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Batman

Release Date: 1989
DVD Release Date: August 22, 1997 [Buy It]
Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren
Starring: Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Jack Nicholson as The Joker/Jack Napier, Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale, Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox, Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon, Billy Dee Williams as D.A. Harvey Dent, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero

Plot Outline: Batman begins his war on crime in Gotham City and faces his first major enemy, the Joker.

Batman Returns

Release Date: 1992
DVD Release Date: April 29, 1997 [Buy It]
Runtime: 126 minutes
Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: Daniel Waters and Sam Hamm
Starring: Michael Keaton as Batman/Bruce Wayne
Danny DeVito as Penguin
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman/Selina Kyle
Christopher Walken as Max Shreck
Michael Gough as Alfred

Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
MPAA Rating: PG-13

Plot Outline: Batman battles the Peguin and Catwoman.

Batman Forever

Release Date: 1995
DVD Release Date: August 22, 1997 [Buy It]
Runtime: 122 minutes
Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, and Akiva Goldsman
Starring: Val Kilmer as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Two-Face/Harvey Dent, Jim Carrey as Riddler/Edward Nygma, Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Chris O'Donnell as Robin/Dick Grayson, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon, Drew Barrymore as Sugar, Debi Mazar as Spice
Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for strong stylized action)

Plot Outline: Batman battles Two-Face and The Riddler with the help of a young circus acrobat turned sidekick.

Batman & Robin

Release Date: June 20, 1997
DVD Release Date: October 21, 1997 [Buy It]
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze/Dr. Victor Fries), George Clooney as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Chris O'Donnell as Robin/Dick Grayson, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley, Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl/Barbara Wilson, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
Genre: Action/Adventure, Superhero
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for strong stylized action and some innuendos)
Script at: Scifi Scripts

Batman Begins

Release Date: June 15, 2005
DVD Release Date: October 18, 2005 [Buy It]
Runtime: 140 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriter: David Goyer, Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale as Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Liam Neeson as Henri Ducard, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Gary Oldman as Lt. Jim Gordon, Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul, Katie Holmes as Rachel Dodson, Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow, Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone, Rutger Hauer as Richard Earle
Genre: Action/Adventure, Superhero, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense action violence, disturbing images & some thematic elements)
Official Website: BatmanBegins.WarnerBros.com
Poster: Teaser Poster
Reviews by: The Ramblings of Marx (A-), Chicago Sun-Times (4 out of 4), Chicago Tribune (3 out of 4), Coming Soon! (9 out of 10), ReelViews (3.5 out of 4), USA Today (2.5 out of 4)
News: "Grim Joker, Penguin in Batman Begins 2?" (12/01/05 - Comic Book Movie)
"Batman Begins Tops the DVD Charts" (11/01/05 - Superhero Hype)
"Christopher Nolan Interview - Batman Begins DVD and Sequel News" (10/12/05 - About.com)
"Scarecrow Back In Batman?" (8/11/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman Sequel Proceeds" (8/09/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Michael Uslan: Man Behind the Batman - Part 1" (8/04/05 - Superhero Hype)
"'Batman' Beats Witch at U.S. Box Office" (6/27/05 - Reuters)
"Batman Begins Sets New IMAX Record" (6/21/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Batman Begins Visits New Gotham" (6/16/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman Has A New Suit" (6/15/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Clearing Up The 'Batman' Sequel Rumours" (6/14/05 - Dark Horizons)
"Interview: Christian Bale 'Batman Begins'" (6/14/05 - Dark Horizons)
"Interview: David S. Goyer & Charles Roven 'Batman Begins'" (6/14/05 - Dark Horizons)
"Interview: Christopher Nolan 'Batman Begins'" (6/14/05 - Dark Horizons)
"Batman's Bale Faced Icy Danger" (6/14/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Christian Bale on Batman Begins" (6/13/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Freeman and Oldman on Batman Begins" (6/13/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Christopher Nolan on Batman Begins" (6/13/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Caine and Holmes on Batman Begins" (6/13/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Batman's Freeman No Gadget Guy" (6/13/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman's Caine Recalls Gough" (6/10/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman Weight Gain Raised Worries" (6/09/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Bale, Oldman Sign For Bat Sequel" (6/08/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman's Bale Is Private" (6/08/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman's Bale Knows His Comics" (6/06/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Comparing Bewitched And Batman" (6/06/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Goyer Unsure Of Bat Sequel" (6/02/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Murphy: Batman Begins With Nolan" (5/24/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Dynamic duo score big with 'Batman' teaming" (5/24/05 - Reuters)
"Latest Batman Begins Updates" (5/15/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"The Music of the Knight" (5/15/05 - James-Newton-Howard.com)
"Batman Begins Manhattan Promo Pics" (5/13/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"Batman Begins Trailer Description!" (4/24/05 - Superhero Hype!)
"New Batman Begins Movie Soundtrack" (4/24/05 - Superhero Times)
"Bale: A Drunk Hit Batmobile" (02/22/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Batman Has Strong U.K. Ties" (01/07/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Oldman Reveals Batman Spoiler" (01/06/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Bale Bulked Up For Batman" (01/05/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Morgan Freeman Talks Batman Begins" (12/07/04 - Latino Review)

Plot Outline: This movie explores the origins of the Batman legend. The main villains are Ra's Al Ghul and Scarecrow.

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