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12 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 75
13 Singer, Michael, Batman Returns: The Official Movie Book, © 1992, Bantam Books, New York, p. 12
14 Shapiro, Marc, “Gotham Cinema: When ‘Batman Returns’ Denise Di Novi’s Challenge is Producing the Big Picture,” Comics Scene # 28, p. 21
15 Archerd, Army, “Just for Variety,” Daily Variety, Aug. 6, 1990, p. 2
16 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
17 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
18 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
19 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 41
20 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
21 Ibid.
22 Shapiro, Marc, “Darker Nights When Batman Returns,” Fangoria # 114, p. 30
23 Ibid., p. 31
24 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 41
25 Ibid.
26 Shapiro, Marc, “Darker Nights When Batman Returns,” Fangoria # 114, p. 31
27 Ibid., p. 32
28 Ibid.
29 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
30 Shapiro, Marc, “Darker Nights When Batman Returns,” Fangoria # 114, p. 32
31 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knights in Gotham Again,” Starlog #178, May 1992, p. 42
32 Shapiro, Marc, “Darker Nights When Batman Returns,” Fangoria # 114, p. 30
33 Ibid. p. 32
34 Ibid. p. 62
35 Ibid.
36 —, “Short Takes,” Daily Variety, Sept. 3, 1991, p. 8
37 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
38 —, “Cursed Movie?” Syracuse Herald-Journal, Friday, June 19, 1992
39 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
40 Zehme, Bill, “Batman: As the Classic Comic Becomes a Movie, Its Star Contemplates Life in the Bat Lane,” Rolling Stone, June 29, 1989, p. 63
41 Shapiro, Marc, “Night Life,” Comics Scene # 29, p. 60
42 Ibid., p. 9
43 Singer, Michael, Batman Returns: The Official Movie Book, © 1992, Bantam Books, New York, p. 21
44 Warren, Bill, “Creator’s View,” Comics Scene # 27, June 1992, p. 35
45 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
46 Ibid.
47 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
48 —, “Keaton, DeVito Set For ‘Batman’ Sequel,” Daily Variety, Feb. 25, 1991, pg. 1
49 —, “Short Takes,” Daily Variety, April 19, 1991, pg. 3
50 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
51 Broeske, Pat H. and Anne Thompson, “Big-Game Hunting: Clawing for Catwoman—Many Actresses, Including Sean Young, Lena Olin, and Cher, Showed Interest in the Role That Went to Michelle Pfeiffer,” Entertainment Weekly #78, Aug. 9, 1991
52 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
53 Ibid.
54 Broeske, Pat H. and Anne Thompson, “Big-Game Hunting: Clawing for Catwoman—Many Actresses, Including Sean Young, Lena Olin, and Cher, Showed Interest in the Role That Went to Michelle Pfeiffer,” Entertainment Weekly #78, Aug. 9, 1991
55 Salisbury, Mark, editor, Burton on Burton, © 1995 Faber & Faber Ltd., United Kingdom, p. 104
56 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
57 —, “Short Takes: Young Didn’t Fit WB’s Vision of Catwoman,” Daily Variety, July 26, 1991, p. 3
58 Camilli, Doug, “Burton better run if Young ever gets her wish,” The Montreal Gazette, Apr 10, 1993, pg. D2
59 Carr, Jay, “Pfeiffer, Young Seek Purrfection,” The Boston Globe, May 17, 1992, pg. 99
60 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
61 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
62 Ibid.
63 Portman, Jamie, “Kinky Catwoman Purr-fectly Delightful,” Toronto Star, June 14, 1992, pg. A16
64 Ibid.
65 —, “Hollywood,” Weekly Variety, July 29, 1991, p. 9
66 Pollack, Joe, “Bad Kitty! Michelle Pfeiffer Shows Her Claws as Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 19, 1992, pg. 1G
