TV: Batman Returns

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Pfeiffer threw herself into the role. She worked on lowing the register of her voice, trained in the gym for 6 months, and learned how to handle a 12-foot bullwhip for real. As seen below, Pfeiffer whipped off the mannequin heads for real, and in one take.

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Pfeiffer went through 60 catsuits during the 6 month shoot at a cost of $1000 each. The costume was so tight that Pfeiffer had to be vacuum-sealed into it. And she could only wear it for a short time or she would pass out.

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WB had to constantly send out new Catwoman posters as most of the bus stop ads were being stolen. It got so bad that police officers had to patrol bus stops. The large scale Catwoman ads now regularly sell on eBay for a lot of money.

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According to reports, Dustin Hoffman was offered the role of The Penguin but declined. Other actors were considered, including Dudley Moore, Bob Hoskins and, bizarrely, Rowan Atkinson.

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Terrifyingly, Danny De Vito stayed in character on the set between takes. Filming the scene below took many takes because De Vito’s appearance terrified the monkey and the monkey bit him in the crotch.

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Reviewers and critics complained about the darkness. McDonald’s scrapped its Happy Meal tie-in after floods of complaints from parents about the film’s tone. As a result, Burton was dropped as director and he was replaced with Joel Schumacher for Batman Forever.