As a kid, I thought that it was the penguin who killed Fred and it was a treat of what could happen to Max if he refused. Now, I realized that Shreck was the murderer
I loved how Danny De Vito made The Penguin articulate and dramatic, but intimidating and streetwise all at the same time. The dialogue between Max and The Penguin is scriptwriting at it's best.
I love how even in Batman Returns, Penguin is an criminal lord of the underworld. Even though the gang is themed after a circus, Penguin is still essentially a mafia boss.
@@Governor2310 The Razzies have never been known to be tasteful and just like the Oscars; the very award ceremony they mock they get it wrong most of the time. For example, they "nominated" Bruce Willis for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis for a string of pretty bad straight to video/streaming movies back in 2021 and then it was revealed that Willis has frontotemporal dementia which is getting worse and worse by the day as well as the fact that one of the executives on those movies took advantage of his aphasia (that's losing the ability to understand and express speech due to brain damage; in Willis' case most likely caused by the dementia) for years to make money. They rescinded it but the damage was done. Then there's also nominating Shelley Duvall for Worst Actress back in 1980 (first year into their little joke of a ceremony no less) for her performance in "The Shining" when they knew about the unnecessarily cruel treatment she received from director Stanley Kubrick on set. They also rescinded this but it was forty years too late.
This may be the finest bit of blackmail I've seen portrayed in a movie. Throughout his career, Schreck sent the evidence of his sins to the sewer, whether it be merely flushing some incriminating documents down the commode, disposing of the corpse of poor Fred, or dumping untold gallons of lethal toxic waste. It all went away; for him the Gotham sewers were Oblivion itself...or so he thought. Now Schreck is a soulless opportunist, so he isn't too rattled by this revelation and quickly moves to cut a deal. But the idea presented here is scary as hell. Imagine how terrifying it would be to have somebody in the shadows, someone you've never even met, patiently keeping a record of your dirty deeds, building leverage until he has absolute power over your life and reputation. I hear Cobblepot's working for the NSA these days. The government knows talent when it sees it.
That’s the thing with Penguin. Whenever a crime was committed, he always knew about it either before or within 24 hours after it was done and knew specifically who was involved. While he did commit crimes himself, he was like an information broker and was a regularly a source of information for Batman when he needed information.
Thats beautifully put. I went to find things clip again. I like the part when he pulls out the severed body parts of Max's former partner he murdered and thats what finally makes the unscrupulous businessman break and cooperate.
Writers forget that the Penguin is verbose. His speaking ability is a weapon. The writers did a great job in making interesting words come out of Penguin's mouth.
I love how initially Max is unnerved by Fred's disembodied hand, but once Penguin uses it to shake his hand and then leaves it there, he just stands and looks at it like, "Seriously?"
Max was only unnerved that The Penguin *knew* about it. Max was fine with having Fred Atkins killed & dismembered, so Max likely killed business partners more than once (especially with pushing Selina out the window,) & he doesn't seem to mind holding dead body parts. He's wearing gloves, too, so it's not direct skin contact with germs.
“Don’t embarrass yourself, max. I know all about you. What you hide, I discover. What you put in your toilet, I place it on my mantle. Get the picture?”
Having Jack's Joker and Danny's Penguin on the screen at the same time and interacting with each other? I don't think I could handle that awesomeness overload.
Especially since they're longtime friends. Jack even advised Dan to get the deal that he got with the 1st Batman film, but since Jack already had it Dan couldn't get it.
This movie holds a special place in my heart. Not only it was my first Batman movie, but also the first Batman related thing I ever saw. It was my introduction to the only super hero I like. Danny's performance is beyond words, one of the reasons why I loved this movie so much as a kid. He scared the living scrap out of me. Memories. Oh the memories.
I know how you feel because this was my very first Batman movie I went to go see when I was a child and Batman introduced me to the other superheroes later on
Same although i was too young to remember the actual releases Michael Keatons batman movies were the best great performance by him and the actors who played the main villains
this proves how batman universe became what it is dark n gritty n gothic all thanks to batman 1989 n batman returns danny devito is the best penguin of all times n next to him is the penguin from batman the animated series,assault on arkham,arkham games, n gotham tv series danny vevito made his mark
It is a very original take on the character. However even though I can't stand the Arkham games' Penguin, I find the interpretation of the character played by Robin Lord Taylor in the Gotham series to be a worthy inclusion in the history of the Batman IP.
