Batman Returns (1992) and Backdraft (1991)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In the latest episode of Film Stories, a deeper dig into 1992's Batman Returns, and how 1991's firefighter drama Backdraft suddenly hotted up. With Batman Returns, director Tim Burton had no original intention of coming back, after the problems he'd been through on 1989's Batman. But promised a freer hand, he signed on the dotted line - and it'd be fair to say didn't quite give Warner Bros the film it expected or wanted. Backdraft wasn't quite as dramatic a story, but it did go from a relatively small drama to something a whole lot bigger when director Ron Howard expressed interest. And there was also the drive for authenticity - and how just over $1m spent on special effects paid dividends. Stories of both are told in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.3	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:30.4	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine.
0:33.2	And I'm very warm welcome to the latest episode of Film Stories Podcast.
0:44.0	Come with me.
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1:08.3	I am Simon Brew.
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