Merchandise Spotlight: Hot Toys DX08 Jack Nicholson Joker 12" Figure

DX08 Joker has arrived! Here's a video offering our thoughts on the figure, followed by a gaggle of pictures. Enjoy!





























































Herb Ritts Publicity Shot Tributes-

Vintage Newspaper Clippings: San Jose Mercury News Review By Glen Lovell -June 23, 1989

Check out this postive (and lengthy) review from the film from the June 23, 1989 edition of the San Jose Mercury. As with most reviews of the time, the writer compares the film to the 60's show quite a bit, something that didn't happen much with the later films. It just goes to show what a stigma the 60's show left on the Batman character... and just how much the 1989 film erased that moving forward.

Vintage Magazine Article: "Starlog" May 1989

An article from the May '89 issue of Starlog. The focus here falls mainly on actor Robert Wuhl and producer Jon Peters...

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.