You can tell Burton had more creative control over Returns so the film turned out a lot better than the original 1989 film which he admitted was mostly a boring film. 1989 Batman didn't quite feel like a Tim Burton film. As a kid, I never liked the original film even though it had a better villain than Returns. Batman Returns seems to have a much better grasp of the universe of Gotham City, so it doesn't have to explain it like in the original film. The film just seems to have better characters and more of a story to tell. I felt like the only thing the original film had to say was that Batman/Wayne had issues with Jack/Joker because he killed his parents. The relationship between Bruce had with Vicky didn't feel as natural as with Selina. You could feel that Bruce actually cared about Selina more in this movie despite the fact that he didn't spend as much time with her and didn't get to sleep with her.
This penguin was so perfectly “dark”, say what you will about the the Burton Batman movies, IMO they had the perfect mix of comedy/humor/ridiculousness/emotion! I need to watch this movie again lol
3:33- 3:36 is one of the only parts in the entire film in which I can tell it's Danny Devito. On that line, especially the word "Lagoon," you can hear a little of Devito's normal voice creeping in.
There are two things that really make this movie work: Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman and Danny Devito as the Penguin. Perfect casting. Amazing performances.
@@zt1053 Disagree. Walken was the ONLY GOOD THING about View to a Kill when he played Max Zorin. But then again, he would have fared better with Timothy Dalton’s Bond than Roger Moore’s aging Bond.
Does anyone get the feeling that Max Shreck became a powerful conglomerate because of the power vacuum left by Grissom and The Joker? In fact, Max may have been an associate of th former.
Grissom’s network had ties to everything, so it’s possible Axis Chemicals and other companies were up for grabs after Grissom and Napier were killed. Gotham is an easy city to take over if you’re rich and determined.
This is by far Danny's underrated performance he was the perfect choice for the character I never get why people never liked his performance as penguin he got the character so right in this movie
It's kinda not though it's not very well told but His whole speech here is bullshit to get sympathy. He either knew all along who his parents were or didn't care. He only wanted access to the Gotham archives to find the names of the wealthys firstborn children so he could drown them which he's been doing for years as he was raised in a freak show and had been murdering children for decades. He only played the fool for max so his plan would work. Which is why for me I was slightly confused that they wanted sympathy from us when. He's a child murderer
As a child, I found this movie fascinating, but also very dark and extremely dramatic. Only now can I appreciate the grandiose twisted humor in there. De Vito really performs in a spectacular fashion. He completely disappears behind The Penguin.
Wow, this scene really laid the foundation for Max's status as a diabolical villain. You want to see him go down for his crimes and be sent to prison where he belongs. But deep down inside, you're also thinking that he deserves so much worse.
*Cue Pedantic Internet Person* Actually, no. He showed Max the hand, but Max didn't take it, therefore the Penguin never truly gave it to Max. No, no, no need to thank me for ruining your joke.
The dialogue in Batman Returns is among its best qualities. In a way it's over written but that's part of the fun. Daniel Waters did a great job giving the expository scenes such a scintillating, quirky flavour that you hang on every word.
For those who don't know, in the first draft of the Screenplay, Max was revealed to be Penguin's Brother, who got jealous of him when he was born, and he was supposed to be the one who threw him into the sewer (he had the same idea as his parents though).
I felt so sad for penguin when he said he wants to claim the part of his humanity and his actual identity, his real name and his parents that normal people take forgranted... His facial expression just in those lines out of the whole scene show he is sad and hurt but also a little hopeful maybe... In real life context so many kids might be feeling this right now who were abandonded as a child, we who have our identity and family sometimes really take it forgranted...
So underrated. And in hindsight fastly becoming my favourite batman film. Oh how nice third burton one would've been. Hands down the most adult batman and very brave for it. The world wasn't ready, very ahead of its time.
It took me a while to realize that the Penguin only _found_ Max's associate's dismembered body. When I first watched this, it went over my head; I thought the Penguin killed Fred, but no, it was Max.
Love watching this as a 40 yr old adult compared to when I was a teenager in the 90s... it has a completely different feel through now an adults eyes....... Danny and Michelle were cast perfectly for these roles. Nobody catch touch their performances
Ethan Diffey no but the teenage mutant ninja turtles are born by mutation and live in a sewers with a ninja rat sensei master in New York City underneath a sewer
Phnates 2 yes I would love to see a lego Danny DeVito penguin MiniFigure along with Jack Nicholson Joker as well as Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face Jim Carrey Riddler and Uma Thurman Poison Ivy Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr Freeze Jeep Swenson Bane and Michelle Pfiefer CatWoman as well as Pat Hingle Commissioner Gordon and Michael Gough Alfred the Butler and the two face’s sugar and spice as well as Kim Basinger Vicki Vale Nicole Kidman Chase Meredian and Chris O’Donnell robin and the Michael Keaton Val Kilmer and George Clooney Bruce Wayne and Elle Macpherson Julie Newmar and even Rachel Dawes with Lucius fox and Ducard and Ra’s al Ghul and Scarecrow from Batman begins as well as Christian Bale Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine Bruce Wayne and John Blake with Gary oldman commissioner Gordon and Anne Hathaway CatWoman
3:53 'A lot of tape, and a little patience make all the difference.' Funnily enough one of the 'Worst Case Scenario Handbooks' actually includes that line in the chapter on how to reassemble shredded documents (course in that situation it's assumed they were shredded by accident).
Danny Devito was so ghoulish and scary plus his body makeup fit the role so well. And this meeting is telling with blackmail, political and business corruption as is so common in the world.
"Actually, this is all just a bad dream. You`re home in bed, heavily sedated, resting comfortably ... dying from the carcinogens you personally spewed in a lifetime of profiteering. Tragic irony, or poetic justice? You tell me."
If ever there was a great application for the *Villain/ Real Villain* memes, it's this movie. Although Shrek is clearly a villain, I think Penguin is more a result of tragedy here.
I like how Penguin mentioned from 2:12-2:21 how he’s ready to leave the sewer being down there too long (33 years) explaining to Max that it’s time for him to leave the sewer being ready since he’s been in the sewer while the Joker was in town and the only reason he wasn’t ready to leave the sewer and show himself to the town while the Joker was around was because he (Penguin) was still working on making his umbrella weapons, creating his plan to capture all Gotham’s children, and working out to get a henchmen together which was the circus gang and probably one month after the Joker died, Penguin completed everything being ready to leave the sewer where probably one circus gang member in disguise came and wrote a note and put it on a bulletin board that a penguin is in the sewer and someone read it and it got to the newspaper as seen a newspaper boy in the beginning of the movie selling newspapers saying “a penguin sighting in the sewers, check it out.”
Of course Danny Devito is amazing in this role. However I’d love to see another take on the penguin again at some point, just because he’s such a fascinating villain
![Batman Returns (1992): Birth Of The Penguin/Official Main Titles - [REMASTERED] - [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/E_L04BPyxYo/mqdefault.jpg)
When I was younger, I never realized that Penguin was blackmailing Shreck. I just thought he was showing him some random stuff
Lol same 😆
same i just realized that 😅
I thought the shredded documents was the stuff you put in Easter baskets 🤪
As a kid, I thought that it was the penguin who killed Fred and it was a treat of what could happen to Max if he refused. Now, I realized that Shreck was the murderer
@@teencritik5512 yeah! I thought the same thing too! Lol
“Tragic irony or poetic justice?”
I love that quote. Danny Devito killed it as The Penguin
Amen to that.
Danny Devito gives an amazing performance in this film.
Mckenzie .Latham Damn right!
No doubt. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if it were Joe Pesci playing the part. But Danny DeVito nonetheless played it very well.
Dude i know Danny is a great penguin in the movie of batman forever.
I can't believe those hacks at the Razzies tried to nominate him for worst performance, this was a genuinely incredible performance.
My favorite role of his
I loved how Danny De Vito made The Penguin articulate and dramatic, but intimidating and streetwise all at the same time.
The dialogue between Max and The Penguin is scriptwriting at it's best.
Courtesy of HEATHERS screenwriter Daniel Waters.
"Alot of tape and a little patience, make all the difference." Love that quote.
One of my favorites is, "We're both perceived as monsters...but somehow you're a well respected monster, and i am to date...not"
Michael Cohen hates that quote these days. LOL!
He seems to have more patience than me
"By the way how Fred Atkins your old partner?"
When a Cosplayer's prop is broken
I love how even in Batman Returns, Penguin is an criminal lord of the underworld. Even though the gang is themed after a circus, Penguin is still essentially a mafia boss.
Penguin wearing a top hat and suit reminds me of a ringmaster since he leads a bunch of circus performers.
Its kinda funny how Joker and Penguin's schticks were switched with these 2 movies, but still make it work.
me too he was a real crime lord
What exactly is he paying them with?
