This year we’re celebrating the yuletide season with the underappreciated superhero flick, Batman Returns!

Batman Returns (1992)

Sat. Dec. 3
Doors – 7:00 PM
Organ Overture – 7:30 PM
Film – 8:00 PM
Tickets - $6
2hr 6min | PG-13 | Action/Adventure | USA

Directed by Tim Burton, perhaps the 90s most unconventional big-time director, this might just be the most unconventional Christmas flick ever. 

Yes, that’s right. Move on over Die Hard!  The warmth of holiday cheer doesn’t feel nearly as cozy if it isn’t chasing back the frosty gloom of a dark knight, a black cat, and a . . . grotesque penguin-man. 

You’ll be ready for a nice warm cup of cocoa by the fire after watching stars Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Danny DeVito don elaborate rubber costumes as they kick, whip, and waddle their way through the demented urban dreamscape of Tim Burton’s Gotham City. It turns out Mr. Burton’s dreams are like nightmares for the rest of us. But unlike the bad dreams you have at home, this one is on a movie screen where you won’t confuse the creepy clown gang, vampiric industrialist, (Christopher Walken) or hopelessly corrupt city for the real thing.  

This movie definitely has a weird style all its own. Which is a big reason why it has been reappraised in recent years as one of the best superhero movies of all time. But it also boasts iconic performances by DeVito and Pfeiffer who embody the roles of The Penguin and Catwoman. Meanwhile the dark, brooding and satirical script explores political corruption, vengeance and trauma while managing to be a fast-paced and fun action/adventure spectacle. 

Join us! 

The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society is supported by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.