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Plot

In this first sequel to 1989's Batman, the Caped Crusader (Michael Keaton) is up against the Penguin (Danny DeVito), the hideously deformed scion of a wealthy Gotham City family. The Penguin plots with evil businessman Max Schreck (Christopher Walken) to become mayor and then turn Gotham into a cathedral of crime. Upon overhearing these plans, Schreck's mousy secretary Selena Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer) is tossed from a high-rise window by her boss. Rescued by a covey of kittens, Selena transforms into the leather-clad Catwoman. In this guise, she teams with the Penguin and Schreck to divvy up their ill-gotten gains and help discredit Batman-but she also has her own scores to settle. Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens, Vincent Schiavelli and Jan Hooks play significant bits, while Pat Hingle and Michael Gough make returns as, respectively, Commissioner Gordon and Alfred the Butler.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for brooding, dark violence.
Genre(s):
Fantasy
Run Time:
126min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/05/2003
DVD Release Date:
04/30/1997
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Themes:
Disfigured Criminals,Haunted By the Past,Double Life,Femmes Fatales,Criminal's Revenge,Righting the Wronged
Tone:
Disturbing,Hallucinatory,Dreamlike,Moody,Atmospheric,Goth,Stylized
Keywords:
Superhero,deformity,disfigurement,good-vs-evil,journalism,millionaire,photography,pollution,revenge,villain
Country of Origin:
USA (06-19-1992)
Language:
English