Show Business: The Caped Crusader Flies Again

Big, dark and flamboyant, the movie Batman aims to bring Gotham City's favorite cave dweller to majestic life

By Richard Corliss Monday, June 19, 1989

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That is the hope of all involved, that the character who began as a Superman clone will have inspired a daring new work. And if this summer's audiences agree, who knows? Moviegoers of the future may refer to this film as Batman I.