He actually looks back with fondness now, but he clashed a lot with producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber, and had them removed from the second movie. You can tell how his vision was somewhat restrained. He didn't like having to cram in pop songs by Prince, either.

@Brandon Brooks The movie that he made, not the character

Joel Schumacher like Batman. And so as Christopher Nolan. They are fans of the character. So as Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, and Tommy Lee Jones.

@@reidmason2551 that's when Warner Bros tried to get Tim Burton to do the third film and they said to him "Tim, don't you want to do something more family-friendly and more kid-friendly", and he said "You don't want to make me do another one, would you", and they let him stay on as producer. And he hired his friend Joel Schumacher to carry on with the franchise in 1993, and Warner Bros hired Christopher Nolan to do the same in 2003.

MrImiller07 if he was alive to see it. In Memoriam: Bob Kane (1915-1998) Bill Finger (1914-1974) Jerry Robinson (1922-2011) Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (1918-2014) Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) Yvonne Craig (1937-2015) Anton Furst (1944-1991) Jack Palance (1919-2006) Pat Hingle (1924-2009) Michael Gough (1916-2011) And Adam West (1928-2017).

Yello - Desire and if you would be wondering about the end ... Vangelis - Kinematic

I honestly can't imagine anyone else directing this film. Burton brought a lot to the table with his vision.

@Brandon Spain Well that's good I suppose. But I wouldn't have seen Steven Spielberg or Joe Dante as directors for a Batman film franchise from the 90s, nor would I have seen Harrison Ford or Bill Murray portraying The Dark Knight. And I didn't see any 'campy tones' in the first Superman movie.

@Brandon Brooks I know that Batman and Superman are different heroes within DC.

Because Tim Burton hired his friend Joel Schumacher to direct the third Batman film after they had lunch.

@@douglassnyder9206 you see, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are completely different characters. Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, and Lynda Carter got those characters right.