Directed by Tim Burton Written by Bob Kane   Sam Hamm   Warren Skaaren   Cast Michael Keaton ... Batman / Bruce Wayne Jack Nicholson ... Joker / Jack Napier Kim Basinger ... Vicki Vale Robert Wuhl ... Alexander Knox Pat Hingle ... Commissioner Gordon Billy Dee Williams ... Harvey Dent Michael Gough ... Alfred Jack Palance ... Grissom Jerry Hall ... Alicia Tracey Walter ... Bob the Goon Lee Wallace ... Mayor William Hootkins ... Eckhardt Richard Strange ... Goon Carl Chase ... Goon Mac McDonald ... Goon (as Mac Macdonald) George Lane Cooper ... Goon Terence Plummer ... Goon Philip Tan ... Goon John Sterland ... Accountant Edwin Craig ... Rotelli Vincent Wong ... Crimelord #1 Joel Cutrara ... Crimelord #2 John Dair ... Ricorso Christopher Fairbank ... Nic George Roth ... Eddie Kate Harper ... Anchorwoman Bruce McGuire ... Anchorman Richard Durden ... TV Director Kit Hollerbach ... Becky Lachele Carl ... TV Technician (as Lachelle Carl) Del Baker ... Napier Hood Jazzer Jeyes ... Napier Hood Wayne Michaels ... Napier Hood Valentino Musetti ... Napier Hood Rocky Taylor ... Napier Hood Keith Edwards ... Reporter Leon Herbert ... Reporter Steve Plytas ... Doctor Anthony Wellington ... Patrolman at Party Amir M. Korangy ... Wine Steward (as Amir Korangy) Hugo Blick ... Young Jack Napier (as Hugo E. Blick) Charles Roskilly ... Young Bruce Wayne Philip O'Brien ... Maitre d' Michael Balfour ... Scientist Liza Ross ... Mom Garrick Hagon ... Dad Adrian Meyers ... Jimmy David Baxt ... Dr. Wayne Sharon Holm ... Mrs Wayne Clyde Gatell ... Other Mugger Jon Soresi ... Medic Sam Douglas ... Lawyer Elliott Stein ... Man in Crowd Denis Lill ... Bob the Cartoonist (as Dennis Lill) Paul Birchard ... Another Reporter Paul Rothery ... Cop (as Paul Michael) Uncredited Cast Chris Andrews ... Election Ceremony Patron Ann Barrass ... Onlooker in Front of City Hall Willy Bowman ... Crimelord Chris Bunn ... Gambler at Wayne Manor Party Kenneth Coombs ... Waiter Priscilla Cory ... Candy Walker Harold Coyne ... Gotham City Pedestrian Clive Curtis ... Goon in Bell-Tower Jim Delaney ... Election Ceremony Patron Serena Destouche ... Extra Stephanie English ... Woman in Green Coat Albert Evansky ... Crimelord #3 Lynda Fisher ... Woman in Gotham Pat Gorman ... Cop at Axis Chemicals Kit Hillier ... Election Ceremony Patron Barrie Holland ... Party Guest at Wayne Manor Lew Hooper ... District Attorney Alday Malcolm Johns ... Election Ceremony Patron John Ketteringham   Roy Lansford ... Party Guest Talking to Vicki Vale Lech Majewski ... Crimelord #3 Paul Markham ... Gallery Patron Debbie Mills ... Candy Walker Tony O'Leary ... Election Ceremony Patron Quentin Pierre ... Election Ceremony Attendee Pam Rose ... Party Guest at Wayne Manor Rachel Ryan ... Amanda Keeler Larry Sheppard ... Election Ceremony Patron Master Sken ... Swordsman Joker Goon Byron Sotiris ... Parade Spectator Guy Standeven ... Man in Audience at Townhall Jimmy Star ... Election Ceremony Patron Fred Stroud ... Party Guest at Wayne Manor John Triplett ... Waiter Reg Turner ... Police Officer Harry Van Engel ... Reporter Christian Wolf-La'Moy ... Taxi Driver / Joker's Car Owner Fred Wood ... Parade Spectator Produced by Peter Guber   Barbara Kalish   Chris Kenny   Benjamin Melniker   Jon Peters   Michael E. Uslan   Original Music by Danny Elfman

Additional Info Premiere: June 19, 1989 Theatrical Release: June 23, 1989 DVD Release: August 22, 1997 Blu-ray Release: March 10, 2009 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (presents) (as Warner Bros.) The Guber-Peters Company (as A Guber-Peters Company Production) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (produced in association with) (as PolyGram Pictures) Distributors Warner Bros.   (1989) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1992) (USA) (TV) Cartoon Network   (2005) (USA) (TV) (Toonami) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) The Sci-Fi Channel   (2000) (USA) (TV) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2019) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) Warner Bros. Television   (1992) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Warner Home Video   (1989) (USA) (video) Warner Home Video   (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (included in 'Batman: The Movie Anthology 1989-1997') Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (2 disc collection) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (4 film set) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (included in '4 Film Favorites: Batman Collection') Warner Home Video   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (steelbook) Warner Home Video   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (25th anniversary) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 7.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.4 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #462 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 15 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 6 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #458 The Suicide Squad (2021) #459 Dumb And Dumber (1994) #460 Fast Five (2011) #461 Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992) #462 Batman (1989) #463 Maleficent (2014) #464 Men In Black II (2002) #465 Inside Man (2006) #466 Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)