Batman (1989) - The Bell Tower Fight Scene | Movieclips

Batman - The Bell Tower Fight: Batman (Michael Keaton) fights Joker's (Jack Nicholson) henchmen.



FILM DESCRIPTION:
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "The Joker" (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).

CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. (1989)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Michael Keaton
Screenwriter: Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren
Director: Tim Burton

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[Yggi]

Who knew Ray Charles was such a badass.

[bigblackscarymikester]

Man, for being a mere henchman, he was by far the most formidable one against Batman and gave him the fight of his life! With such fighting skills and weaponry, he put up a hell of a fight before Batman finally got the better of him.

And just for laughs, I love that giant ring when his head is bashed against the bell before he fell to his demise! Everytime I watch football clips of brutal hits, or body slams, that bell sound rings in my head. 😅😅😅😅

[marquesjohnson]

This will always be my favorite Batman movie it's just awesome

[buggy]

Clive's goon is probably "what just happened?" As soon as he is grabbed and it is the last thought he ever has.

[jakebman]

Such a short scene, but Batman went from

0:00 so self-confident in saving Vicki and stopping Joker,
0:44 surprised somebody would dare jumping on him,
1:52 running out of ideas how to beat the Joker's big goon,
2:03 worry and fear about losing the fight,
2:13 surrender and resignation.

Every superhero meets a stronger opponent. This was Batman's...

[sammi]

Love how the punches sound when the last goon is punching Batman lol alot of good moments in this scene. The guy falling thru the floor is funny🤣

[crazyghettoshit]

This scene and the strongman dynamite scene in the sequel was the closest thing Burton's Batman had to fighting his equivalent of Nolan's Bane.

[MA-fmuu]

In the novel, this guy Bozo 3, he took a straight paralyzing hit to the solar plexus from Batman & all the guy did was grunt & then immediately straightened & grinned.

[bmww]

That Batman vs black strongman fight was basically 2 strong beasts fighting.
''When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object''.

[taajwarpope]

One of Joker's henchmen did an epic backflip before being stopped in the nuts by Batman from 0:06 - 0:14.

[seanodonnell]

This dude’s a monster. Even with the bat suit on, those punches sound like they hurt. Imagine if that dude punched him without the suit on. I feel like we’re talking internal bleeding and ruptured organs 😬.

[TechGuyBeau]

his name is clive curtis. and he nearly beat the batman

[Theuptriforce]

The music joker is dancing to was giving me Mario Bros water level vibes😂

[PhatwardMcBizzleboom]

The third henchman was Batman's toughest challenge in the movie. All due respect to Bob, I think he would've made a better number one guy!

[buggy]

Michael's Batma fighting Clive Curtius' thug was like David and Goliath and of course "David" wins.

[sammi]

0:40 the guy: I got him i got him, No i don't got him bam🤣😂🤣😂 hahaha

[jakebman]

After crashing in the batwing, climbing the stairs of the cathedral, Batman hurries up to save Vicki and apprehend Joker...
In the belfry he meets Joker's strongest goons.

Batman's got a special weapon to incapacitate the first one (RIP balls :D)
The second one has a daring plan to jump on Batman but falls just short of bringing him down (adios, Lawrence).

What to say about the third one? The strongest opponent Batman had to fight in the first three movies: big, tall, skilled, unafraid, motivated to bring Batman down.
Batman's clearly the underdog in this fight: getting surprised from behind, tossed through the wooden wall, he tries to kick the black goon (his signature move in this movie), but he soon sees he's physically not a match for him. For a while all he can do is evade and hide.

For the people who argue Batman lures the big black goon into a trap: I know the movie makers want us to believe that, but... getting thrown into the stairs, getting headlocked, getting punched in the body, face and balls, then kicked in the face and thrown into the bell floor hole seems like A REALLY BAD PLAN :)

We know Batman's gonna win in the end (since the movie is called Batman :D), but you gotta admit... he was wearing a lot of plot armor here :)

I love this scene

[silentfox]

Weird that they didn’t show better footage of the device Batman hit the balls of the flipping guy

[leafyishereisdumbnameakath]

The lighting in this movie is the best part. It's a feeling I can't describe. Not a happy positive one but one fitting for the real movie Tim Burton wanted to make

[damin]

The flipping dude was knocked out from getting hit in the nuts cause if you slow it down thats where he got hit🤣