OCTOBER 2 & 5
This movie set the standard for modern blockbusters based on comic book crime-fighters. The first big-budget depiction of the caped crusader, it opened amid a frenzy of publicity and marketing, and broke box office records. Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in the title role, with original songs by Prince added to the score by Danny Elfman. Jack Nicholson steals the show as the Joker. (“Where does he get those wonderful toys?”)
1989
Rated PG-13