67 Ibid.
68 Ibid.
69 Goldberg, Harold “Flashes,” Entertainment Weekly #122, Jun 12, 1992
70 Pollack, Joe, “Bad Kitty! Michelle Pfeiffer Shows Her Claws as Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 19, 1992, pg. 1G
71 Ibid.
72 Weinraub, Bernard, “’Batman’ Villain Takes Stardom With Grain of Salt,” The Houston Chronicle, June 27, 1992, pg. 1
73 Archerd, Army, “Just for Variety,” Daily Variety, Sept. 27, 1991, p. 2
74 —, “Reubens Penguin’s Dad in ‘Batman Returns,’” Daily Variety, Oct. 2, 1991, p. 3
75 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 42-43
76 Shapiro, Marc, “Gotham Cinema: When ‘Batman Returns’ Denise Di Novi’s Challenge is Producing the Big Picture,” Comics Scene # 28, p. 17-18
77 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knights in Gotham Again,” Starlog #178, May 1992, p. 46
78 Ibid.
79 Warren, Bill, “Creator’s View,” Comics Scene # 27, June 1992, p. 33
80 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knights in Gotham Again,” Starlog #178, May 1992, p. 46
81 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
82 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
83 Ibid.
84 Shapiro, Marc, “Night Life,” Comics Scene # 29, p. 9
85 Gaul, Lou, “Michael Keaton Has His Own Timing, Rhythm and Spin,” The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, p. C-4
86 Daly, Steve, “Caped Couture: Tim Burton and His Thoughts on Batman Returns—A Preview of What’s to Come in the New Batman Sequel,” Entertainment Weekly #115, Apr 24, 1992
87 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
88 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Peters
burg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
89 Vaz, Mark Cotta, “A Knight at the Zoo,” Cinefex # 51, August 1992, p. 37
90 Ibid., p. 38
91 Lindstrom, Jan, “Dressing the Part: Designers Define Character Through Clothing,” Daily Variety, Nov. 21, 1997, p. 34
92 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
93 Warren, Bill, “Creator’s View,” Comics Scene # 27, June 1992, p. 34
94 Ibid.
95 Landis, Deborah Nadoolman, Costume Design, © 2003 Rotovision, East Sussex, England, p. 121
96 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
97 Pattyson, John and Mike Meadows, producers, directors & writers, “The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin,” Batman Returns DVD, Pattyson/Meadows Productions, © 1992 Warner Bros. Inc.
98 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
99 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
100 Pattyson, John and Mike Meadows, producers, directors & writers, “The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin,” Batman Returns DVD, Pattyson/Meadows Productions, © 1992 Warner Bros. Inc.
101 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
102 —, “’Batman’ Wraps,” Daily Variety, Feb. 21, 1992, pg. 42
103 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
104 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 44
105 Pollack, Joe, “Bad Kitty! Michelle Pfeiffer Shows Her Claws as Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 19, 1992, pg. 1G
106 Singer, Michael, Batman Returns: The Official Movie Book, © 1992, Bantam Books, New York, p. 21
107 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 41-42
108 Gaul, Lou, “Michael Keaton Has His Own Timing, Rhythm and Spin,” The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, p. C-4
109 Shapiro, Marc, “Night Life,” Comics Scene # 29, p. 11
110 Pattyson, John and Mike Meadows, producers, directors & writers, “The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin,” Batman Returns DVD, Pattyson/Meadows Productions, © 1992 Warner Bros. Inc.
111 Weinraub, Bernard, “’Batman’ Villain Takes Stardom With Grain of Salt,” The Houston Chronicle, June 27, 1992, pg. 1
112 Ibid.
113 Hackett, Larry, “For Pfeiffer as Catwoman, It’s Keen to Be Mean; Actress Pauses to Reflect on Her Strong Character,” Austin American Statesman, June 17, 1992, pg. D8
114 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
115 Hackett, Larry, “For Pfeiffer as Catwoman, It’s Keen to Be Mean; Actress Pauses to Reflect on Her Strong Character,” Austin American Statesman, June 17, 1992, pg. D8
116 Pattyson, John and Mike Meadows, producers, directors & writers, “The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin,” Batman Returns DVD, Pattyson/Meadows Productions, © 1992 Warner Bros. Inc.
