- Release Date:
- June 19, 1992
- Director:
- Tim Burton
- Cast:
- Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy
- Rating:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 126
- Main Genre:
- Action
- Studio:
- Warner Bros.
- Writers:
- Bob Kane, Daniel Waters, Sam Hamm
- Tagline:
- The The Bat, the Cat, the Penguin
- Franchise:
- DC
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Summary
Batman faces a new villain, The Penguin, who is warped and deformed - but violently seeks acceptance by Gotham society. Penguin is joined in his evil plot by crooked businessman Max Schreck who is coerced into helping Penguin become the Mayor of Gotham. Meanwhile, Schreck's secretary, Selina Kyle is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious woman with a similar dual-personality to that of Batman. While Batman is fighting Schreck and Penguin, he struggles to determine whether Catwoman is friend or foe.
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