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Danny didn’t get enough credit for this role, absolutely nailed it down to a T. Fell in love with his whole character...
He is well credited, ask anyone who has seen the movie, his performance is hard to ignore, arguably the best in all the Batman movies.
It is the best Batman movie.@@Flantomas
What’s even worse is that he was nominated for a razzie award
@@Governor2310 The Razzies have never been known to be tasteful and just like the Oscars; the very award ceremony they mock they get it wrong most of the time. For example, they "nominated" Bruce Willis for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis for a string of pretty bad straight to video/streaming movies back in 2021 and then it was revealed that Willis has frontotemporal dementia which is getting worse and worse by the day as well as the fact that one of the executives on those movies took advantage of his aphasia (that's losing the ability to understand and express speech due to brain damage; in Willis' case most likely caused by the dementia) for years to make money. They rescinded it but the damage was done. Then there's also nominating Shelley Duvall for Worst Actress back in 1980 (first year into their little joke of a ceremony no less) for her performance in "The Shining" when they knew about the unnecessarily cruel treatment she received from director Stanley Kubrick on set. They also rescinded this but it was forty years too late.
This may be the finest bit of blackmail I've seen portrayed in a movie. Throughout his career, Schreck sent the evidence of his sins to the sewer, whether it be merely flushing some incriminating documents down the commode, disposing of the corpse of poor Fred, or dumping untold gallons of lethal toxic waste. It all went away; for him the Gotham sewers were Oblivion itself...or so he thought. Now Schreck is a soulless opportunist, so he isn't too rattled by this revelation and quickly moves to cut a deal. But the idea presented here is scary as hell. Imagine how terrifying it would be to have somebody in the shadows, someone you've never even met, patiently keeping a record of your dirty deeds, building leverage until he has absolute power over your life and reputation. I hear Cobblepot's working for the NSA these days. The government knows talent when it sees it.
That’s the thing with Penguin. Whenever a crime was committed, he always knew about it either before or within 24 hours after it was done and knew specifically who was involved. While he did commit crimes himself, he was like an information broker and was a regularly a source of information for Batman when he needed information.
Penguin is a great villain, I love each of these films a lot, Jack Nicholson as the Joker was fantastic too.
Thats beautifully put. I went to find things clip again. I like the part when he pulls out the severed body parts of Max's former partner he murdered and thats what finally makes the unscrupulous businessman break and cooperate.
@@GHC3 "Hiya, Max! Remember me? I'm Fred's hand! You wanna greet any of the other body parts? Remember, Max: you flush it, I flaunt it."
BRB, gonna unplug my Google Home speaker....
3:53 LOL, Penguin really is the most patient villain ever.
He’s more patient than me
He’s *WAY* more patient than me. Who would’ve thought that a man raised in the sewers would have more patience than me. (And more charisma)
Writers forget that the Penguin is verbose. His speaking ability is a weapon. The writers did a great job in making interesting words come out of Penguin's mouth.
they said since it was a movie adaptation they wanted to make him unique and stand on his own but faithful at the same time
Reminds me of the line from the Penguin from the animated series
“A locked door does not an empty house make”
Well words and that green vomit stuff
@@loki5162 That’s green blood in his mouth.
The way he speaks kinda has a Shakespearean flair to it
I love how initially Max is unnerved by Fred's disembodied hand, but once Penguin uses it to shake his hand and then leaves it there, he just stands and looks at it like, "Seriously?"
Max was only unnerved that The Penguin *knew* about it. Max was fine with having Fred Atkins killed & dismembered, so Max likely killed business partners more than once (especially with pushing Selina out the window,) & he doesn't seem to mind holding dead body parts. He's wearing gloves, too, so it's not direct skin contact with germs.
@@101Voltsthat's fair
He's just like, 'What am I supposed to do with this?' lol
“I believe the word you’re looking for is aaahh”😂😂😂
That line gets me every time , that musical score is perfect for his introduction
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm going to use that next time 😊 for my enemies
I have always loved that line "I believe the word you are looking for is AHHHHHHH!!!!".
"But somehow, you are a respected monster. And I am - to date - not."
" Frankly, i feel that's a bum rap. I'm a businessman. Tough? Yes. Shrewd? Okay. But that does not make me a monster."
“Don’t embarrass yourself, max. I know all about you. What you hide, I discover. What you put in your toilet, I place it on my mantle. Get the picture?”
@@mikephelps5454 what is that suppose to do, hypnotize me?
raataggi96 theplayerXD no, just give you a splitting headache.
