Q 01/05

Who directed the 1989 Batman film?

A) Richard Donner

B) Tim Burton

C) Sam Raimi

D) Joel Schumacher

Answer · why

B) Tim Burton

Tim Burton was hired by Warner Bros. after Pee-wee's Big Adventure, but the studio only greenlit Batman once Beetlejuice became a hit in 1988.

Q 02/05

Who plays the Joker in Batman (1989)?

A) Willem Dafoe

B) Robin Williams

C) Tim Curry

D) Jack Nicholson

Answer · why

D) Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson. He had been the studio's first choice for the Joker since 1980, and a producer began courting him on the set of The Witches of Eastwic...

Q 03/05

Why did fans protest when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman?

A) He mocked comics

B) He did comedies

C) He seemed old

D) He did television

Answer · why

B) He did comedies

He did comedies. Fans who pictured the star of Mr. Mom and Beetlejuice in the cowl feared the film would be as camp as the 1960s television series.

Q 04/05

Which producer suggested Michael Keaton after seeing his dramatic turn in Clean and Sober?

A) Michael Uslan

B) Peter Guber

C) Jon Peters

D) Benjamin Melniker

Answer · why

C) Jon Peters

Jon Peters. He argued that Keaton had the right "edgy, tormented quality" for Bruce Wayne, and the director, who had just made Beetlejuice with him, a...

Q 05/05

In Batman (1989), the Joker declares that 'this town needs' what?

A) A hero

B) An enema

C) A facelift

D) A good laugh

Answer · why

B) An enema

An enema. He is ranting about Batman at the time, asking what kind of world it is when a man dressed as a bat gets all his press.