<P> Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber , based on the DC Comics character of the same name . It is the first installment of Warner Bros . ' initial Batman film series . The film stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker , alongside Kim Basinger , Robert Wuhl , Pat Hingle , Billy Dee Williams , Michael Gough and Jack Palance . The film takes place early in the title character 's war on crime , and depicts a battle with his nemesis the Joker . </P>
<P> Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber , based on the DC Comics character of the same name . It is the first installment of Warner Bros . ' initial Batman film series . The film stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman and Jack Nicholson as the Joker , alongside Kim Basinger , Robert Wuhl , Pat Hingle , Billy Dee Williams , Michael Gough and Jack Palance . The film takes place early in the title character 's war on crime , and depicts a battle with his nemesis the Joker . </P>
when did the first batman movie come out
when did the first batman movie come out
1989
1989