@@mikephelps5454 ... it's not working.
I wonder how this Penguin would interact with Jack's Joker
Luke Zoupp I always wondered that.
Having Jack's Joker and Danny's Penguin on the screen at the same time and interacting with each other? I don't think I could handle that awesomeness overload.
Especially since they're longtime friends. Jack even advised Dan to get the deal that he got with the 1st Batman film, but since Jack already had it Dan couldn't get it.
Joker: ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
They'd probably work together really well. Both like clowns. Then again both can be unpredictable. Kinda feel like the two would be best buddies.
This movie holds a special place in my heart. Not only it was my first Batman movie, but also the first Batman related thing I ever saw. It was my introduction to the only super hero I like.
Danny's performance is beyond words, one of the reasons why I loved this movie so much as a kid. He scared the living scrap out of me.
Memories. Oh the memories.
I know how you feel because this was my very first Batman movie I went to go see when I was a child and Batman introduced me to the other superheroes later on
Same although i was too young to remember the actual releases Michael Keatons batman movies were the best great performance by him and the actors who played the main villains
Your pathetic writing ability made me weep for you. What in the actual fuck is that second sentence? Pfffttt, what a doofus.
Crash BanditLoot shut the fuck up grammar nazi
Yeah i watched this one before the one with joker
Who’d have ever thought Danny DeVito and Christopher Walken would be huge contributors to the best Batman film ever made? Classic.
Ding dong
This one and the previous one with Nicholson are the best by far
"Tragic irony or poetic justice? You tell ME..."
epic
"WEHH!"
My favorite line in the movie
The Penguin is just as disturbing and dangerous as the Joker of all movies.
this proves how batman universe became what it is dark n gritty n gothic all thanks to batman 1989 n batman returns danny devito is the best penguin of all times n next to him is the penguin from batman the animated series,assault on arkham,arkham games, n gotham tv series danny vevito made his mark
Why is he drooling blue/green stuff? lol
dmace81 because despite the fact that he’s biologically human, he’s “cold blooded”
Sparkageddon 318 it was already getting dark and gritty. Tim Burton just helped it along.
And psychotic in this
"Remember Max...you flush it, I flaunt."
DeVito's portrayal of the Penguin, is hands down, the best.
IMO.
This is how he got the batmobile blueprint? Maybe...
Hearing Christopher Walken say "Frankly, I feel that's a bum rap." to Danny Devito is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history.
This may be my favorite Walken performance.
NOBODY should touch this character ever again! NOBODY can do it better than Danny did. He really is the penguin in my book!
True Danny DeVito Was Great As The Penguin Big Time!
It is a very original take on the character. However even though I can't stand the Arkham games' Penguin, I find the interpretation of the character played by Robin Lord Taylor in the Gotham series to be a worthy inclusion in the history of the Batman IP.
You clearly have never seen Gotham
Dude, he gave me nightmares as a kid, now I look at him as good ol' Frank Reynolds. Now instead of scaring me, he makes me laugh.
Agreed anything else is idiotic
Tim Burton features a lot of the theme of the "weird outsider." Beautifully acted, written, and directed here with Penguin.
Tim didn't write it. Only directed.
Well, Tim Burton sticks to what he knows. He was a weird outsider and that's the kind of movies he makes. Can't argue he does a good job at it.
And yet, he's never asked me to star in any of his films
This hands down is Danny DeVito's best
I Agree!
Mr Blue Don't you mean "flippers down"?
ok
i don't think Fred would agree :P
Mr Blue and red bull arena is the same as a whole new level benefiting regards David David David David and he is a great time and I
What is that suppose to do,hypnotize me???
No, just give you a splitting headache. Lol !!! 😊😄😊
Bernice Tam "uh you big baby, just planks"
WitherSk3ley you mean "blanks"
It's not working.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Best line ever in every batman film
such an underrated film
This is why it’s my favorite of the four.
@@BlackCover95 Two. Not four. The other two are in Schumacherverse, different from the Burtonverse.
@Papa Juan Pablo
I use to say that... Now that we get all this MCU Bs, I've decided to change my mind.
It’s really great although Gotham was Tim Burtoned a lot compared to the first movie where it felt different
You can tell Burton had more creative control over Returns so the film turned out a lot better than the original 1989 film which he admitted was mostly a boring film.
1989 Batman didn't quite feel like a Tim Burton film.
As a kid, I never liked the original film even though it had a better villain than Returns.
Batman Returns seems to have a much better grasp of the universe of Gotham City, so it doesn't have to explain it like in the original film.
The film just seems to have better characters and more of a story to tell.
I felt like the only thing the original film had to say was that Batman/Wayne had issues with Jack/Joker because he killed his parents.
The relationship between Bruce had with Vicky didn't feel as natural as with Selina.
You could feel that Bruce actually cared about Selina more in this movie despite the fact that he didn't spend as much time with her and didn't get to sleep with her.
This penguin was so perfectly “dark”, say what you will about the the Burton Batman movies, IMO they had the perfect mix of comedy/humor/ridiculousness/emotion! I need to watch this movie again lol
Hi
What? They're loved by everyone idiot
Classic Burton film
Tom Burton makes one of a kind movies IMO
That laugh of Penguin when Max Shreck tells him Fred is on extended vacation cause he knew he was lying at 4:13
Or he laughs because he knows what Shreck really means with "extended vacation".
He sounds like Tony Soprano! 🤣
@@varricAren't you the one who worshipped the poor little Scarlet Bitch? I bet you love baby killers
When you know someone is lying to you but you let them carry on.
"HIYA, MAX! REMEMBER ME?! I'M FRED'S HAND!"
MegaFafnir "RRR You wanna greet any other body parts?"
Remember max you flush it I flaunt it
You're Revolting!
Hah penguins resourceful isn’t he.
Suddenly shit got real with Frank reynolds
3:33- 3:36 is one of the only parts in the entire film in which I can tell it's Danny Devito. On that line, especially the word "Lagoon," you can hear a little of Devito's normal voice creeping in.
Later in the movie he does it again when he says "sounds fun".....doesn't bug me though Devito was amazing in this movie
There are two things that really make this movie work: Michelle Pfieffer as Catwoman and Danny Devito as the Penguin. Perfect casting. Amazing performances.
But Christopher Walken ruined it
@@zt1053 I disagree
@@zt1053 Disagree. Walken was the ONLY GOOD THING about View to a Kill when he played Max Zorin. But then again, he would have fared better with Timothy Dalton’s Bond than Roger Moore’s aging Bond.
Michelle Pfieffer was sexy as hell in that catsuit 😍One of my earliest sexual awakenings
@@zt1053no he didn't
Does anyone get the feeling that Max Shreck became a powerful conglomerate because of the power vacuum left by Grissom and The Joker?
In fact, Max may have been an associate of th former.
That would have been an interesting connection.
Grissom’s network had ties to everything, so it’s possible Axis Chemicals and other companies were up for grabs after Grissom and Napier were killed. Gotham is an easy city to take over if you’re rich and determined.
This movie had all the makings of a horror movie… the music, the freaks in it 😂
I loved the freaks. Made the movie for me
Which is why its a great one ^0^.
I really love the gothic themes in this film, adds flavor
Can’t even imagine what Danny’s throat felt like after just a day of speaking like that.
I love how penguin opens the bottle
Xtina Lee same here haha thats exactly the small parts people dont see/appreciate xD
Xtina Lee Me too
This is by far Danny's underrated performance he was the perfect choice for the character I never get why people never liked his performance as penguin he got the character so right in this movie
Danny Devito's version of the Penguin is still the best ever.
4:28 “You Flush it, I Flaunt it.” Why is that quote so good (for me at least)
I love how naturally he does that sort of Penguin cackle that Burgess Meredith used to do.
His vocal cadence throughout the movie sounds like a homage to Burgess!
Devito did a really good job here. He really gave the penguin a lot of character development.
Danny Devito was an amazing Penguin
Real MG this penguin reminds me of Tom Kenny’s penguin
"Hiya, Max! Remember me? I'm Fred's hand! You wanna greet any other body parts?!"XD!
Danny really took this role seriously.
He never broke character in between takes
He is quite verbally gifted
2:40 Man, Penguin’s story is sad man. And his death makes his story even sadder.
It's kinda not though it's not very well told but His whole speech here is bullshit to get sympathy. He either knew all along who his parents were or didn't care. He only wanted access to the Gotham archives to find the names of the wealthys firstborn children so he could drown them which he's been doing for years as he was raised in a freak show and had been murdering children for decades. He only played the fool for max so his plan would work. Which is why for me I was slightly confused that they wanted sympathy from us when. He's a child murderer
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"What you put in your toilet, I place in my mantel get the picture" lmfao 🤣🤣💀🤣
As a child, I found this movie fascinating, but also very dark and extremely dramatic. Only now can I appreciate the grandiose twisted humor in there. De Vito really performs in a spectacular fashion. He completely disappears behind The Penguin.
