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Batman: The Movie (1966)
Reel Deep Dive returns to the world of Batman with the character's first feature film (if you don't count the awful 1940's serials, which get a passing mention). Ryan is joined by Cheryl as they discuss the Dynamic Duo's efforts to foil a wicked plot by Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman to dehydrate ambassadors of the (not quite) United Nations into colorful powder and then ransom them for a billion dollars. Shark repellent, ball-point bananas, cartoonish Russian accents, and the inability to dispose of explosives are touched upon along the way.
Ryan and Cheryl are both Batman nerds who are prone to digression, so they occasionally wander off into topics like the Dark Knight's 1970's Hostess Fruit Pie ads and Billy Zane's performance in 1996's The Phantom. Talking points that are more relevant to the episode's subject include the movie's odd relationship with Cold War politics, the storytelling's reflection of Kennedy-era optimism, Batman's connection to both camp and the Pop art movement, and Adam West's lengthy, occasionally-troubled interactions with the role that defined him in the public imagination.
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Reel Deep Dive returns to the world of Batman with the character's first feature film (if you don't count the awful 1940's serials, which get a passing mention). Ryan is joined by Cheryl as they discuss the Dynamic Duo's efforts to foil a wicked plot by Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman to dehydrate ambassadors of the (not quite) United Nations into colorful powder and then ransom them for a billion dollars. Shark repellent, ball-point bananas, cartoonish Russian accents, and the inability to dispose of explosives are touched upon along the way.
Ryan and Cheryl are both Batman nerds who are prone to digression, so they occasionally wander off into topics like the Dark Knight's 1970's Hostess Fruit Pie ads and Billy Zane's performance in 1996's The Phantom. Talking points that are more relevant to the episode's subject include the movie's odd relationship with Cold War politics, the storytelling's reflection of Kennedy-era optimism, Batman's connection to both camp and the Pop art movement, and Adam West's lengthy, occasionally-troubled interactions with the role that defined him in the public imagination.