Batman Returns Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

19 of the most interesting Batman Returns easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Batman Returns movie message.

Batman Returns Plot

Batman returns to the big screen when a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaks havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman.

Genre	Action, Crime, Fantasy
Director	Tim Burton
Stars	Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
IMDB score	7.0

Batman Returns Movie Trivia

Batman's Eyes Color Change Just Before He Takes Off His Mask

1 - You can see the platform used to pull the Penguin's (Danny Devito) body down the ramp and into the water. It is being pulled from beneath him and off the bottom of the screen by a cable.

You can see the platform used to pull the Penguin's (Danny Devito) body down the ramp and into the water. It is being pulled from beneath him and off the bottom of the screen by a cable.

Batman Returns Movie Easter Eggs

And the TV show Gotham, Paul Reuben plays The Penguin's father.

The dry-cleaning service at Selina's apartment has two penguins as its logo.

1 - Selina kyle gets pushed out off the window by Max Schreck. The character Max Schreck got his name from the german actor Max Schreck who played a vampire. When she lands on the ground you can see that she has 2 red dots under her chin.

Selina kyle gets pushed out off the window by Max Schreck. The character Max Schreck got his name from the german actor Max Schreck who played a vampire. When she lands on the ground you can see that she has 2 red dots under her chin.

Costume details in Batman Returns

; Michelle Pfeiffer's stunt double wears boots with a collapsible heel.

Before Batman removes his mask, we see he is wearing black eye makeup. But right before he removes the mask, it has disappeared, because it would look silly if he took the mask off and was wearing eye makeup.

Batman Returns Movie Foreshadowing

The shadow of Selina Kyle's glasses (literally) foreshadows her transformation into Catwoman.

Batman Returns movie hidden details

Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) is pictured with the future Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

1 - - Near the end, Michael Keaton's black eye makeup is removed between takes so that when he rips off his cowl he doesn't have big black circles around his eyes.

- Near the end, Michael Keaton's black eye makeup is removed between takes so that when he rips off his cowl he doesn't have big black circles around his eyes.

Bruce shows up to the masquerade ball without a mask. Max says "Nice Costume" Because Batman is his true self and Bruce Wayne is just a mask.

1 - Christopher Walken's character in Batman Returns (1992) is named Max Shrek - after the Vampire in Nosferatu (1922). His villain scheme in the film is to "suck" power from Gotham City.

Christopher Walken's character in Batman Returns (1992) is named Max Shrek - after the Vampire in Nosferatu (1922). His villain scheme in the film is to "suck" power from Gotham City.

Batman and Catwoman are the only ones not to wear masks at the masquerade ball because their public personas are their masks

When the Penguin crashes the ballroom party, he pushes The Mayor out of the way. While only on screen for a second, The Mayor's costume is seen to just be himself but with a knife in his back. Earlier in the movie, he was betrayed by both The Penguin and Max Schreck

1 - Bruce enters the ball to the band playing a version of "Super Freak" symbolising a warning about Selina being Catwoman. When Bruce & Selena meet the music changes to "Face to Face" a song about a dangerous dance between foes.

Bruce enters the ball to the band playing a version of "Super Freak" symbolising a warning about Selina being Catwoman. When Bruce & Selena meet the music changes to "Face to Face" a song about a dangerous dance between foes.

The initials of the film (B. R.) are the same as the titular character, Bat Man, as well as his secret persona; Bruce Rayne.

When Selina returns to her apartment after being revived, she wrecks her apartment. When she opens the closet door at 2m10s, the sound the door makes is a cat squeal, not a typical door creak

1 - When penguin fakes the baby rescue from the sewer, he rises up through the manhole on his duck, but the head of duck would have just smashed into the ceiling.The thought of the people above hearing the crunch of fiberglass and penguin cursing up a storm just makes me laugh.

When penguin fakes the baby rescue from the sewer, he rises up through the manhole on his duck, but the head of duck would have just smashed into the ceiling.The thought of the people above hearing the crunch of fiberglass and penguin cursing up a storm just makes me laugh.

Batman's boots were modified Air Jordan VI's