Justice is always darkest before the dawn.
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
FantasyActionCrimedual identitydouble lifechemicalcrime fightersuperherovillainbased on comicvigilantemobsterorganized crimecriminalsuper power
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Character
Earnest, resolved, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Michael KeatonBatman / Bruce Wayne
- Jack NicholsonJoker / Jack Napier
- Kim BasingerVicki Vale
- Robert WuhlAlexander Knox
- Pat HingleCommissioner Gordon
- Billy Dee WilliamsHarvey Dent
- Michael GoughAlfred
- Jack PalanceGrissom
- Jerry HallAlicia
- Tracey WalterBob the Goon
Crew
- Tim BurtonDirector
- Warren SkaarenScreenplay
- Sam HammScreenplay
- Roger PrattDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Ray LovejoyEditor
- Peter GuberProducer
- Jon PetersProducer
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