Various news reports about the BATMAN movie (1989) 

It sounds like it was a phenomenon

Yes as I remember it this and last crusade were the top summer movies that year.one year later we got the dull dick tracey.

Yeah sure but you have to understand we only get hyped for movies that are good lol. I won’t watch movies that are awful but I’ll go see Avengers or Spider-Man. That rule usually applies to everyone.

1989 was a fantastic year for Summer movies. Batman, Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon 2, The Abyss…

I bet, I’m 21 so it was before my time but I grew up watching Keaton he will always be my favorite

LOL. IKR! Nah, I think I know what he's trying to say though. If I were to throw in what he blanked on: "When you grow up watching the show, you see a trailer like the one for this new Batman and expect something less corny. You don't expect camp watching that trailer."

He's just mad there wasn't any shark repellent bat-spray in this movie.

I wonder if this scene was based on the 1987 Max Headroom incident...

ZootWorld1 🤣🤣🤣 that’s one of the most iconic scenes in the movie

@@aSome1 *_NEW AND IMPROVED JOKER PRODUCTS!_*

Uh oh looks likes like he’s been using brand xsssssssss

@@mousekevloger7883 *NOT AN ACTOR* I swear, the 89 Batman has some of the best humor in a superhero film and is still badass at the same time

rs525 Yep and Prince does the soundtrack.

...yeahhh...almost ...didn''t know that was ...""DON''...Johnson-''...untiL...He OPENED His ...Back-StaBBING-'''...Mouth...

OMG! That was a great evening.......wish i still had the bag of goodies Warner Brothers gave the first hundred us in line.

@@telisanelson9284 indeed

Yes

Facts 😂😂😂

halloween 4 was actually my favorite one lol

Halloween 4: John and Debra Abandon Ship

He won’t be saying that when he sees Robert Pattinsons Batman

After saying he grew up watching the TV show

Damn straight !

Oof...1989 was a good year..

It was also referred to as the movie of the Century.

Hell Yes!!!

It may have been the year of Batman, but I liked Indiana Jones better.

imagine being able to go back and see the reactions of people in cinema it would be priceless at least for me.

@@blond_slut My Mom and Dad went to see it and they said Nicholson was cracking people up and people cheered when the Batmobile and the Batwing appeared

@@daustin8888 thats cool af

Hows that crazy

@@bendover2684 Well why would River be there its not like he's a Batman fan

@@TheMasterQuests Media exposure

@@bendover2684 Ok that makes sense

@@TheMasterQuests he was a Batman fan

screw em

Bob Kane is a scumbag that stole and took credit for bill fingers work

Whenever I see those words, I always say "Remember Bill Finger".

@@drewlovelyhell4892 Good man.

He is Batman's creator. Bill Finger refined and improved it. They should always have been credited as co-creators like Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.

Smokey 420 I was swimming in my dad's nut sack when this came out

It was the best. Someone should make a movie where time travel is invented and everyone just goes back to the 80's...

Ikr?! And I was not even around by that time.

I was six years old in 1989, awesome times. Don't get me wrong I love the 90s as I actually remember and lived through the entire decade, but from what I remember about the 80s..hard to explain, it had its own vibe that was just awesome.

They were.

Yeah but the jokes are corny there shouldn’t be jokes in Batman movies

Other then the joker but this Batman had some corny ass jokes

​@@michaelmerideth4290 But ass jokes are the best!

​@@michaelmerideth4290 have you ever actually read a batman comic? or even just watched any episode of the 90s animated series? he can be a real mean-spirited smart ass to his foes sometimes. its just that unlike other heroes, he knows when to reign in the chit-chat and be serious. but batman does banter with his enemies.

Brandon Spain TMNT was good though

and NKOTB?

@@kellenbrennan6992 "blowing your mind" is a good thing

Now his brother is playing The Joker. So awesome

It was a whole different world back then. The hostile reaction to Keaton being cast was about 10 times that of how people feel about Ben Affleck,like I said a whole different world

Ya, it would be interesting to see what people's reactions to that was.