Wow, this scene really laid the foundation for Max's status as a diabolical villain. You want to see him go down for his crimes and be sent to prison where he belongs. But deep down inside, you're also thinking that he deserves so much worse.
The Penguin really gave Shreck "a hand", didn't he?!!!.
theefrankguy big gift
*Cue Pedantic Internet Person* Actually, no. He showed Max the hand, but Max didn't take it, therefore the Penguin never truly gave it to Max.
No, no, no need to thank me for ruining your joke.
Actually, he gave him Fred's hand.
Hands off to that guy
Good thing too he didnt end up regretting it!
The dialogue in Batman Returns is among its best qualities. In a way it's over written but that's part of the fun. Daniel Waters did a great job giving the expository scenes such a scintillating, quirky flavour that you hang on every word.
0:20 Penguin after he watched Suicide Squad.
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”
That movie was terrible.
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This Penguin may not be comic book accurate but it sure is entertaining and memorable. Great work Burton and Danny Devito. Lol
For those who don't know, in the first draft of the Screenplay, Max was revealed to be Penguin's Brother, who got jealous of him when he was born, and he was supposed to be the one who threw him into the sewer (he had the same idea as his parents though).
I believe the word your looking for is “AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH” 🤣 😅
I felt so sad for penguin when he said he wants to claim the part of his humanity and his actual identity, his real name and his parents that normal people take forgranted... His facial expression just in those lines out of the whole scene show he is sad and hurt but also a little hopeful maybe...
In real life context so many kids might be feeling this right now who were abandonded as a child, we who have our identity and family sometimes really take it forgranted...
Yeah except he was lying the whole time cause he was murdering children, and used Max to get to more children.
The ''splitting headache'' line was the funniest shit to me as a kid.
"Remember Max. You flush it. I flaunt it"
Danny Devito nailed this! Should have had at least an Oscar nomination.
forever in love with this movie's atmosphere and production design
So underrated. And in hindsight fastly becoming my favourite batman film. Oh how nice third burton one would've been.
Hands down the most adult batman and very brave for it. The world wasn't ready, very ahead of its time.
It's cool how penguin gets all of Gotham's filth but it's treasure to him
1:12 my favorite penguin’s trick 🌂 with the 🗡.
I like the 🔥too.
It took me a while to realize that the Penguin only _found_ Max's associate's dismembered body. When I first watched this, it went over my head; I thought the Penguin killed Fred, but no, it was Max.
This movie still holds up. Two thumbs up 👍 👍
Love watching this as a 40 yr old adult compared to when I was a teenager in the 90s... it has a completely different feel through now an adults eyes....... Danny and Michelle were cast perfectly for these roles. Nobody catch touch their performances
Danny devito really gave penguin poetic justice
1:57 So anyway I start blastin' EERRHHH!!!!
The best part is the beginning when the penguin loudly quacks right in Shrek's face.
Max only listens to penguin after he threatens to reveal that max is a murderer lol.
When I watch this, it's not a movie, it's a film, a motion picture and at the same time it feels like i'm watching a play i can't stop watching
i wasn't born in the sewers you know
Ethan Diffey no but the teenage mutant ninja turtles are born by mutation and live in a sewers with a ninja rat sensei master in New York City underneath a sewer
I come from...LIKE YOU.
@Ethan Diffey That's right. I learned that Penguin has been in the sewers probably ever since before the Joker has come to town.
And like you, I want some respect.
question is: how would he know?
Someone needs to make a Danny devito penguin lego minifigure
Chronic Heartburn I agree with that it’s an awesome idea
They did, search for his arctic roller (at least, that's what I think it's called) it's a good looking figure!
Find the Lego Batman Movie Penguin minifigure, it should match
Phnates 2 yes I would love to see a lego Danny DeVito penguin MiniFigure along with Jack Nicholson Joker as well as Tommy Lee Jones Two-Face Jim Carrey Riddler and Uma Thurman Poison Ivy Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr Freeze Jeep Swenson Bane and Michelle Pfiefer CatWoman as well as Pat Hingle Commissioner Gordon and Michael Gough Alfred the Butler and the two face’s sugar and spice as well as Kim Basinger Vicki Vale Nicole Kidman Chase Meredian and Chris O’Donnell robin and the Michael Keaton Val Kilmer and George Clooney Bruce Wayne and Elle Macpherson Julie Newmar and even Rachel Dawes with Lucius fox and Ducard and Ra’s al Ghul and Scarecrow from Batman begins as well as Christian Bale Bruce Wayne and Michael Caine Bruce Wayne and John Blake with Gary oldman commissioner Gordon and Anne Hathaway CatWoman
the stockings with all the incriminating evidence gets me all the time basically telling him your gonna do this whether you like it or not
I love the dialogue!
