Batman (1989 movie) facts for kids

Batman is a superhero movie directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the DC Comics Batman. Michael Keaton plays Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jack Nicholson plays The Joker and Kim Basinger plays Vicki Vale. The movie was released in 1989.

Many top stars were considered for the role of Batman, including Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner, Charlie Sheen, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck and Bill Murray. Tim Burton was pressured to cast an obvious action movie star. Producer Jon Peters favored Keaton, arguing he had the right "edgy, tormented quality." Having directed Keaton in Beetlejuice, Burton agreed.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
United States	June 23, 1989
United Kingdom	August 11, 1989
Ireland	August 11, 1989
Australia	August 31, 1989
Belgium	September 13, 1989
France	September 13, 1989
Denmark	September 29, 1989
Spain	September 29, 1989
Netherlands	September 29, 1989
Portugal	September 29, 1989
Turkey	October 1989
Norway	October 5, 1989
Taiwan	October 7, 1989
Finland	October 20, 1989
Italy	October 20, 1989
Sweden	October 20, 1989
Brazil	October 26, 1989
West Germany	October 26, 1989
Greece	October 27, 1989
Hong Kong	November 2, 1989
Yugoslavia	November 21, 1989
Colombia	November 23, 1989
Argentina	December 14, 1989
Hungary	December 21, 1989
Japan	December 23, 1989
Uruguay	December 25, 1989
Poland	December 31, 1989
India	March 13, 1990
South Korea	July 7, 1990
Czechoslovakia	May 1, 1992

Related pages

• Batman
• The Dark Knight Trilogy
• Batman Returns
• Batman Forever
• Batman & Robin

Images for kids

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  Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the film's climatic confrontation

See also

In Spanish: Batman (película de 1989) para niños