It's just weird that up until that time Adam West was the latest image people had of Batman in live action. I was really young at the time but I could still tell there was something not right about all that without fully knowing what satire was. All the Keaton stuff was a blur being so young but I distincly remember people not being happy about it. More depressing is rembering how long it took to get a Spider-Man movie made,there was actually a teaser trailer shown around that time before there was even a script. At various times between 1985 and 2000 you would hear rumors that they were about to start production with any number of actors/directors attached. Even when they were actually on set with Raimi and Maguire I thought it was bullshit yet again. It's crazy looking back and now realizing there have been five Spider-Man movies and have caster their third iteration. I'm not sure why I went on that Spider-Man rant out of nowhere. I think I'm just trying to say we're all awfully spoiled these days with comic movies compared to the 1980s when there were basically 2

Well thats executive talk for you they don't understand what the people want to see. There only good at crunching numbers

Underrated batman.

Lol

Was that really him lol

Mr. Plascencia looks like Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards hybrid. I’m so confused right now lol

"Its the car. Chicks dig the car" He even brought up the car in the interview XD

Just a slightly better time than this shit show now

Couldn't agree more. I thought that was what was missing from the Nolan movies. Gotham City as a sunny Chicago just didn't work.

iHatebologna59 Hmm, exactly! I was watching the 1966 Batman movie. Even that movie had an intro in noir style (and it looks cool) meaning it was the best atmosphere for any Batman movie.

daustin8888 hmm...exactly. What I loved about Arkham Asylum was that it was very realistic (something that fans today want in all comic book superhero movies since Nolan's TDK trilogy), yet faithful to the comics and has the gothic noir style that fits Batman. The early Detective Comics days of Batman had both pulp fiction and gothic literature themes.

daustin8888 yeah, noir and gothic

The Dark Knight and Batman Begins and Frank Miller's Batman Year One did this pulp noir aspect quite well too

geekrockrats Ghostbusters 2 was good. Sadly underrated.

don't be embarrassed ghost busters and batman are both essential ingredients for a happy childhood.

I love both.

I wonder why people tend to forget Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when they talk about Summer '89.

​@@philipzamora4259 not enough merchandising, and still suffering from the backlash of Temple of Doom 5 years earlier.

Dole Nethie I was only 6 in 1989

same here, I was 6

I was 10...

I was only 2. I’d say 11 was probably a great age to be in 1989. You likely still had your sense of wonder and likely little jadedness at things when the most product-heavy movie of all time came out. I only remember flashes at ages 2 & 3.

I was born 😒

Wrong Dark knight films are inferior in ever way

you’re absolutely correct. I also think Burton did the best at creating Gotham and it’s overall appearance

Batman animated series took many inspiration from Batman 89 and it was refined and passed on to further Batman projects whether it is animation, movies or games. They refined and evolved the concept and ideas of Tim Burton along with adding new ideas.

These new batman modern movies was a total flop! They can't top the real hype of 1989 film this was batmania 89 bro!

Axel NA you got that one right

No arguments their i will always love this movie.

Till the Dark Knight trilogy was made....

@@hnduil no, the dark knight trilogy is overrated

@@raymondsolisjr.1262 tell me you live in nostalgia without telling me you live in nostalgia

Really wish I could’ve been around to see it.

Summer of 1989 was Magic. Remember it if it was yesterday. Also was my final year in JHS going to HS in Fall of 89.

Terminator part 2, Phantom menace, was close.

Terminator 2 blew it into dust.

@@peterlenham3180 Nah the Batman Hype in 89' was unreal.

Aye the best joker imo.

I disagree Gary

Jack Nicholson's Joker is a legend

happier too, and more social

3/4 americans weren't overweight back then

...;;;that's what my GRANDMOTHER'''...said....son...don't you EAT''...none of this ...Foods they'''re....serving T/Public...nowAdays ...FDA...don't care NOTHING about you ...''ORGANIC''...or what ever LABEL''...they wanna put on it ...its all ..''B-a-d-''...that includes McDonald's-i,.e,.''Burger-King-...CHECKERS''...Big-Boys-''...Jack-in-T/Box,..its what they FEED the CattLe''...they Fatten''-..'''em...up ...pass it on to you ...GRANDMA-...stayed down on the farm grew her own fruits & vegetables ...was ...103...when she passed ...

@@PedalToTheMetal61888 what's with all the periods?

@@bottegabo2898 ...TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ME ...my ...Dear...Man...MADAM...no...it started way Back in ...'''GRAMMER'''...schooL...Mrs. Orinski...would pull out that ...RULER ...and smacK...your HAND ...if you didn't ...DOT...your...i.''s...cross...your...'''T''-s...''OUCH'''...woman...''LOL-'''...see...ya...!?...

Chloe Moretz anyone ? lol

that's one radical dude

Not to mention 5:03. Nothing says "late '80s" quite like a girl in a hipster hat.

Not more than that smoker 6:13

He almost look like Hayden Christensen.

Why do many people keeping saying that? Sure, the 80s were a nice time, but don't forget the amount of serial killers, homophobia, racism (obviously), etc. There was never a "times were simpler". Each generation is different and some of those people can't seem to understand that. Because they only reflect on the good things from each past generation, and then saying all the negative things about this generation. Some of those people are ungrateful. (In my opinion) At least things are more better now.

@@thatoddone321 Homophobia is one of the best aspects about the 80s.

@ThatOddOne321 MUHHH RACISM AND HECKIN HOMOPHOOOBIAAAAAA!!!!! no seriously that made the 80s better

Mario U 80's: Fuck. What? You told me to do it.

Just to point out that Jack Nicholson's star power wouldn't be enough to save the film. The movie would have to be really good. Luckily it was.

You just put the image of Warren Beatty in a batsuit and Dustin Hoffman dressed up as Robin into my head.

THE BANDIT THE BANDIT Bill Finger . Bob Kane is a Thief

@@juangarza5069 how

Born in 93 too. I saw Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, along with Dark Knight / Rises / Batman V Superman / Josstice League and soon The Batman theatrically, but I wish I got to see Batman and Batman Returns when it came out.

It wasn't just one event. It's happened a few times. But I understand what you're saying. You can't live you're life in fear. But I'll be honest with you,I am kinda cautious about seeing "Batman v Superman" on opening night,because of what happened with "The Dark Knight Rises".

True. You always take a chance no matter what you do in life. There's always a risk,but you can't let it control your life. I totally understand. I guess it's just my anxiety/panic attack problem making me think that way.

Lol I know what you're saying :) I've just gotta learn to deal with my negative thoughts better,I guess.

Don Ray you can't think like that all the time. Besides it's still rare those things happen especially in a movie theater. If you get consumed by that all the time you will never want to go out.

Don Scott just cuz it happened once in Colorado doesn't mean it's gonna happen in movie theaters all across the country

Bit more than that. Top tier music

@Guardian Studios When I went to see BATMAN and the music creeping in. I'll never forget it.

@Mosquito in your ears Best music ever

The first 3 minutes are from CNN's "Showbiz Today." 2:57 thru 5:41 is from Movietime (the precursor to today's E! channel). CNN follows, from 5:42 to 9:21. CNN's Headline News channel covers the movie's premiere at 9:22 to 11:52. Detroit TV channel WJBK (Ch. 2) covers the opening of the movie at 11:53 to 14:42. This is followed by a CNN report about the Batman comic at 14:43 to 16:20. The little interview bit at the end of the video (16.21 to end) is from Movietime.

Thank you so much for your help!!

I was 10 and I remember this being the biggest movie of that year. I had all the toys (except the bat mobile and the batwing).

Imagine thinking that these days.

Same