The film featured a mix of practical effects, including 30 live African Penguins , animatronic puppets by Stan Winston, and early CGI for the bats.
Michael Keaton (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Michelle Pfeiffer (Catwoman/Selina Kyle), Danny DeVito (The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot), and Christopher Walken (Max Shreck).
After Max Shreck attempts to murder his secretary, Selina Kyle, she transforms into the lethal Catwoman to seek vengeance.
Set during the Christmas season in Gotham City, the story follows three main threads:
Abandoned as a child in the sewers, Oswald Cobblepot emerges to run for mayor, manipulated by the corrupt businessman Max Shreck.
, directed by Tim Burton , is widely considered one of the most distinctive and visually striking superhero films ever made. A sequel to the 1989 smash hit Batman , it leans heavily into Burton's gothic, "fabulist dementia" aesthetic, resulting in a dark, winter-themed fairy tale that has since become a cult classic. Film Overview Release Date: June 19, 1992.