8 9 ▁feature ▁film ▁Bat man , ▁played ▁by ▁Kim ▁Bas inger . ▁Se an ▁Young ▁was ▁originally ▁cast ▁as ▁V icki ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁bow ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁injury ▁from ▁a ▁horse - rid ing ▁scene ▁that ▁was ▁ultimately ▁deleted ▁from ▁the ▁film . ▁When ▁the ▁movie ▁begins , ▁V ale ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁Goth am ▁City ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁story ▁on ▁Bat man , ▁but ▁she ▁soon ▁becomes ▁rom ant ically ▁involved ▁with ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ▁( Michael ▁Ke aton ), ▁una ware ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁Bat man ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁person . ▁She ▁later ▁becomes ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁J oker ▁( Jack ▁Nich ol son ) ▁when ▁he ▁becomes ▁obs essed ▁with ▁her . ▁Event ually ▁V icki ▁does ▁learn ▁Bruce ' s ▁secret ▁identity ▁and ▁is ▁present ▁during ▁Bat man ' s ▁final ▁confront ation ▁with ▁J oker ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City ▁C athedral . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Alfred ▁Pen ny worth ▁( Michael ▁G ough ) ▁ch auff eurs ▁her ▁to ▁Wayne ▁Man or ▁to ▁await ▁Bruce ' s ▁return ▁once ▁the ▁night ' s ▁crime ▁fighting ▁is ▁done . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁early ▁script ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁sequ el ▁Bat man ▁Returns , ▁written ▁by ▁Sam ▁Hamm , ▁V icki ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁return ▁again ▁as ▁Bruce ' s ▁love ▁interest . ▁However , ▁the ▁script ▁was ▁finally ▁scra pped ▁and ▁V icki ▁didn ' t ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁but ▁is