Batman
Movie, 1966, Adam West, Set in 1966
Batman is #1 of 26 in release order and #1 of 26 in chronological order in the Batman.
The story
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Batman recap
Batman and Robin get a tip that a yacht carrying the inventor Commodore Schmidlapp is in danger, and the rescue turns out to be a trap: the yacht is a hologram and a shark attacks Batman on the Batcopter ladder until he drives it off with shark repellent spray. Four villains have joined forces as the United Underworld: the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman. They have kidnapped Schmidlapp and taken his dehydrator, a device that reduces people to dust. Catwoman, posing as a Soviet journalist named Kitka, charms Bruce Wayne so the gang can kidnap him. The villains escape their traps in a submarine disguised as a penguin, and the Dynamic Duo survive an exploding buoy, a torpedo attack and a bomb that Batman cannot get rid of anywhere on the docks.
Batman ending explained
The villains dehydrate the nine members of the United Nations Security Council and steal them in vials. Batman and Robin chase the submarine, force it to the surface with a sonic charge and beat the gang in a brawl on deck; Catwoman is unmasked as Kitka, to Bruce's dismay. The dust of the council members gets mixed together, and when they are rehydrated, each speaks the others' languages and has the others' habits. Batman and Robin slip out a window.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Batman
Batman is streaming on YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%
Where it fits
What to watch before Batman
Nothing. Batman (1966) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own. Batman itself is optional in the Batman order.
Cast
- Adam West as Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Burt Ward as Robin (Dick Grayson)
- Lee Meriwether as The Catwoman (Kitka)
- Cesar Romero as The Joker
- Burgess Meredith as The Penguin
- Frank Gorshin as The Riddler
- Alan Napier as Alfred
- Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon
- Stafford Repp as Chief O'Hara
- Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet Cooper
- Reginald Denny as Commodore Schmidlapp
- Milton Frome as Vice Admiral Fangschliester
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson.