Batman - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Batman"
Batman (1989)
Timing:
2:6 (126 min)
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7.5/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Peter Guber
Producer
Jon Peters
Producer
Executive Producer
Benjamin Melniker
Executive Producer
Casting
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
John Evans
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
Nigel Phelps
Art Direction
Terry Ackland-Snow
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Costume Design
Bob Ringwood
Costume Design
Tony Dunsterville
Costume Design
Stunts
Stuart Clark
Stunts
Marc Boyle
Stunts
Bill Weston
Stunts
David Lea
Stunts
Eddie Powell
Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunts
Clive Curtis
Stunts
Dave Holland
Stunts
Paul Heasman
Stunts
Steve Dent
Stunts
Rick Lester
Stunts
Graeme Crowther
Stunts
Jim Dowdall
Stunts
Sy Holland
Stunts
Eddie Eddon
Stunts
Romo Gorrara
Stunts
Richard Graydon
Stunts
Sarah Franzl
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Peter Brace
Stunts
Terry Cade
Stunts
Tracey Eddon
Stunts
Tim Hegarty
Stunts
Nick Powell
Stunts
Tony van Silva
Stunts
Ken Barker
Stunts
Dorothy Ford
Stunts
Steve Whyment
Stunts
Mark McBride
Stunts
Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts
Tom Hegarty
Stunts
Production Design
Anton Furst
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Peter Young
Set Decoration
Stunt Driver
Christian Wolf-La'Moy
Stunt Driver
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Barbara Kalish
Associate Producer
Orchestrator
Second Assistant Director
Melvin Lind
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Sy Holland
Stunt Double
Sean McCabe
Stunt Double
Gerry Crampton
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
John Campbell
Camera Operator
Assistant Art Director
Michael Boone
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Supervising Sound Editor
Don Sharpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Cheryl Leigh
Script Supervisor
Electrician
Fred Brown
Electrician
Hairstylist
Jan Jamison
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Murray Close
Still Photographer
First Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Graham Churchyard
Assistant Costume Designer
Boom Operator
John Samworth
Boom Operator
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
Simon Harris
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Jack Stew
Foley Artist
Propmaker
Victor Anderson
Propmaker
Dialogue Editor
Paul Smith
Dialogue Editor
Art Department Assistant
Jenny Chartres
Art Department Assistant
Foley Editor
Rocky Phelan
Foley Editor
Rigging Grip
Bernie Hagadorn
Rigging Grip
Key Grip
Stuart Godfrey
Key Grip
Location Manager
Chris Brock
Location Manager
Grip
Patricia Gregory
Grip
Visual Effects Production Manager
Suzie F. Wiesmann
Visual Effects Production Manager
Carpenter
Jamie White
Carpenter
Story
Characters
Music Supervisor
Michael Dilbeck
Music Supervisor
Casting Assistant
Sally Osoba
Casting Assistant
Special Effects Technician
Philip Clark
Special Effects Technician
Makeup Designer
Nick Dudman
Makeup Designer
Third Assistant Director
Steve Millson
Third Assistant Director
Production Accountant
Brenda Coxon
Production Accountant
Songs
Sculptor
Eddie Butler
Sculptor
Gaffer
Chuck Finch
Gaffer
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Suzanne Reynolds
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Music Editor
Bob Badami
Music Editor
Focus Puller
Jonathan Taylor
Focus Puller
Production Sound Mixer
Tony Dawe
Production Sound Mixer
Second Assistant Sound
John Falcini
Second Assistant Sound
Assistant Script
Maggie Choyce
Assistant Script
Standby Painter
Roy Martin
Standby Painter
Conductor
Production Coordinator
Margaret Adams
Production Coordinator
Tailor
Tommy Nutter
Tailor
Scoring Mixer
Eric Tomlinson
Scoring Mixer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Peter Watson
Visual Effects Coordinator
Scenic Artist
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Visual Effects Editor
Russ Woolnough
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects
Derek Meddings
Visual Effects
Rigging Gaffer
Maurice Gillett
Rigging Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Billy Merrell
Best Boy Electric
Assistant Accountant
Chrissie Richardson
Assistant Accountant
Construction Buyer
Michael King
