Batman 1989
Batman
1989, PG-13
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Sam Hamm
Screenplay by Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren
Batman, Tim Burton’s 1989 revival, follows the life of billionaire-turned-vigilante Bruce Wayne. Witnessing the violent murder of his parents by a mugger on the streets of Gotham City, the child Bruce vows to personally fight crime. He dons the gothic armored suit of a bat to strike fear into their hearts. Meanwhile, the criminal upper class is ruled by crime boss Grissom. When Batman involves himself in a mafia war, underboss Jack Napier is horribly scarred. Swept up in the insanity that is Batman, he reinvents himself as the super villain grotesque—Joker.