Directed by Tim Burton Written by Bob Kane Sam Hamm Warren Skaaren Cast Michael Keaton ... Batman / Bruce Wayne Jack Nicholson ... Joker / Jack Napier Kim Basinger ... Vicki Vale Robert Wuhl ... Alexander Knox Pat Hingle ... Commissioner James Gordon Billy Dee Williams ... Harvey Dent Michael Gough ... Alfred Pennyworth Jack Palance ... Carl Grissom Jerry Hall ... Alicia Hunt Tracey Walter ... Bob the Goon Lee Wallace ... The Mayor William Hootkins ... Lt. Eckhardt Richard Strange ... Goon Carl Chase ... Goon Mac McDonald ... Goon (as Mac Macdonald) George Lane Cooper ... Goon Terence Plummer ... Goon Philip Tan ... Goon John Sterland ... Accountant Edwin Craig ... Rotelli Vincent Wong ... Crimelord #1 Joel Cutrara ... Crimelord #2 John Dair ... Ricorso Christopher Fairbank ... Nic George Roth ... Eddie Kate Harper ... Anchorwoman Bruce McGuire ... Anchorman Richard Durden ... TV Director Kit Hollerbach ... Becky Lachele Carl ... TV Technician (as Lachelle Carl) Del Baker ... Napier Hood Jazzer Jeyes ... Napier Hood Wayne Michaels ... Napier Hood Valentino Musetti ... Napier Hood Rocky Taylor ... Napier Hood Keith Edwards ... Reporter Leon Herbert ... Reporter Steve Plytas ... Doctor Anthony Wellington ... Patrolman at Party Amir M. Korangy ... Wine Steward (as Amir Korangy) Hugo Blick ... Young Jack Napier (as Hugo E. Blick) Charles Roskilly ... Young Bruce Wayne Philip O'Brien ... Maitre D' Michael Balfour ... Scientist Liza Ross ... Tourist Mom Garrick Hagon ... Tourist Dad Adrian Meyers ... Jimmy, Tourist Son David Baxt ... Dr. Thomas Wayne Sharon Holm ... Mrs. Wayne Clyde Gatell ... Other Mugger Jon Soresi ... Medic Sam Douglas ... Lawyer Elliott Stein ... Man in Crowd Denis Lill ... Bob the Cartoonist (as Dennis Lill) Paul Birchard ... Another Reporter Paul Michael ... Cop Uncredited Cast Priscilla Cory ... Candy Walker Harold Coyne ... Gotham City Pedestrian Clive Curtis ... Goon in Bell-Tower Serena Destouche ... Extra Pat Gorman ... Cop at Axis Chemicals John Ketteringham   Roy Lansford ... Party Guest Talking to Vicki Vale Pam Rose ... Party Guest at Wayne Manor Rachel Ryan ... Corpse Christian Wolf-La'Moy ... Taxi Driver / Joker's Car Owner Produced by Peter Guber Barbara Kalish Chris Kenny Benjamin Melniker Jon Peters Michael E. Uslan Original Music by Danny Elfman

Additional Info Premiere: June 19, 1989 Theatrical Release: June 23, 1989 DVD Release: August 22, 1997 Blu-ray Release: March 10, 2009 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (presents) (as Warner Bros.) The Guber-Peters Company (as A Guber-Peters Company Production) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (produced in association with) (as PolyGram Pictures) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1989) (USA) (theatrical) Warner Home Video   (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Warner Home Video   (1989) (USA) (video) (pan and scan) CBS   (1992) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Cartoon Network   (2005) (USA) (TV) (Toonami) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (2 disc collection) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (4 film set) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (included in 'Batman: The Movie Anthology 1989-1997') Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (included in '4 Film Favorites: Batman Collection') Warner Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray steelbook) Warner Home Video   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (25th anniversary) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 7.3 / 10 Reviewers 9.0 / 10 Reviewers 9.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #320 / 7,392 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 15 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Page Views Today 1 This Week 2 This Month 6 This Year 6 All Time 3,855