Vintage Newspaper Clippings: "What's Next" USA Weekend May 5-7, 1989

Here's a quick snippet on the merchandise attached to the film from the May 5-7, 1989 edition of USA Weekend. Note that this was published before the film helped move Batman away from "Pow! Splat! Kapow!" and "Holy ______ Batman!". :)

Video Feature: Entertainment Tonight "Bat-Merchandise" Segment

A segment from the March 21, 1989 edition of Entertainment Tonight focusing on the merchandising of the film. The '89 Bat-flick was one of the most brilliantly merchandised movies of all time- This video gives just a small taste of it.

Oh- And make sure to take a close look at the Toy Biz Batman Movie toys shown in this segment! They are the original prototypes for the line and are not the final production pieces.

Video Feature: MTV's "Steal The Batmobile" Contest Promo

"If you've got the cojones, we've got the car". A special video promo announcing MTV's "Steal the Batmobile" contest. I would love to know who won this and what happened to the car (sans engine) afterward.

Merchandise Spotlight: Hot Toys DX09 Michael Keaton Batman 12" Figure

Just got this guy in over the weekend... Here's a video showing our thoughts on it, followed by a plethora of pictures. ;)

Video Feature: "Writing The Novelization"

Not really sure where this was originally shown... but here's a small interview segment focusing on the novelization of the film-