This week, P-Saps dive into Tim Burton’s BATMAN (1989). We revisit the movie’s cultural earthquake—how it reshaped the superhero genre, influenced blockbuster marketing, and gave us a darker Gotham than audiences had ever seen.

We unpack Michael Keaton’s unlikely casting and why it works, Jack Nicholson’s show-stealing Joker, Danny Elfman’s now-iconic score, and the film’s role in paving the way for modern superhero epics. Along the way, we share personal memories of first encounters with the movie, highlight its strengths and quirks, and reflect on how Burton’s gothic style still stands apart decades later.

This is by far the longest, most thorough breakdown discussion we've ever done. This is an extended edition with very few edits.... the final YouTube edit will likely be considerably shorter.

Prodigious Saps: profusive nerdery from Chad Smalley of Blaggards and Brendan Jones of Tesla City Stories.

https://linktr.ee/prodigioussaps

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Blaggards

https://blaggards.com/

SlapperCast: a weekly podcast/road diary from Blaggards:

https://linktr.ee/slappercast

Tesla City Stories

https://www.teslacitystories.com

Breakfast of the Gods

https://www.indyplanet.com/breakfast-of-the-gods

Campbell & Jones Meet the Monsters

https://meetthemonsters.podbean.com/