Monday, November 28, 2011

Deleted Scene:
"Is it Halloween?"

Another scene shot for the film but ultimately dropped from the final cut involved Batman rescuing a small girl in an alley during the escape from Joker's museum goons. Here is the scene from the script:

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For years, the only visual evidence of the scene came from pictures like those shown in the movie book written by John Marriot-

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And in cards from both the first and second sets of Topps Batman Movie trading cards-

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But thanks to the Anthology DVD set, we now have video of at least part of this scene! This snippet was tucked away in one of the documentaries and is easily missed in the set:

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Deleted Scene:
"Kids Playing Batman..."

Originally, a brief scene featuring Vicki Vale encountering a group of children dressed as "Batmen" immediately followed the reveal of the batsignal to the Gotham news agencies-

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Though cut from the final print, the scene was fully filmed. A shot from the scene can be found in the Topps Batman Series 2 trading cards-

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