117 Pollack, Joe, “Bad Kitty! Michelle Pfeiffer Shows Her Claws as Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns,’” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 19, 1992, pg. 1G
118 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
119 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
120 Gaul, Lou, “Michael Keaton Has His Own Timing, Rhythm and Spin,” The Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, p. C-4
121 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knight Director,” Starlog #180, July 1992, p. 44
122 Ibid., p. 45
123 Hackett, Larry, “For Pfeiffer as Catwoman, It’s Keen to Be Mean; Actress Pauses to Reflect on Her Strong Character,” Austin American Statesman, June 17, 1992, pg. D8
124 Portman, Jamie, “Kinky Catwoman Purr-fectly Delightful,” Toronto Star, June 14, 1992, pg. A16
125 Hackett, Larry, “For Pfeiffer as Catwoman, It’s Keen to Be Mean; Actress Pauses to Reflect on Her Strong Character,” Austin American Statesman, June 17, 1992, pg. D8
126 Archerd, Army, “Just for Variety,” Daily Variety, Oct. 10, 1991, p. 2
127 —, “In a League of Their Own,” Daily Variety, July 28, 1992, p. 61
128 Vaz, Mark Cotta, “A Knight at the Zoo,” Cinefex # 51, August 1992, p. 38
129 Pattyson, John and Mike Meadows, producers, directors & writers, “The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin,” Batman Returns DVD, Pattyson/Meadows Productions, © 1992 Warner Bros. Inc.
130 Nasr, Constantine, producer, “Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight—Dark Side of the Knight,” Batman Returns DVD, New Wave Entertainment, © 2005 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
131 Ibid.
132 Bennett, Ray, “Special Effects: Hollywood’s Still Playing for Effect: From WB’s ‘Batman’ to ‘Alien,’ Everyone Loves to Turn a Trick,” Daily Variety, Jan. 18, 1993, p. 34
133 Warren, Bill, “Creator’s View,” Comics Scene # 27, June 1992, p. 36
134 Ibid., p. 35-36
135 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
136 Shapiro, Marc, “Dark Knights in Gotham Again,” Starlog #178, May 1992, p. 45
137 —, “Flatman Returns,” Weekly Variety, Jan. 27, 1992, p. 74
138 —, “’Batman’ Wraps,” Daily Variety, Feb. 21, 1992, pg. 42
139 Lipper, Hal, “Batrobe: Costumes For Latest Movie Are Technological Marvels,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jun 25, 1992, pg. 4
140 Singer, Michael, Batman Returns: The Official Movie Book, © 1992, Bantam Books, New York, pg. 12
141 —, “’Batman’ Wraps,” Daily Variety, Feb. 21, 1992, pg. 42
142 Rothman, Matt, “F/X Blending Digital Tech With Tradition,” Weekly Variety, March 1, 1993, p. 27
143 Varela, Alan, “A Brief Lexicon of Sound,” Daily Variety, April 18, 1997, p. 38
144 Johnston, Sheila, “High Tech in Short Supply: Equipment Manufacturers ‘Swamped,’” Weekly Variety, June 23, 1997, p. 35
145 Broeske, Pat H., “Bat Blizzard: Batman Returns Launches Promotional Blitz—The Film Will Spend $45 Million on Marketing,” Entertainment Weekly #123, Jun 19, 1992
