Batman Returns

Deliberate mistake: When the penguin goes into the cemetery, he bumps a tombstone and it moves. Almost certainly a tribute to legendarily poor director Ed Wood, who Tim Burton later directed a biopic of - this exact thing happened in one of his films. (00:39:15)

Deliberate mistake: After Batman destroys The Penguin's controlling system and breaks the TV screen he is 4 meters away from a narrow alley. Shot changes and he's now downtown driving around the city, Then there's a POV shot of him driving towards the narrow alley again, though he is now many meters behind. Then back to shots of him driving downtown until he finally arrives at the narrow alley. It adds up for pace, but it's very awkward indeed.

Sacha

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Continuity mistake: Just before Batman takes his mask off at the end, the black makeup around his eyes vanishes while the mask is still on. (01:48:20)

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Selina Kyle: Ok, Intimidate me, bully me if it makes you feel big. I mean it's not like you can just kill me...
Max Shreck: Actually, it's a lot like that.

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Trivia: The shot where the monkey walks down the stairs to give The Penguin the letter from Batman took many shoots to complete, because Danny DeVito's makeup frightened it. According to one interview DeVito gave with Jonathan Ross, on the first take, the monkey even tried to bite him... right on the groin. Thankfully his padded suit prevented any bodily damage.

Hamster

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Answer: It isn't. If you look at when he dies you will see that he has cuts on his face that are bleeding red. The blue liquid is more like a bile, probably similar to saliva.

Chosen answer: It is part of the mutation that caused his peculiar appearance.

MasterOfAll

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