Batman Returns June 18, 2011
Los Angeles, California 90036
Tim Burton's second and final foray into the Batman series is a rare example of a sequel outdoing the original. Darker in tone than Batman, and decidedly kinkier, this sequel—set with Gotham in all of its wintery, blighted creepiness—introduces two of the most memorable villains in caped crusader's long history. With deformed hands like fleshy lobster-claws, translucently pale skin, and an oddly-shaped, lumpy body, the Penguin (Danny De Vito) works as a pawn of the megalomaniacal Max Shreck (Christopher Walken). A vixen with metal claws and a form-fitting PVC suit, Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) has a vague desire to destroy Batman while acting out her sexual frustrations by climbing walls and snapping a leather whip. With a richly sardonic script by Heathers screenwriter Daniel Walters, Batman Returns offers blockbuster spectacle through a glass darkly.
This program is in conjunction with the current Tim Burton exhibition on view at LACMA.
Official Website: http://www.lacma.org/event/batman-returns
Added by Lacma on June 13, 2011