146 Ibid.
147 —, “Holy Marketing Mania,” USA Today, May 12, 1992, pg. 09A
148 Broeske, Pat H., “Bat Blizzard: Batman Returns Launches Promotional Blitz—The Film Will Spend $45 Million on Marketing,” Entertainment Weekly #123, Jun 19, 1992
149 Arar, Yardena, “When Batman Returns, So Will Thousands of Spinoff Consumer Goods,” The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec May 9, 1992, pg. C.3
150 Pendleton, Jennifer, “WB’s Hopes Ride on Bat Sequel,” Daily Variety, April 16, 1992, p. 22
151 Fabrikant, Geraldine, “Why Studios Bet On the Summer Blockbuster; With Big Debts and Big Budgets, Hits are More Critical Than Ever,” The New York Times, July 3, 1995, p. A.37
152 Arar, Yardena, “When Batman Returns, So Will Thousands of Spinoff Consumer Goods,” The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec May 9, 1992, pg. C.3
153 —, “Lite Knights: The Big-Screen Batman Might Be Too Dark a Presence for Young Kids. But There’s a Kinder, Gentler Caped Crusader in These Old Movies, TV Shows, and Cartoons on Video,” Entertainment Weekly #127, Jul 17, 1992
154 Joret, Karine & Gregory W. Miller, “Warner Bros. and DC Comics Team Up for `Batman Returns’ Anti-Piracy Campaign; Batman Licensed Product to Include Hologram Security Device.” PR Newswire, New York, Apr 22, 1992, Sec. 1. pg. 1
155 Arar, Yardena, “When Batman Returns, So
Will Thousands of Spinoff Consumer Goods,” The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec May 9, 1992, pg. C.3
156 —, “’Batman Returns’ Just In Time For Warner Bros.,” The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 1992, pg. B5
157 Elias, Thomas D., “`Batman’ producers sue Warner’s,” Scripps-Howard News Service, St. Petersburg Times, May 20, 1992. pg. 2D
158 Horn, John, “Producers of `Batman’ Sue Warner Bros. Claiming Breach of Contract,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mar 28, 1992, pg. 5B
159 Ibid.
160 Ibid.
161 Lipper, Hal, “A Cat, a Bat and a Diabolical, Dirty Bird.” St. Petersburg Times, June 19, 1992, pg. 21
162 Ibid.
163 —, “Soundtrack,” Weekly Variety, June 15, 1992, p. 15
164 Wells, Dominic, “Dark Knight Marks New Chapter in Batman’s Seven Decade Screen Career,” The (London) Sunday Times, July 12, 2008
165 Busch, Anita M., “’Batman’ Lightens Up,” Daily Variety, May 5, 1995, p. 14
166 —, “’Batman Returns’ Just In Time For Warner Bros.,” The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 1992, pg. B5
167 Fleming, Charles, “’Batman’ Advances to the Front,” Weekly Variety, June 22, 1922, p. 3
168 —, “’Batman Returns’ Just In Time For Warner Bros.,” The Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 1992, pg. B5
169 Frook, John Evan, “’Batman’ Dips Worry Exhibs,” Weekly Variety, July 20, 1992, p. 7
170 Weinraub, Bernard, “Two at the Wheel of the Batmobile,” The New York Times, Jul. 5, 1992, p. A.5
171 Ibid.
172 McCarthy, Todd, “Batman Returns,” Daily Variety, June 16, 1992, p. 4
173 Maslin, Janet, “Batman Returns; A Sincere Bat, a Sexy Cat and a Bad Bird,” The New York Times, Jun 19, 1992, p. C.1
174 —, “Crix’ Picks: Critics Unmask Diverse Views of ‘Batman,’” Weekly Variety, June 22, 1992, p. 10
175 Pendleton, Jennifer, “’Batman’ Returns With Big Sales Push,” Daily Variety, Nov. 7, 1991, p. 3
176 Frook, John Evan, “’Batman’ Dips Worry Exhibs,” Weekly Variety, July 20, 1992, p. 7
177 Salisbury, Mark, editor, Burton on Burton, © 1995 Faber & Faber Ltd., United Kingdom, p. 113
Chapter Eight: BATMAN FOREVER
“There was more newsprint on the nipples and codpieces than anything I’ve ever seen! What’s wrong with our culture?”