Construction Buyer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Annie Crawford
Wardrobe Supervisor
Assistant Sound Editor
Paula Connor
Assistant Sound Editor
Leonard Green
Assistant Sound Editor
Publicist
Gordon Arnell
Publicist
Unit Manager
Pat Harrison
Unit Manager
Rotoscoping Artist
Janice Body
Rotoscoping Artist
Production Runner
Max Brown
Production Runner
Title Designer
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Sound Editor
Draughtsman
David Allday
Draughtsman
Clapper Loader
Richard Brierley
Clapper Loader
Production Driver
Roy Clarke
Production Driver
Wardrobe Assistant
Len Alexander
Wardrobe Assistant
Dressing Prop
Les Benson
Dressing Prop
Les Andrews
Dressing Prop
Assistant Camera
Ali Asad
Assistant Camera
Projection
Charles Staffell
Projection
Floor Runner
Terry Shane
Floor Runner
Production Illustrator
Michael White
Production Illustrator
Catering
Robin Demetriou
Catering
What's left behind the scenes
- Alec Baldwin, Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, and Pierce Brosnan auditioned for the role of Batman. However, Mel Gibson was still the main candidate. But the actor preferred to star in "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989).
- Adam West, who had already donned the Batman costume in the 1966 television series, also wanted to play the lead role. However, the comic book author Bob Kane spoke in favor of Michael Keaton's candidacy.
- Designer Anton Furst mixed disparate architectural styles to give Gotham City a more sinister and grotesque appearance. The result exceeded all expectations.
- Approximately $750 million was earned from the sale of various merchandise (t-shirts, caps, toys, video games).
- Michael Keaton spent about two months preparing for the role, specifically studying kickboxing under the guidance of his trainer and stunt double, David Lee. As a result, Michael was able to perform almost all of the scenes without a stunt double. A double was only needed for filming scenes involving a heightened risk to life.
- Jack Nicholson received $60 million for the role of the Joker, not as a fee, but through profit participation, and continues to receive it to this day from every screening of the film, for which he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records. Danny DeVito made similar demands, but Warner Bros. management refused him.
- Tim Burton and Michael Keaton made a lot of revisions to the script during their work on the film. The most striking innovation was the famous phrase, “I’m Batman.” The original line was: “I am the night!”
- The very first screenplay for the film appeared back in 1980. Its author was Tom Mankiewicz, the screenwriter for "Superman" (1978). The Joker and the Penguin were listed as villains in Tom's screenplay, and Rupert Thorne and Barbara Gordon emerged as the plot unfolded. Robin was supposed to appear at the end of the film.
- The film based on Tom Mankiewicz's screenplay was supposed to be released in 1985, and its budget could have reached $20 million. Ultimately, a decision was made to freeze the project.
- In 1985, Tim Burton received an offer to work on realizing this screenplay. After reviewing Tom Mankiewicz's work, Burton decided to completely rewrite the screenplay. Together with his girlfriend, Julie Hickson, Burton crafted a 30-page story outline that received approval from the producers.
- Several screenwriters were tried until Warren Skaaren appeared on the horizon, with whom Burton worked on creating "Beetlejuice" (1988). However, his predecessor, Sam Hamm, was also proclaimed one of the film's screenwriters.
- Filming began in October 1988 and lasted only 12 weeks.
- Kim Basinger, the actress who played Vicki Vale, is only 7 cm shorter than Michael Keaton. To make Keaton appear taller, Kim was forbidden from wearing high heels.
- Michael Jackson was considered to work on the film's soundtrack. Jackson had to decline the offer due to his demanding concert tour schedule.
- Initially, the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, were planned to be the directors.
- Upon the film's release on video, viewers complained that it was too dark and gloomy, to the point that it was sometimes impossible to understand what was happening on screen. As a result, the video version had a brighter picture.
- The Batmobile was built on a Chevrolet Impala base, as previous attempts with a Jaguar and Ford Mustang had failed.
