Adam West, Burgess Meredith, Burt Ward

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.

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PG, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson

Release Date: July 30, 1966

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DVD Release Date: April 23, 2002

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  • August 15, 2009
    "you just cant get rid of a bomb some days." this is definitely the kind of flick that is soooo bad that its good, but this film was obviously intended to be bad. from exploding sharks, to suicidal dolphins, to the pentagon selling a nuclear sub to a guy with no address, nothin...( read more)g in this film is supposed to be taken seriously. having said all of that, the batman fan in me has fun watching this flick. sometimes i just pop it in for some campy and light hearted fun.
  • June 30, 2009
    I'd be completely oblivious if I failed to mention how ridiculous this movie (I'm talking Ed Wood ridiculous) is but at the same time it's so much damn fun. At the same time if the whole series came out on DVD tomorrow I'd grab it in a heartbeat. West and Ward's delivery is nonse...( read more)nsically fun ("Support your police! That's our message!") and Lee Meriwether was smoking hot. Say what you want about this incarnation of Batman, but it beats the shit out of Schumacher's take...
  • November 10, 2008
    #4 BATMAN movie ever
  • September 5, 2008
    me like classic silly supercamp batman... oh yeah!
  • July 23, 2008
    OK, it might not be the greatest movie, but it is one of the awesomest movies ever. Only in 'Batman' could intelligent writers come up with some of the most illogical situations and cheesiest dialog committed to screen.

    A Yacht disappears in Gotham Harbour ("How can a yacht si...( read more)mply disappear... unless, it was never really there!"). On board was a 'superdehydrator', a machine that can extract the moisture from any living being, and in of the most logical displays of logic ever, Batman and friends logically come to the (correct) conclusion that the culprits are the combined forces of Penguin, Joker, the Riddler and Catwoman, apparently intent on world domination.

    'Batman is scene-after-scene of pure brilliance - great situations, and the greatest dialog ever. 'Batman' is very funny, but only if you appreciate and enjoy the style, otherwise you will hate it. But only those who lack a sense of awesomeness would not like it, and who is really so un-awesome, that they can't even find the captioned fights just that little bit amusing?

    Awesome, simply awesome
  • November 19, 2009
    It's a campy adaption of the most beloved comic book character of all time. It is laughable at best, having little relation to the original storytelling, aside from some of the costuming. I have no idea what was trying to be attempted here, but it certainly wasn't Batman.
  • November 13, 2009
    Holy Home Run! This movie will knock your socks off.
  • November 11, 2009
    Hey....he's a bat. how is that not funny?
  • November 7, 2009
    Saw this when I was a little girl with my parents.I see Adam West in person with my husband in 1992.
  • November 3, 2009
    Un clasico de los churros. No se la pierdan... se van a reir de lo ridicula que es... jaja
    Pum! zam! cuas!

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  • brokenupsociety
    January 7, 2008
    I was very familier watching it on TV but I didn't know it came out as a movie after that until I saw the DVD in stores and I pick it up looked at it and I thought cool it was like I did'nt notice at first then I bought it. But the TV series I think was more popular cause it was big but now it's on the bigger screens.
  • aral
    December 23, 2006
    Nah i dont think so what Micheal Keaton gives us is a copy of peter parker,thanks to tim burton,batman begins is the best batman movie ever,yeah they use technology stuff a lot,but it doesnt change it is the batman tone,it'll stay like that.. and this movie,i definetely wanna watch it,because it's cool and definetely better than burton..
  • alexgouf
    June 4, 2006
    This movie is so fun. Even if you don't like the Batman show, it's worth checking out if only for the stupidly unforgettable lines such as "some days you just can't seem to get rid of a bomb!"
  • Onino
    May 29, 2006
    As a movie fan your opinion is definitely a valid one, as film student you should consider reading or familiarizing yourself with some of the original work of "BATMAN" creator "Bob Kane". Even though the legendary "Dark Knight" made his public debut in the 1939 comic book "Detective Comics" the artistic vision of creative team writer "Bill Finger" and artist "Bob Kane" was grimmer and darker than the one portrayed in Adam West's movie or tv series. They conceive "BATMAN" as kind of a thrilling detective story which was such a popular movie and novel genre back in those days. Therefore I respectfully disagree that Adam West is and will forever be the best "BATMAN". In my humble evaluation I believe that none other than Michael Keaton is unquestionably been so far the best actor to have grace the screen with his singular portrayal of this pop culture icon. I strongly recommend Alex Ross's "BATMAN: War On Crime" is an absolute stunning work of art, such as yourself. God that was corny;P

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