Tim BurtonTim Burton, a.k.a. Ex-Mr. Helena Bonham-Carter, knows dark, weird, and wacky. Prior to helming the dark rebirth of Batman, Burton directed Pee-Wee's Big Adventure in 1985 and Beetlejuice...

Sam HammThe screenwriter of Batman has the best name ever: Sam Hamm. It's so fun to say Sam Hamm we can't stop saying Sam Hamm.Sam Hamm.But's someone more important to the Batman script than Green-...

A Guber-Peters Company Production, distributed by Warner Bros. Batmen don't have a long lifespan. Michael Keaton was Batman for three years. Christian Bale was Batman for seven. George Clooney, mer...

Gotham City and Alan FurstGotham City was shaped by set designer Alan Furst. Literally. Sam Hamm's script described Gotham looking as if "Hell erupted through the pavement and built a city." (Sourc...

Danny Elfman, With a Soundtrack by PrinceDanny Elfman is a little musical elf to the Santa Claus that is Tim Burton, delivering us delightfully creepy little films wrapped up in pretty packages, li...

During the summer of 1989, everyone was swept up in Batmania, the term given to the film's insane success at the box office, with merchandise, and fans who literally shaved the bat signal into thei...