- The choice of Keaton for the lead role caused negative emotions among comic book fans, with approximately 50,000 letters of protest sent to the Warner Bros. office.
- Warner Bros. enlisted the support of Steve Englehart, who wrote a new screenplay in March 1986. Initially, it featured the Joker and Rupert Thorne as the main villains, with a cameo by the Penguin, Silver Cloud, and Dick Grayson.
- Englehart outlined the detailed plot in Strange Apparitions (ISBN 1-56389-500-5). Warner Bros. were delighted with it, but Englehart felt it was too much for a single film. Therefore, he removed the Penguin and Dick Grayson in his second draft of the screenplay, which was completed in May 1986.
- Originally, Sean Young was to play the role of Vicki Vale, but she was injured while horseback riding even before filming began. Tim Burton suggested replacing Young with Michelle Pfeiffer, but Michael Keaton, who had a relationship with Young, expressed that he would be uncomfortable with Pfeiffer. She later played the role of Catwoman in 'Batman Returns' (1992). Due to these complications, an urgent search began for another actress who could immediately participate in filming. John Peters suggested Kim Basinger, who immediately began filming.
- Tim Burton wanted Bob Kane to play an episodic role in this film, but the artist was unable to participate in the shooting. However, he drew a caricature of a clerk with a bat head, which was used in the film.
- Steven Spielberg wanted to make a Batman movie. He envisioned Harrison Ford as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Michael J. Fox as Robin/Dick Grayson, Tim Curry as the Joker, Dustin Hoffman as the Penguin, John Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Bert Reynolds as Commissioner James Gordon, and Martin Sheen as Harvey Dent.
- In the film, the Joker was the killer of Bruce Wayne's parents. In the comics, however, Joe Chill took on that responsibility. This oversight was corrected in the film 'Batman Begins' (2005).
- Burton hired Sam Hamm, who was a comic book fan, to rewrite the script. Hamm decided not to use the character's origin story in the script, believing that flashbacks were better suited for that purpose, and that 'revealing the mystery' would be part of the plot. Hamm replaced Silver St. Cloud with Vicki Vale and Rupert Thorne with his own invented character, Carl Grissom. He finished his script in October 1986, in which Dick Grayson was mentioned as a cameo, not as a recurring character. Hamm's script included a scene featuring a young James Gordon on duty the night Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered. But when Hamm's script was rewritten, the scene was removed.
- A plotline in which Gordon helps young Bruce Wayne cope with the death of his parents and investigates their murder was removed from the script. This was later reflected in the film 'Batman Begins' (2005).
- On the 63rd minute, when the Joker takes over the restaurant, one of the criminals leaves several red palm prints on a Rembrandt self-portrait, however, in the following two scenes the painting is clean again. Only after the third scene change do the prints reappear.
- Initially, Sean Young was to play the role of Vicki Vale, but she was injured while horseback riding before filming began. Tim Burton suggested replacing Young with Michelle Pfeiffer, but Michael Keaton, who had a relationship with her, expressed the opinion that he would be uncomfortable with Pfeiffer. She later played the role of Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns’ (1992). Due to these complications, a frantic search began for another actress who could immediately participate in the filming. John Peters suggested Kim Basinger, who immediately began filming.
- Steven Spielberg wanted to make a Batman movie. He envisioned Harrison Ford as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Michael J. Fox as Robin/Dick Grayson, Tim Curry as the Joker, Dustin Hoffman as the Penguin, John Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, and Burt Reynolds as Commissioner James Gordon, Martin Sheen as Harvey Dent.
- Burton hired Sam Hamm, a comic book enthusiast, to rewrite the script. Hamm decided not to use the character's origin story in the script, believing that flashbacks would be better suited for that purpose, and that the "reveal of the mystery" would become part of the plot. Hamm replaced Silver Cloud with Vicki Vale and Rupert Thorne with his own invented character, Carl Grissom. He completed his script in October 1986, in which Dick Grayson was mentioned as a cameo, not as a recurring character. Hamm's script included a scene featuring a young James Gordon on duty the night Bruce Wayne's parents were murdered. But when Hamm's script was rewritten, the scene was removed.
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