Batman (1989): 15 Shocking Facts You Totally Missed

Batman (1989): 15 insane behind-the-scenes facts you never knew Michael Keaton's Bat-Suit had Nike Air Trainers painted black underneath. The Batmobile started as a rusted 1967 Chevy Impala pulled from a London junkyard. Batman was so dark that the UK had to invent an entirely new film rating just for this movie. Robin Williams was used as leverage to pressure Jack Nicholson into signing. It worked. Williams refused to work with Warner Bros for nearly a decade afterward. Jack Nicholson negotiated Lakers home games into his contract and walked away with an estimated $60 to $90 million. The iconic Bat-Suit was so restrictive Keaton couldn't turn his head, so he told Burton the character moves his whole body instead. That became Batman's signature movement. The script was still being faxed to London two weeks before filming ended. The cathedral finale was built by the producer without telling Tim Burton, forcing the entire ending to be reverse-engineered around a set that already existed. 50,000 protest letters flooded Warner Bros when Keaton was cast. The line "I'm Batman" was never in the script. Keaton improvised it on set. And the bonus: Tim Burton's own collaborator estimated only 50% of the finished film was actually Burton's vision. He called it his least favorite of his own movies. ⏱ Timestamps in the chapters below 👇 Comment which fact blew your mind