Batman Returns is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy genre. It is the second installment in the original Batman film series, and follows the events of the 1989 summer smash hit, Batman. The film was directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters based on a story treatment plotted out by Waters and Sam Hamm. The movie was produced by PolyGram Pictures and Warner Bros. and released theatrically in the United States on June 19th, 1992. Batman Returns stars Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne, better known as Batman. Other returning actors to the series include Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth and Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon. This film features two primary antagonists taken from the comics, which includes Michelle Pfeiffer as the vinyl-clad seductress Catwoman and Danny DeVito as the grotesque Oswald C. Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. Also taking on a villainous role in this movie is Christopher Walken as criminal business mogul Max Schreck.
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