Batman (1989)

Trivia: The words "put this on right now" on the red mask used by Vicky at the museum were written by director Tim Burton.

Trivia: The Joker's line in the museum of wanting 'My face on the one dollar bill' was originally going to have a pay-off during the parade scene. While everyone was grabbing at the money (and then getting poisoned by the Smylex gas in the Joker's balloons), Knox was going to catch one of the bills and see that it, and all the other ones the Joker was tossing out, were actually fakes with the Joker's face on them.

Trivia: According to the production staff, the Joker's original name of 'Jack Napier' is a play on the word 'jackanapes', meaning a foolish person or a jester.

Trivia: Allegedly, Adam West and Julie Newmar (the 1966 Batman and Catwoman) were approached to play Thomas and Martha Wayne in the flashback where they're killed by a young Jack Napier. There's debate about how far this idea got, as Adam West later said no one ever contacted him about doing such a cameo, and that if they had, he'd have likely turned the offer down. Coincidentally, both actors would later go on to play Bruce's parents in the subsequent cartoon adaptation "Batman: The Brave and the Bold."

Trivia: Danny Elfman has described this as the most difficult film in his career to score, particularly as nobody outside of Tim Burton wanted him on the project, as he was known for scoring only comedy films beforehand.

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Trivia: Michael Keaton had to wear a separate cowl with shorter ears for the scenes where he gets in and out of the Batmobile. The vehicle's sliding canopy feature had been designed based on his pre-costume measurements, and it was only once filming had started that the crew realised they hadn't thought to measure him again while in the batsuit, so they could account for how much extra height the ears added.

Trivia: The Batmobile went through the full process of being designed, drawn up, signed off on, and built at full scale, before someone thought to ask "Wait, where's the door?" Since the designs called for giant intake vents where the doors were supposed to be, nobody had thought about how Batman was supposed to get in and out of his vehicle. The team quickly came up with the alternate idea of having the Batmobile's canopy slide open like a jet fighter so he could climb in.

Trivia: Michael Keaton could not hear anything while wearing his Batsuit.

Trivia: When the film was announced, a lot of people thought that Michael Keaton was a poor choice for the role of Batman, because in the 1980s, he was only known for his comedic roles. Batman fans were so against the casting choice the 50,000 protest letters were sent to the Warner Brothers offices. Even Bob Kane, who created Batman, felt that Keaton was a bad choice.

Trivia: Before making this film, Michael Keaton and director Tim Burton had never read a "Batman" comic before.

Trivia: Before the character was excised from the film, Kiefer Sutherland was offered the role of Dick Grayson/Robin.

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Trivia: Michael Keaton hated the suit because he could not turn his neck and also he was claustrophobic.

Trivia: In order to make the bat boots, Nike air 3 trainers were used.

Trivia: The name Jack Napier was a nod to Alan Napier who played the role of Alfred in the Batman TV show.

Trivia: Before the film was released, fans paid for a ticket at theaters just to see the trailer and leave.

Trivia: Brad Dourif, best known as the voice of killer-doll Chucky from the "Child's Play" films and the tragic Billy from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", was considered for the role of The Joker early in the production.