Best Penguin portrayal ever
No doubt.
That mortician did a GREAT job with Frank's make-up!
For me, this is one of Danny De Vito's best roles, if not his best. His performance is very Shakespearean, as if he were playing Richard the Third.
Sir Danny Devito is one of the greatest actors in American culture.
Christopher Walken also
2 legends in there.
"A lot of tape and little patience make all the difference" lulz!
man Devitos acting was incredible in this movie! I didn't realize this when I saw this movie as a kid.
Love this movie and Danny devito for his performance and his blackmailing on max for crimes.👨💼🐧👋
“I’ve been down here too long,” funny, coming from a 4’10” man 🤣
Danny DeVito is Great As The Penguin in This Film Huge Danny DeVito Fan Cause Of Batman Returns The Penguin is My #1 Favorite Batman Villain Ever!
3:53 'A lot of tape, and a little patience make all the difference.' Funnily enough one of the 'Worst Case Scenario Handbooks' actually includes that line in the chapter on how to reassemble shredded documents (course in that situation it's assumed they were shredded by accident).
There's a worse case scenario handbook?
Isn't that the same waste that transformed the Joker?
Maybe they renamed the powerplant to ace chemicals.
That's Carl Grissom's company and waste you're referring to.
"That could've come from anywhere." - Max Shreck
Nah its the waste from RoboCop.
Victor Curley no it’s toxic waste that Max Shreck was using.
(I think he wanted to use it to take control of Gotham)
Danny Devito was so ghoulish and scary plus his body makeup fit the role so well. And this meeting is telling with blackmail, political and business corruption as is so common in the world.
"Hi"...lol
"Actually, this is all just a bad dream. You`re home in bed, heavily sedated, resting comfortably ... dying from the carcinogens you personally spewed in a lifetime of profiteering. Tragic irony, or poetic justice? You tell me."
@@pedrosouza3085 "I believe the word you looking for is: aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" 🤣🤣
This movie was just perfect in every way possible.
I actually sympothize with the penguin in this scene.
Jameson 87 likewise
He was lying though. He was faking every sympathetic emotion to try and trick max
The sad thing is that even though it’s a trick, we do know where the Penguin's motivation and hatred comes from.
You're supposed to. He's a despicable monster, yes, but it wasn't his choice. There was nothing else he could ever have become.
If they bring back the penguin, good ol Danny should play him again
DeVito is so underrated
"I believe the word you're looking for is 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
"I believe the word your looking for is..AAAAHHHHH!!"
“A batch of toxic waste from your clean textile plant there’s a whole lagoon of this crud at the back”
If ever there was a great application for the *Villain/ Real Villain* memes, it's this movie. Although Shrek is clearly a villain, I think Penguin is more a result of tragedy here.
I like how Penguin mentioned from 2:12-2:21 how he’s ready to leave the sewer being down there too long (33 years) explaining to Max that it’s time for him to leave the sewer being ready since he’s been in the sewer while the Joker was in town and the only reason he wasn’t ready to leave the sewer and show himself to the town while the Joker was around was because he (Penguin) was still working on making his umbrella weapons, creating his plan to capture all Gotham’s children, and working out to get a henchmen together which was the circus gang and probably one month after the Joker died, Penguin completed everything being ready to leave the sewer where probably one circus gang member in disguise came and wrote a note and put it on a bulletin board that a penguin is in the sewer and someone read it and it got to the newspaper as seen a newspaper boy in the beginning of the movie selling newspapers saying “a penguin sighting in the sewers, check it out.”
Max's face in the end
Of course Danny Devito is amazing in this role. However I’d love to see another take on the penguin again at some point, just because he’s such a fascinating villain
The DC Universe really missed the boat with the Red Triangle Circus Gang. They should have been incorporated into the expanded universe.
Yes, probably with joker or professor pyg
Or in the Lego Batman movie
1:36 - I wish I had this umbrella
I have it :)