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batman returns (1992)

batman returns
Batman Returns
PG-13
Action
Fantasy

Release Date
June 19, 1992
Director
Tim Burton
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

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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