Batman's 26th Anniversary this Tuesday.

[Grissom]

Tuesday marks the 30th Anniversary of this classic. Can't believe it's been so long. Sam Hamm provides fresh details on the changes and cut scenes from Batman '89. He said he had an ingenious way to introduce the batsignal but didn't really go into detail. Shame  it's a great read.


http://comicsalliance.com/sam-hamm-interview-batman-89-tim-burton/

[Grissom]

Happy 26th to a bona-fide classic BATMAN! Hollywood changed that year year and below is a nice overview.

Cheers to all Batfans!


http://www.heyuguys.com/wait-till-get-load-1989-year-changed-hollywood/

[Catwoman]

I nearly had a heart attack when I read 30th anniversary. DON'T DO THAT TO ME!

lol

But yes, cheers and Happy Birthday/Anniversary/whatever we want to call it!

[JokerMeThis]

Happy Birthday Batman '89!

26 years. That's no laughing matter. 

[The Laughing Fish]

Tuesday marks the 30th Anniversary of this classic. Can't believe it's been so long. Sam Hamm provides fresh details on the changes and cut scenes from Batman '89. He said he had an ingenious way to introduce the batsignal but didn't really go into detail. Shame  it's a great read.


http://comicsalliance.com/sam-hamm-interview-batman-89-tim-burton/

What Sam Hamm said about comic influences for the movie:

We wanted to do a "dark" Batman from the outset. Although we didn't consciously model our version on a particular storyline from the comics, I would probably cite the Denny O'Neil stories from the early '70s, like "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge", as an important tonal influence. Denny was plainly trying to reclaim the mystery of Batman and the homicidal insanity of the Joker, and he had lots of help from Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, et al.

In that story, the Joker escapes from jail and seeks to get revenge over five of his henchmen who ratted him out. The closest thing that comes close to that type of narrative in the film is Joker getting revenge over Carl Grissom for setting him up at Axis Chemicals.

Hamm originally wanted Vicki Vale to figure out Bruce was Batman...while she was dreaming!

I had originally handled the murder of Bruce's parents as a dream Vicki has after being spirited off to the Batcave and recognizing Bruce behind his cowl. The plotline of Vicki accidentally discovering Batman's identity by digging into Bruce's past was mostly lost in the finished picture.

I rather preferred the way it was eventually handled in the scene where Knox makes the discovery and warns Vicki not to take it personally when she leaves to confront Bruce.

[d_osborn]

Sam Hamm provides fresh details on the changes and cut scenes from Batman '89. He said he had an ingenious way to introduce the batsignal but didn't really go into detail. Shame 

It's in the first few drafts. Vale and Knox get Batman's attention by making a makeshift signal out of a searchlight and Batman costume cape from a Halloween store. 

[Grissom]

Thanks for the info! It would not have had the polished symbol that we actually saw in the film but cool nonetheless.