Batman

Trivia: Cesar Romero refused to shave his moustache for the role of Joker, so it's still visible under his makeup.

Trivia: The Batmobile could not go faster than 40mph.

Trivia: During the fight on the Penguin's sub a stuntman fell off and cracked his head open on the bottom of the water.

Trivia: Lee Meriwether is the only supervillain in the film who did not appear on the Batman television show in the same character; she was cast as Catwoman after Julie Newmar had already signed on to another project and could not break the contract.

Trivia: The Batboat was a Glastron V-174, built in Texas. With all the modifications, it took 31 days to build.

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Trivia: The Batcopter was a G3B-1 model of the Bell 47 helicopter. It was leased for $750 a day for five days from National Helicopter Service. Though it looks cool, the wings added for the Super Hero effect decreased the available power by 50%.

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: When the Batmobile is going to park (before the bomb scene) there is a sign saying "Mobey Dick Parking Only". When he is later carrying the bomb and passes by the Batmobile the sign is not there.

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Quotes

Batman: Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.

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Questions

Answer: The timeline of the movie is important to consider. The 1966 film began production while season 1 of the TV series was being aired. Eartha Kitt didn't play Catwoman until season 3. According to the TV show "Biography", Newmar was suffering from a back injury and unable to reprise her role for the movie. But she was able to recover by the time they started shooting the 2nd season. So, for the movie they hired Meriweather.

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Answer: Of the three actresses that portrayed Catwoman, Julie Newmar was the first in the TV series and Eartha Kitt assumed the role after Newmar became unavailable. Lee Meriwether played the character in the movie. All were "guest stars," not regular cast members, so their availability would constantly change as they did other TV shows, movies, plays, etc. Show creator William Dozier originally wanted to first film and release a feature-length Batman movie, using it like a pilot, to introduce the Batman character, then launch the TV show based on it. However, the studio, 20th Century Fox, wanted the TV series first, so the movie was delayed until after the successful first season. During the movie's filming timeframe, Newmar was unavailable (various reasons have been reported about why she did not reprise the role) and Meriwether was cast.

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