Batman (1966)
CRASH! POW! ZAP! - these were all familiar "fight scene" phrases used in
the 1960's Batman series as well as in the Batman movie of that same era.
The 1966 Batman movie was a comedic view of the Batman myth. Using campy
dialog and plots, this humorous take on Batman became a huge success and
even now has a cult following. Adam West portrayed Batman, and to this day
is considered by most people to be the original Batman. Adding to the
movie's success was a cast of pure genius:
Cast List:
Adam West -- Batman/Bruce Wayne
Burt Ward -- Robin/Dick Grayson
Lee Meriwether -- Catwoman/Ms. Kitka
Cesar Romero -- The Joker
Burgess Meredith -- The Penguin
Frank Gorshin -- The Riddler
Alan Napier -- Alfred
Neil Hamilton(I) -- Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp -- Chief O'Hara
Plot:
The movie pits Batman and Robin against their 4 biggest foes: The Joker,
The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman. The Penguin has hatched a dastardly
plan to dehydrate the members of sort of a United Nations. With the help
of The Riddler, The Joker and Catwoman he kidnaps the inventor of the
dehydration machine and sets out to complete his plan. Bruce falls in love
with a beautiful Russian reporter, Ms. Kitka, who turns out to be
Catwoman. Batman and Robin succeed in capturing the villains, but not after
they have already dehydrated their targets. Batman and Robin must
re-hydrate the victims and save the day. The movie is filled with the
wonderful humor that was present on the tv series as well. Batman and
Robin make use of numerous vehicles and gadgets in this film, which in
turn prompted tons of vehicles and gadgets in the 4 new films.
Pics:
Here are some pics from both the 1966 movie and the tv series as
well:
Adam West as Bruce Wayne
West as Batman
West as Batman with Yvonne Craig as Batgirl
Julie Newmar as Catwoman
Yvonne Craig as Batgirl
Frank Gorshin as The Riddler
Burgess Meredith as The Penguin
Burt Ward as Robin
Ward again as Robin
Cesar Romero as The Joker
West prepares to scale the wall
The Batcave 
Adam West graces the cover of T.V.
Guide
Information about this movie can be found at the Internet Movie Database
at:Batman(1966)
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