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Batman 1989 quiz

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16 questions
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A quiz about the 1989 movie Batman starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palace, and Kim Basinger
1

Congratulations. You just saw Batman (1989)! Now, another moniker for Batman is The World's Greatest Detective. Let's see how good of a detective, you are, with this quiz about the movie. Good luck!

2

What is the name of the gunman, in this movie, who kills Bruce's parents, and would become the Joker?

Jack Naiper

Jack Napier

Naiper

Napier

Hard  5% got this right

This name of the Joker wasn't acknowledged, not confirmed, in DC Comics canon, until 2023!
3

Hugo Blick played young Jack Napier (not sure the spelling honestly) He has an extensive career in TV, to this day, mostly behind the scenes, as an EMMY & BAFTA nominated filmmaker and producer. While older Jack, was Jack Nicholson of course.

4

What is the name of the Prince song, playing in the scene where the Joker and his goons vandalize the museum?

Partyman

Batdance

Electric Chair

Trust

38% got this right

As a fan of art, this is the only scene in the whole movie that made Jack uneasy, even improvising sparing one of them.
5

Jack Nicholson took home a percentage of the film's profits as his paycheck. So estimated how many millions is that?

10
60
100

41% got this right

adjusted for inflation, today that would be $143 million bucks! Thats a lot of Goobers you can buy with that!
6

Some hardcore fans protested Michael Keaton's casting, way before the internet made that practice common place. Yes, that is a real flyer someone saved. lol!

7

What is the letter on the name of the phoney "Brand" product in Joker's mock commerical?

X

J

K

Z

Hard  20% got this right

Yes it was Brand X! (Oh no!)
8

What is the name of Joker's main goon?

Bob

Jon

Phil

Ron

Hard  31% got this right

Tracey Walter played Bob the Goon and is a friend of Jack
9

Name the city that Batman lives in and protects

Gotham City

Bludhaven

Coastal City

Metropolis

Easy  94% got this right

Based on real life places like New York and Chicago, over the years, in comics, its depicted as being in South Jersey
10

Name the chemical plant where the Joker was created, and he later used as a base to make his toxins

Access Chemicals

Axes

Axes Chemicals

Axis

Axis Chemicals

Easy  93% got this right

Jack Nicholson's Joker makeup was actually his face prosthetic, with makeup applied over it.
11

True or False: A drunk hooker tries to pick up a young boy at the beginning of the film, as a client

True

False

Who cares?

Why wasn't it me?

47% got this right

Michael Keaton was dating Michelle Phiefer at the time, and she lobbied for Vicky Vale, and failed...
12

What does Bruce Wayne leave at the site of his parents' murder in the film?

Two roses

Two daffodils

Two orchids

Two tulips

40% got this right

Batman 1989's iconic two roses scene inspired a comic book, "The Return of Bruce Wayne" in 2010
13

What does Batman say to the robber as he's holding him over the edge of the roof?

I'm Batman

I am fear

I am the night

I'm vengance

58% got this right

...however they split up, when she was cast in the sequel as Catwoman
14

One more because that $ one was unfair-ish? Also, a couple of those other phrases, were in the original script, but went unused until Batman: The Animated Series a few years later

15

What is the name of the actor who played Batman in the 1989 movie directed by Tim Burton?

Michael Keaton

Ben Affleck

George Clooney

Val Kilmer

71% got this right

Mel Gibson was the original choice but decline due to prior commitments. Pierce Brosnan was also considered.
16

Warner Brothers wanted Jack Nicholson for Joker, but Robin Williams lobbied for the part. He was offered it by WB, as a ploy to get Jack to make up his mind. When he did, Williams was dropped, and he was furious for years at Warner Brothers.