BATMANIA - In the Shadow of the Bat (German TV Documentary)

Started by Batman, Mon, 4 Jul 2011, 16:10

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Just got pointed out this this documentary shown on German TV in 1989 covering the phenomenon.
Nearly 25 minutes of unique footage, probably never aired outside of that broadcast.

Enjoy!





If anyone needs any explanations or wants specific passages translated, let me know.

Good find! Really gives you a sense of how big Batmania was at the time. It would have been nice to have an English edition.

Huh? No one else watched this yet? ???
It's full of golden footage!

I watched it when you first posted it.  I apologize for not leaving a comment.   It is indeed a rare find and a very interesting look at the impact the film had on pop culture.

Quote from: THE BAT-MAN on Sun, 10 Jul  2011, 20:42
I watched it when you first posted it.  I apologize for not leaving a comment.   It is indeed a rare find and a very interesting look at the impact the film had on pop culture.

Ditto!

Anything worth discussing in it, then? ;)

Life-size motorized Toy Biz Batmobile (was it ever made?)
Smug Papparazzi leaking set pictures
Jon Peters planning to make Batman a trilogy, like Star Wars
Michael Keaton arriving for press tour in Munich
etc...

This is ...just wow! I've never seen this before! Great find. Hey Ral, this is one for the Hall of Fame.  ;)

Quote from: Grissom on Fri, 15 Jul  2011, 02:13
This is ...just wow! I've never seen this before! Great find. Hey Ral, this is one for the Hall of Fame.  ;)

We have a Wall of Fame? ...must get one...