BATMAN (1966)
MORGAN'S RATING
The archvillains of the United Underworld - The Joker, Penguin, Catwoman and Riddler - combine forces to dispose of Batman and Robin as they launch their fantastic plot to control the entire world. From his submarine, Penguin and his cohorts hijack a yacht containing a superdehydrator, which can extract all moisture from humans and reduce them to particles of dust. The first and only feature-length film from the popular 1960s television show.
Adam West (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Burt Ward (Robin/ Dick Grayson), Lee Meriwether (The Catwoman/Kitka), Cesar Romero (The Joker), Burgess Meredith (The Penguin), Frank Gorshin (The Riddler), Alan Napier (Alfred), Neil Hamilton (Commissioner Gord), Stafford Repp (Chief O'Hara), Madge Blake (Aunt Harriet Cooper), Reginald Denny (Commodore Schmidlapp), Milton Frome (Vice Admiral Fangschliester), Gil Perkins (Bluebeard), Dick Crockett (Morgan), George Sawaya (Quetch).
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE MOTION PICTURE SCREEN IN COLOR! ADAM WEST AS BATMAN AND BURT WARD AS ROBIN TOGETHER WITH ALL THEIR FANTASTIC DERRING-DO AND THEIR DASTARDLY VILLAINS, TOO!
FACTS PRODUCTION INFORMATION
RELEASE DATE: July 30th, 1966 (USA) DIRECTOR: Leslie H. Martinson.
WRITER: Lorenzo Semple Jr., and based on the comics by Bob Kane.
PRODUCER: William Dozier.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Charles B. Fitzsimons.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Nelson Riddle.
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox
QUOTES
Catwoman: You and your submarine! Look where it's got us now!
Penguin: Shut up, you feline floozy!
Robin: It looks bad, Batman. This brassy bird has us buffaloed.
CRITICAL COMMENT
Batman: They may be drinkers, Robin, but they're still human beings.
"Really misses the mark; the campy humor worked better in the TV series." -- Leonard Maltin
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