Batman (1966)

5 visible crew/equipment mistakes - chronological order

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Starring: Cesar Romero, Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family

Visible crew/equipment: As the Batcoper emerges from its hangar, multiple crew and equipment are reflected in the cockpit's glass bubble. (00:04:05)

johnrosa

Visible crew/equipment: When Batman is running to get rid of the bomb, when he runs past some windows you can briefly see the camera and its stand in the reflection. (00:59:55)

Marcus CaptainSlow Belicchi

Visible crew/equipment: In the final fight scene on top of the submarine you can see the ripples and shadows on the painted sky backdrop behind the submarine. (01:31:05)

Visible crew/equipment: As the Bat copter is approaching the yacht, in the frame is a crew member, either a member of the yacht's crew...or production crew. He apparently realises he is on camera and ducks down behind a railing.

John M Baran

Visible crew/equipment: As the Batboat preps to leave, the rotor wash of the camera chopper is visible playing across the water, and as it takes off, the blades of the chopper are visible as it tries to catch up to the boat.

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Mistakes

Revealing mistake: When the Penguin is sliding down the zip line, just before he hits Batman you can see Batman throwing a punch at nobody, he is swinging at empty air.

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Quotes

Batman: Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.

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Trivia

Trivia: Cesar Romero refused to shave his moustache for the role of Joker, so it's still visible under his makeup.

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Questions

Question: Why didn't Julie Newmar or Eartha Kitt reprise the role of Catwoman?

Answer: The timeline of the movie is important to consider. The 1966 film began production while season 1 of the TV series was being aired. Eartha Kitt didn't play Catwoman until season 3. According to the TV show "Biography", Newmar was suffering from a back injury and unable to reprise her role for the movie. But she was able to recover by the time they started shooting the 2nd season. So, for the movie they hired Meriweather.

Bishop73

Answer: Of the three actresses that portrayed Catwoman, Julie Newmar was the first in the TV series and Eartha Kitt assumed the role after Newmar became unavailable. Lee Meriwether played the character in the movie. All were "guest stars," not regular cast members, so their availability would constantly change as they did other TV shows, movies, plays, etc. Show creator William Dozier originally wanted to first film and release a feature-length Batman movie, using it like a pilot, to introduce the Batman character, then launch the TV show based on it. However, the studio, 20th Century Fox, wanted the TV series first, so the movie was delayed until after the successful first season. During the movie's filming timeframe, Newmar was unavailable (various reasons have been reported about why she did not reprise the role) and Meriwether was cast.

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