Batman is a 1989 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name by the late Bill Finger and the late Bob Kane. Produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film was directed by Tim Burton and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance. It was followed by Batman Returns in 1992.
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "The Joker" (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).
Victims[]
- Thomas Wayne - Shot by Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Martha Wayne - Shot by Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Johnny Gobs - Thrown off a building by Bruce Wayne/Batman off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Male Gangster - Shot by a police officer.
- Lieutenant Max Echkardt - Shot by Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Vicki Vale's Grandfather - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Vicki Vale's Grandmother - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Carl Grissom - Shot to death by Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Antoine Rotelli - Electrocuted by Jack Napier/The Joker with a hand buzzer.
- Vinnie Ricorso - Stabbed in the neck by Jack Napier/The Joker with a pen.
- Two Unnamed Male Police Officers - Shot to death by Joker's henchmen on the orders of Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Four Unnamed Male Mobsters - Shot to death by Joker's henchmen on the orders of Jack Napier/The Joker.
- Candy Walker - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, body seen.
- Amanda Keeler - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, body seen.
- Three Unnamed People - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, mentioned.
- Becky Nartia - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products.
- Unnamed Man - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, body seen.
- 13 Unnamed People - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, mentioned.
- Six Unnamed People - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poisoned products off-screen, mentioned.
- Six Unnamed Women - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poison gas.
- Nine Unnamed Men - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poison gas.
- Unnamed Man - Killed by an unknown man off-screen, body seen in a photo.
- Alicia Hunt - Thrown out a window by Jack Napier/The Joker off-screen, mentioned.
- 17 Unnamed Male Joker Henchmen - Blown up by Bruce Wayne/Batman with a bomb.
- Two Unnamed Men - Killed by Jack Napier/The Joker's poison gas.
- Two Unnamed Male Joker Henchmen - Fell on a news van after fell from the ropes that they were holding onto.
- Robert Hawkins/Bob the Goon - Shot by the Jack Napier/The Joker in a fit of rage.
- Unnamed Male Joker Henchman - Blown up by Bruce Wayne/Batman with a bomb.
- Lawrence - Accidentally committed suicide by jumping at Bruce Wayne/Batman but crashed through the floor and fell to his death.
- Unnamed Male Joker Henchman - Fell to his death after Bruce Wayne/Batman threw him off the stairs of a building and crushed by a falling bell.
- Jack Napier/The Joker - While he was hanging onto a helicopter high above ground, Bruce Wayne/Batman tied a gargoyle to his foot, causing him to let go and fall to his death.
Deaths[]
- Total - 85
- 51 Men
- 22 Victims of Unknown Genders
- 12 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Jack Napier/The Joker - 57 (Deceased)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman - 22 (Alive)
