Batman (1989)
from The Last Action Heroes Hosted by The Last Action Heroes
Some say they can’t be killed. Some say they drink blood. Others simply say they are psychotic vigilantes…watchful protectors over the best and worst of retro action cinema. We are THE LAST ACTION HEROES and this episode we’re suiting up to stalk the shadowy, crime ridden streets of Gotham in Tim Burton’s 1989 franchise maker BATMAN!! Orphaned at an early age, lonesome brooding billionaire Bruce Wayne now stalks the twilight cityscape of Gotham as caped crime fighter Batman, sowing the seeds of fear and justice against the criminal underworld. However, with journalists Vicki Vale and Alexander Knox on his tail and following a fateful encounter at Axis Chemicals one night, the Bats legend is about to become reality with the emergence of a new type of villain with a taste for the theatrical: The Joker! What follows is a bat-shit (excuse the pun) crazy and insanely fun comic book romp that would set the template for action hero cinema for years to come and make a visionary young director every bit a household name as his pop culture creations. With truly excellent, trauma ridden lead performances from Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson, a uniquely dark and oppressive take on Gotham and a questionably upbeat, New Wave soundtrack from none other than Prince, join BJORN-man, A-LEONfred, Harvey DANt and JESPER aka: ‘Bob the Goon’ as they take on the film that singlehandedly kicked every other 80s era action hero square in the bollocks! Gentlemen…let's broaden our minds! ---------- Find us on Twitter: @TL_ActionHeroes Or find us on Instagram: @thelastactionheroespodcast
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