Deliberate mistake: When the penguin goes into the cemetery, he bumps a tombstone and it moves. Almost certainly a tribute to legendarily poor director Ed Wood, who Tim Burton later directed a biopic of - this exact thing happened in one of his films. (00:39:15)
Batman Returns (1992)
1 deliberate mistake
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Christopher Walken, Danny DeVito, Michael Gough, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer
Continuity mistake: Just before Batman takes his mask off at the end, the black makeup around his eyes vanishes while the mask is still on. (01:48:20)
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Trivia: The shot where the monkey walks down the stairs to give The Penguin the letter from Batman took many shoots to complete, because Danny DeVito's makeup frightened it.
Question: Why is Penguin coughing up green stuff before he dies? And is that his blood?
Chosen answer: It is suppose to be his blood.
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Answer: It is poison from Shrek's factory.